Novo Carves Deeper Niche Into CV Market With Staten Dyslipidemia Investment

Novo Nordisk is making good on its strategy to prioritize the cardiovascular sector. Its latest deal sees the Danish pharma invest in Staten Biotechnology’s hypertriglyceridemia asset, with potential to acquire the company.

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Novo Nordisk AS is to team up with Dutch biotech Staten Biotechnology to develop novel treatments for hypertriglyceridaemia, in a deal worth €430m in milestone payments to the latter company, with a potential buyout also on the table.

Novo Nordisk will provide R&D funding and support for Staten to develop its preclinical lead asset STT-5058, a humanized, monoclonal antibody (MAb), licensed from its

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