Zealand CEO On Amylins And Obesity: We’re Not Following Novo, We Have Our Own Narrative

Adam Steensberg talked to Scrip about his firm’s vision for obesity treatment, Zealand’s independence from neighbor Novo Nordisk, and the hunt for a partner for its amylin candidate, petrelintide.

Zealand Pharma

Scrip’s meeting with Adam Steensberg occupied the very last time slot on the final day of the Jefferies conference at the Waldorf Hilton in London in November, but the Zealand Pharma CEO showed no signs of flagging after three days of back-to-back meetings with existing or prospective investors and partners.

It is this kind of stamina has that has served him well in 2024, a year that has been like no other for the Danish company, headquartered in Søborg near...

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