Novo Nordisk signs $3.3bn deal to acquire Dicerna Pharmaceuticals

Novo Nordisk signs $3.3bn deal to acquire Dicerna Pharmaceuticals

Novo Nordisk has signed a deal worth around $3.3 billion to acquire Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biotech company focused on developing ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapies. Based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals leverages its proprietary GalXC and GalXC-Plus RNAi technologies to develop therapies to preferentially silence genes that either cause or contribute to disease. The […]

Novo Nordisk acquires Ziylo in $800m deal to advance diabetes treatment

Novo Nordisk acquires Ziylo in $800m deal to advance diabetes treatment

Novo Nordisk, a leading Danish pharmaceutical company, has completed a significant acquisition of Ziylo, a biotechnology spin-out from the University of Bristol, for a deal potentially worth over $800 million. This acquisition grants Novo Nordisk full rights to Ziylo’s innovative glucose binding molecules, crucial for the development of glucose responsive insulins. Strategic Importance of the […]