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Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk over rival obesity drug bid
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk saying Metsera breached its merger agreement obligations in declaring the Danish drugmaker’s $8.5 billion bid for the U.S. obesity drug developer to be a superior offer. Pfizer asked the Delaware court where it filed the lawsuit to issue a temporary restraining order to […]
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Novo Nordisk enters bidding war with Pfizer over U.S. biotech Metsera
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Denmark’s Novo Nordisk launched a rival bid for U.S. obesity biotech firm Metsera on Thursday, hijacking an offer from Pfizer as drugmakers jostle for advantage in the fast-growing and competitive weight-loss drug market. Novo Nordisk, the company behind blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes […]
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Merck tops estimates on Keytruda strength and narrows profit outlook, as it lowers estimated tariff hit
Merck on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates as it saw strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda. The drugmaker also narrowed its full-year profit outlook to reflect lower estimated tariff costs, among other factors. Sales of Keytruda topped $8 billion for the first time in a quarter, rising 10% from the […]
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Eli Lilly, Walmart to offer first retail pickup option for discounted vials of weight loss drug Zepbound
The Eli Lilly & Co. logo at the company’s Digital Health Innovation Hub facility in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eli Lilly and Walmart on Wednesday said they have teamed up to expand access to the drugmaker’s weight loss drug Zepbound, allowing U.S. patients to get vials […]
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Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk stocks fall as Trump says he wants $150 price for GLP-1s
Shares of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk dropped Friday, after President Donald Trump said his administration aims to cut the cost of brand name GLP-1 weight loss drugs to $150 per month, a fraction of their current list price. “In London, you’d buy a certain drug for $130 and even less than that … $88 […]
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Trump announces efforts to expand access to IVF drugs
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Feb. 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday announced two new efforts to expand the availability of in vitro fertilization, the first concrete step from his […]
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Genentech to sell flu pill directly to some consumers at a discount as Trump pressures drugmakers
A sign is posted in front of a Genentech office on June 12, 2025 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Roche‘s Genentech on Thursday said it will sell its flu pill, Xofluza, directly to certain patients at a discount in a bid to expand access, becoming the latest company to wade […]
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CEOs of Wells Fargo and Pfizer caution the U.S. could lose its edge to China without innovation
Key Points Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said AI is boosting productivity but will likely reduce workforce size. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warned China is closing the biotech and pharmaceutical patent gap rapidly and said the U.S. needs to focus on innovation. Speaking at CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum, both CEOs agreed that the […]
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