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Women self administering a weight-loss injectable prescription drug

Weekly hot topic: Prescription drugs and the rise of self-pay

People in Europe and the US rarely pay for prescription drugs out of their own pockets.  In Europe, their national health services almost always pick up the tab – even if some people have to contribute by way of a prescription charge. In the US, the health insurer normally foots the bill.  But things have […]

Novo Holdings posts record Total Income and Investment Returns of DKK 60 billion (€8.0 billion) in 2024, with the Investment Portfolio delivering above-benchmark returns, alongside strong growth at the Novo Group companies

Copenhagen, Denmark – Novo Holdings today announced its financial results for 2024.* Record returns from the Investment Portfolio and growth of the Novo Group companies drive Total Income and Investment Returns to DKK 60 billion (€8.0 billion) for 2024, up from DKK 31 billion (€4.2 billion) in 2023. The Investment Portfolio generated a return of […]

Hot topic: What if weight loss drugs are just the first longevity game-changers?

Back in mid-January Optimum’s Hot Topics column took a look at life expectancy data and asked the rather depressing question: “Will you live longer than your parents – or not?”  Why so downbeat? Because besides stalling life expectancy figures, a slew of other data also seemed to hint that longevity might have peaked: steadily growing […]

QL Biopharm Announces Abstract on Novel Ultra Long-acting GLP-1RA to be Presented at EASD Annual Meeting 2024

– Abstract on data from a two-part phase 1c, multiple ascending dose study accepted for oral presentation – – New data highlighting the Company’s lead drug candidate ZT002 for obesity – Beijing, China, 3 September 2024 – Beijing QL Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“QL Biopharm”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative biologic drugs for the […]

Novo Holdings reports Total Income and Investment Returns of DKK 31 billion (€4.2 billion) for 2023. Total Assets grow by 38% to DKK 1,114 billion (€149 billion)

Copenhagen, Denmark – Novo Holdings today announced its financial results for 2023*. Strong Investment Portfolio performance, and growth of the Novo Group companies drive Total Income and Investment Returns to DKK 31 billion (€4.2 billion) for 2023, up from DKK 3 billion (€0.4 billion) in 2022. The Investment Portfolio generated a return of 9.4%, compared to […]