Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsvaerd, formed by the 1989 merger of two Danish insulin producers, Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium and Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium, both founded in the 1920s not long after the discovery of insulin. It is one of the world's largest producers of diabetes-care medication and became one of Europe's most valuable companies in the 2020s on the strength of its GLP-1 drugs semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy.
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Company TypeMultinational pharmaceutical company 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
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A major pharmaceutical company; classified in the atlas pharmaceutical-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Novo Nordisk A/S
WikipediaLead section, History subsection
The corporation was created in 1989, through a merger of two Danish companies, which date back to the 1920s.
Infobox, Headquarters field
Bagsvaerd, Denmark
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Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsvaerd.
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