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Drug Development

Novo Nordisk to acquire RNA specialist Cardior

by Sarah Braner
March 28, 2024 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 102, Issue 10

 

Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire the biotechnology company Cardior Pharmaceuticals for about $1 billion. Cardior specializes in targeting noncoding RNA for heart therapies and has a compound called CDR132L in Phase 2 trials to treat heart failure. If approved, the oligonucleotide would be a first-in-class therapy for the disease. In January, Novo Nordisk reached a $500 billion market value, bolstered by its blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, which alone accounted for more than 90% of the company’s sales in 2023.

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