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Novo gamble fails to pay off
Posted November 27 2025 PM
Semaglutide can’t cure Alzheimer’s after all. The GLP-1 agonist failed to reduce disease progression in two phase 3 trials, Novo Nordisk announced this week.
The research had always been a long shot. It was a “lottery ticket”, Novo Executive Vice President for Product and Portfolio Strategy, Ludovic Helfgott, told Reuters two months ago. However, markets were still disappointed: Novo’s stock fell about six per cent down on both the Danish and US exchanges.
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Posted November 27 2025 PM
Semaglutide can’t cure Alzheimer’s after all. The GLP-1 agonist failed to reduce disease progression in two phase 3 trials, Novo Nordisk announced this week.
The research had always been a long shot. It was a “lottery ticket”, Novo Executive Vice President for Product and Portfolio Strategy, Ludovic Helfgott, told Reuters two months ago. However, markets were still disappointed: Novo’s stock fell about six per cent down on both the Danish and US exchanges.
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