Novo Dips Into Money Pile Again To Boost Obesity Drug Manufacturing

The Danish drugmaker is investing over $4.1bn on a second facility in North Carolina for its GLP-1 therapies but has abandoned plans to build a new plant in Dublin, Ireland.

Novo facility
The Danish drugmaker's facility in Clayton, North Carolina • Source: Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk A/S has been spending huge sums to boost manufacturing capacity to meet demand for its GLP-1 drugs and the Danish major's latest megabucks investment is good news for workers in the US but a major blow for Ireland.

Marking "one of the largest manufacturing investments in Novo’s history," the Copenhagen-based group has announced plans to invest $4.1bn to...

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