<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Press Releases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Press Releases]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/]]></link><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk receives FDA approval for Norditropin® FlexPro® for growth hormone treatment]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=9f5a8483-c572-44c9-b820-e83233d010c0&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_receives_FDA_approval_for_Norditropin®_FlexPro®_for_growth_hormone_treatment]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister presents scholarships to young research talents]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=3eb59bbd-4aed-46b8-8e63-d48c41e5aeca&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Minister_presents_scholarships_to_young_research_talents]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, Helge Sander, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, presented scholarships totalling 2.5 million Danish kroner to 38 of the country's most talented young students in biomedical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological sciences on behalf of two of Denmark's leading research companies, Novo Nordisk and Novozymes, which together invested 8.8 billion kroner in research and development in 2008. The scholarships are part of the Novo Scholarship Programme, operated jointly by the two companies. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk starts phase 1 trial with long-acting oral GLP-1 analogue]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=acc555cc-2124-4ebf-ad6d-7f923e2e2a78&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_starts_phase_1_trial_with_long-acting_oral_GLP-1_analogue]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk and Combine in research collaboration for the treatment of autoimmune diseases]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=d280f398-7596-49a1-9da2-a7c5f2aa92a4&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_and_Combine_in_research_collaboration_for_the_treatment_of_autoimmune_diseases]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk and the Swedish university consortium Combine announced today a research collaboration in the field of autoimmune diseases. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk licenses IL-21 mAb and patent rights to IL-21 antibodies from ZymoGenetics]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=c40eb302-78eb-4745-868c-37473b0dd089&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_licenses_IL-21_mAb_and_patent_rights_to_IL-21_antibodies_from_ZymoGenetics]]></link><description><![CDATA[24 million US dollars upfront payment with 157.5 million dollars of total potential milestone payments ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk starts phase 1 trial with oral insulin analogue]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=7f93ad06-681a-4f65-8e34-974765368874&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_starts_phase_1_trial_with_oral_insulin_analogue]]></link><description><![CDATA[Merrion Pharmaceuticals earns USD 2 million milestone payment]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[EFSD/Novo Nordisk partnership for diabetes research in Europe]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=0896d0b5-9568-4419-bea9-ea5804be39c3&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_EFSDNovo_Nordisk_partnership_for_diabetes_research_in_Europe]]></link><description><![CDATA[Three million euros to support European diabetes research  ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk extends programme of free insulin and diabetes care to reach 700 children in Bangladesh]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=64db2355-8789-4d8b-bfe4-a66bf4088a70&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_extends_programme_of_free_insulin_and_diabetes_care_to_reach_700_children_in_Bangladesh]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study results show that patients have higher treatment satisfaction with liraglutide compared to exenatide]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=7aa8bd5b-4af4-4ef9-a030-78113ee483bd&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_study_results_show_that_patients_have_higher_treatment_satisfaction_with_liraglutide_compared_to_exenatide]]></link><description><![CDATA[Montreal, Canada – New data on patient treatment satisfaction from the LEAD™ 6 trial presented today at the 20th World Diabetes Congress (International Diabetes Federation) shows that patients have higher overall treatment satisfaction with liraglutide than they do with exenatide.  ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 4-T study of intensified insulin regimens shows excellent three-year glucose control with low risk of hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=0c6c3dc7-71fe-4e42-955c-01027a0655ad&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_The_4-T_study_of_intensified_insulin_regimens_shows_excellent_three-year_glucose_control_with_low_risk_of_hypoglycaemia_in_type_2_diabetes]]></link><description><![CDATA[A long-awaited study presented today at the International Diabetes Federation World Diabetes Congress in Montreal, Canada, has shown that it is possible for patients with type 2 diabetes to achieve good blood glucose control with a very low rate of major hypoglycaemia  even as they intensify their insulin treatment. The results of the ‘Treating to Target in Type 2 Diabetes’ (4-T) study that compared three different insulin treatment regimens over three years were also published online today by the New England Journal of Medicine.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data shows that type 2 diabetes patients who start insulin therapy with once-daily NovoMix® 30 achieve significantly greater HbA1c reduction than with insulin glargine. 1]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=b06517bc-aee5-4fb1-9324-2dedc38910e6&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_data_shows_that_type_2_diabetes_patients_who_start_insulin_therapy_with_once-daily_NovoMix®_30_achieve_significantly_greater_HbA1c_reduction_than_with_insulin_glargine._1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vienna, Austria - Data from a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that type 2 diabetes patients starting insulin treatment with once-daily injection of NovoMix® 30 (biphasic insulin aspart) achieve a significantly greater HbA1c reduction compared to patients starting with a daily injection of insulin glargine. Treatment with NovoMix® 30 also resulted in significantly lower blood glucose levels after dinner and at bedtime, as compared to insulin glargine. 1]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data shows that patients with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar control when switched to Victoza® from Byetta®]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=d9331382-8fa0-409b-b32a-7e4b84032b1b&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_data_shows_that_patients_with_type_2_diabetes_improve_their_blood_sugar_control_when_switched_to_Victoza®_from_Byetta®]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vienna, Austria - New data from the extension phase of the LEAD™ 6 phase 3b study presented today at the 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that patients with type 2 diabetes further improved their treatment outcome by switching from two daily injections of Byetta® (exenatide, 10 µg dose) to one daily injection of Victoza® (liraglutide, 1.8 mg dose).]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk opens new research centre in Seattle]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=7947ef3e-9199-4c47-b4eb-ef7c77923429&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_opens_new_research_centre_in_Seattle]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk announced today the official opening of the company’s new inflammation research centre based in Seattle. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk reaches settlement with the Danish authorities regarding Oil-for-Food activities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=6f5581f7-a9f0-4f3a-b914-d5335dc0feeb&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_reaches_settlement_with_the_Danish_authorities_regarding_Oil-for-Food_activities]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Danish Public Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime regarding the company’s sales to Iraq during 2000 to 2003 under the United Nations Oil-for-Food programme. Under the terms of the settlement, Novo Nordisk will pay back past profits of 30 million Danish kroner. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lancet publishes direct comparison study between liraglutide and exenatide]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=a8feecd8-9bd8-49ef-b8dd-07dc8c875590&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_The_Lancet_publishes_direct_comparison_study_between_liraglutide_and_exenatide]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today, The Lancet published online the results of the LEAD™ 6 study, a direct comparison between two products in a new class of diabetes treatments, the GLP-1 receptor agonists. Results show that patients treated with liraglutide had a statistically greater drop in HbA1c than those who received exenatide.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-year data show investigational drug liraglutide more effective at lowering blood sugar than glimepiride]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=6efb7f67-37ce-45fa-83cb-d3098a98d647&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Two-year_data_show_investigational_drug_liraglutide_more_effective_at_lowering_blood_sugar_than_glimepiride]]></link><description><![CDATA[New Orleans – Data presented today at the 69th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) showed that once-daily liraglutide, taken as monotherapy, leads to statistically significant and sustained reductions in blood sugar and weight after two years of treatment.  ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study first ever to directly compare once-daily Levemir® with another basal insulin analogue]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=677bcdeb-74af-4a4b-8460-c6e36de1746f&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_study_first_ever_to_directly_compare_once-daily_Levemir®_with_another_basal_insulin_analogue]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced the first patient visit in a new head-to-head clinical trial of once-daily Levemir® against insulin glargine. This study is the first time the two basal insulins will be directly compared in an exclusively once-daily regimen. Outcomes measured in the study will include efficacy, effect on weight and hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes patients.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study directly comparing insulin delivery devices shows that Next Generation FlexPen® has a significantly lower injection force than SoloStar® and KwikPen®]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=40b32485-aa67-4d2a-899b-0827dfbc5149&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_study_directly_comparing_insulin_delivery_devices_shows_that_Next_Generation_FlexPen®_has_a_significantly_lower_injection_force_than_SoloStar®_and_KwikPen®]]></link><description><![CDATA[New data published this week in Expert Opinion Pharmacotherapy has revealed that Next Generation FlexPen®, Novo Nordisk’s prefilled insulin delivery device, has a significantly lower injection force than two other devices, SoloStar® and KwikPen®.1,2,3 Previous studies show that people with diabetes prefer a lower injection force.4,5]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk reaches settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice regarding Oil-for-Food activities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=e5c2578f-e26b-4d2a-942f-ca7f4929d0aa&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_reaches_settlements_with_the_US_Securities_and_Exchange_Commission_and_Department_of_Justice_regarding_Oil-for-Food_activities]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk announced today that it has entered into a consent agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) resolving their investigations of the company’s sales to Iraq during 2000 to 2003 under the UN’s Oil-for-Food programme.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk and VLST Corporation announce collaboration agreement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=39f2471b-1e45-4884-9761-0459841fff93&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_and_VLST_Corporation_announce_collaboration_agreement]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk and VLST Corporation, a Seattle-based biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive, worldwide collaboration agreement to develop therapeutic targets utilising VLST’s technology platform in the fields of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.  ]]></description></item></channel></rss>