The New Challenge For The Architect Of Wegovy

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the man who supervised the development of semaglutide, describes the unprecedented growth of the obesity market and what might come next for Novo.

Mads Thomsen
Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen • Source: Novo Nordisk Foundation

Few people are better placed to comment on the phenomenon that is Novo Nordisk A/S's stunning growth in the past couple years with Ozempic and Wegovy than Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, the man who supervised the development of the diabetes and obesity blockbusters and is now the CEO of the foundation that controls the Danish drugmaker.

Thomsen, who served over 20 years as chief scientific officer at the Copenhagen-based group, was appointed as CEO of the...

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