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NASDAQ:AKRO News 9 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 Billion Bet to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease – Game-Changer or Big Gamble?

Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Crown at Risk? NVO Stock Slumps Amid Surprise Deals – What’s Next

NVO Stock Slides as Weight-Loss Hype Cools Novo Nordisk’s stock has been on a wild ride. After becoming Europe’s most valuable company in 2022–2023 on the back of its smash-hit obesity drug Wegovy, the Danish pharma giant has seen its fortunes reverse sharply in 2025. As of October 17, NVO shares trade in the mid-$50s – down nearly 50% from January levels reuters.com reuters.com and miles below the late-2024 peak (when Novo’s market cap neared $650 B) reuters.com reuters.com. What happened? In short, the once-unbounded GLP-1 weight-loss boom has hit reality. Several factors have converged to deflate Novo’s valuation. Competition has
17 October 2025
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Novo Nordisk’s Surprise $2.1B Rare-Disease Acquisition Deal: What You Need to Know

Novo Nordisk’s Surprise $2.1B Rare-Disease Acquisition Deal: What You Need to Know

Deal Details: Novo Licenses Omeros’s MASP-3 Inhibitor On Oct. 15, Novo Nordisk and Seattle-based Omeros announced a definitive asset purchase and license agreement. Under the terms, Novo gains exclusive global rights to zaltenibart (OMS906) for all indications. Omeros will receive $340 million up front and near-term milestones, plus up to $2.1 billion total with development and sales milestones and tiered royalties novonordisk.com. Reuters reported Novo would pay “up to $2.1 billion” for the experimental drug reuters.com. The deal is structured as a licensing asset purchase, not a full acquisition, and is expected to close in Q4 2025 marketscreener.com novonordisk.com. Novo’s Chief Scientific
15 October 2025
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Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Skyrockets on $5.2 B Novo Nordisk Buyout – Pipeline Breakthroughs & Expert Outlook

Sources: Akero Therapeutics investor materials; Novo Nordisk press statements; Reuters, TS2.tech and FierceBiotechnews reports ts2.tech ts2.tech fiercebiotech.com; MarketBeat and DirectorsTalk analyst surveys marketbeat.com directorstalkinterviews.com; Economic Times deal summary economictimes.indiatimes.com economictimes.indiatimes.com; Business Wire legal alert businesswire.com businesswire.com; and TradingView market data marketbeat.com tradingview.com.
9 October 2025
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Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 Billion Bet to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease – Game-Changer or Big Gamble?

Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 Billion Bet to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease – Game-Changer or Big Gamble?

Forecast: Experts believe that within the next 2–3 years, we’ll know if Novo’s gamble pays off. Phase 3 readouts for efruxifermin are anticipated in 2026, and Novo hopes to launch the drug by late this decade if approved reuters.com. By then, the landscape may include other new NASH therapies (possibly Lilly’s or Madrigal’s), but Novo’s combination strategy could set it apart. Wolfe Research analyst Andy Chen recently said the field has reached a “meaningful tipping point” as the first therapies emerge, predicting the leading NASH drug could see $5 billion+ in annual sales under broad use investing.com. Novo’s own management clearly shares that optimism – they
9 October 2025
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