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Novo Nordisk A/S made a new move to shore up its position in the hectic diabetes and obesity therapeutic arena on 30 August, paying €15m up front (about $16.4m) to acquire Embark Biotech, a 2017 spinout from the University of Denmark whose research was funded by Novo’s foundation

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