https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Shares in the Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk nosedived on Wednesday after the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy anti-obesity drugs warned of lower sales this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260204/danish-pharma-giant-novo-nordisks-shares-plunge-after-sales-warning Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:34:17 +0100 danish-pharma-giant-novo-nordisks-shares-plunge-after-sales-warning Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced on Wednesday that it would cut 11 percent of its workforce, including 5,000 jobs in Denmark, as the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy faces rising competition for its anti-obesity treatments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250910/danish-pharmaceutical-giant-novo-nordisk-to-cut-5000-jobs-in-denmark Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:38:20 +0200 danish-pharmaceutical-giant-novo-nordisk-to-cut-5000-jobs-in-denmark Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk posted a sharp rise in second-quarter net profit Wednesday, but rising competition is weighing on sales of its diabetes and obesity treatments Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250806/danish-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-posts-strong-results-despite-competition Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:28:57 +0200 danish-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-posts-strong-results-despite-competition Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday lowered its full-year earnings forecasts again as it unveiled a new chief executive to tackle "recent market challenges". https://www.thelocal.dk/20250729/gross-disappointment-danish-pharma-giant-novo-nordisk-cuts-earning-forecasts Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:10:58 +0200 gross-disappointment-danish-pharma-giant-novo-nordisk-cuts-earning-forecasts Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, cut its annual sales forecast on Wednesday, citing a decline in its US market share. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250507/danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisk-slims-sales-forecast Wed, 07 May 2025 18:58:53 +0200 danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisk-slims-sales-forecast Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, said on Wednesday its net profit jumped 21 percent in 2024 to 100 billion Danish kroner ($13.9 billion). https://www.thelocal.dk/20250205/danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisk-posts-huge-profit-jump Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:06:42 +0100 danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisk-posts-huge-profit-jump Shares in Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, plunged on Friday after it announced disappointing results of a new drug study. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241220/danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisks-shares-plummet-after-study Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:40:22 +0100 danish-weight-loss-drugmaker-novo-nordisks-shares-plummet-after-study Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, said Monday it was investing 8.5 billion kroner ($1.2 billion) to build a new factory in Denmark to produce drugs against rare diseases. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241216/novo-nordisk-announces-billion-dollar-investment-in-new-danish-factory Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:55:48 +0100 novo-nordisk-announces-billion-dollar-investment-in-new-danish-factory Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is considering airfreight to import its products to the US with a strike by American port workers ongoing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241003/denmarks-novo-nordisk-plans-to-fly-medicine-to-us-amid-port-strike Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:39:08 +0200 denmarks-novo-nordisk-plans-to-fly-medicine-to-us-amid-port-strike Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, posted Wednesday a slight increase in net profit for the second quarter. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240807/danish-weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-posts-slight-profit-rise Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:07:04 +0200 danish-weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-posts-slight-profit-rise Fire services in Denmark responded on Wednesday to a minor fire at pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the fourth suffered by the company this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240724/danish-emergency-services-put-out-minor-fire-at-novo-nordisk Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:58:57 +0200 danish-emergency-services-put-out-minor-fire-at-novo-nordisk A fire broke out on Tuesday at the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk’s headquarters at Bagsværd near Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240618/novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen-suffers-second-fire-in-two-months Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:04:49 +0200 novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen-suffers-second-fire-in-two-months Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk reported more soaring profits Thursday as it basks in the popularity of anti-diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy which have turned it into Europe's most valuable company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240502/weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisks-profits-soar-further Thu, 02 May 2024 12:00:40 +0200 weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisks-profits-soar-further An experimental new weight loss pill from Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk could be twice as effective as its blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy jabs, early results from a small trial have suggested, sending the firm's shares soaring. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240308/new-weight-loss-pill-could-be-twice-as-effective-as-ozempic-study Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:52:27 +0100 new-weight-loss-pill-could-be-twice-as-effective-as-ozempic-study Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk posted bumper profits for 2023 on Wednesday, driven by surging sales of diabetes and obesity treatments that helped it become Europe's most valuable company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240131/danish-weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-announces-blockbuster-profits Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:59:09 +0100 danish-weight-loss-drug-maker-novo-nordisk-announces-blockbuster-profits Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's number one producer of insulin, on Wednesday reported an eight percent bump to net profits in 2020 despite the pandemic leading to a drop in new patients. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210203/novo-nordisk-sees-increased-profits-despite-pandemic Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:24:59 +0100 novo-nordisk-sees-increased-profits-despite-pandemic Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has announced a halt on donations to United States politicians until further notice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210113/danish-company-cuts-donations-to-us-politicians Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:06:38 +0100 danish-company-cuts-donations-to-us-politicians Danish company Novo Nordisk, the world's top insulin-maker, has unveiled a production line of the drug in Iran, the country’s health minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200901/denmarks-novo-nordisk-sets-up-insulin-production-line-in-iran Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:04:38 +0200 denmarks-novo-nordisk-sets-up-insulin-production-line-in-iran Denmark has launched a new national testing organisation which it hopes will soon be able to test up to 20,000 people a day for coronavirus infections across the country's five regions. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200421/denmarks-new-agency-will-test-20000-people-a-day-for-coronavirus Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:26:55 +0200 denmarks-new-agency-will-test-20000-people-a-day-for-coronavirus The world's leading insulin maker, Novo Nordisk, guarantees supplies for British diabetics, including Prime Minister Theresa May, no matter what happens with Britain's tortured EU withdrawal process, its boss said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190330/novo-nordisk-pledges-insulin-supply-for-britain Sat, 30 Mar 2019 11:12:51 +0100 novo-nordisk-pledges-insulin-supply-for-britain