<?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[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><item><title><![CDATA[Children in the world’s poorest countries to get free insulin and access to diabetes care]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=2cac4c49-2d8f-4955-8199-831ea4d007a5&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Children_in_the_world’s_poorest_countries_to_get_free_insulin_and_access_to_diabetes_care]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced that it will provide diabetes care, including free insulin, to 10,000 children in some of the world’s poorest countries. The five-year programme, called ‘Changing the Future for Children with Diabetes’, will begin in 2009 with an initial roll-out in Uganda, Tanzania, Guinea-Conakry and the Democratic Republic of Congo.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent need for social and psychological support for young people with diabetes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=ea7a250a-f64d-40b5-b473-bcc3a462905f&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Urgent_need_for_social_and_psychological_support_for_young_people_with_diabetes]]></link><description><![CDATA[A global survey studying children with diabetes has identified a failure of current healthcare systems to give adequate social and psychological support for young people with diabetes. The current lack of support often leads to poor control of their disease resulting in long-term health complications. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk invests close to 400 million US dollars in new insulin production plant in China]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=8690c8f0-42f3-49c4-bca8-c940846f3ce5&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_invests_close_to_400_million_US_dollars_in_new_insulin_production_plant_in_China]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced a major investment in a new insulin production plant in Tianjin, China. The plant has been designated Novo Nordisk’s primary production base in the Asia Pacific region and will supply both China and export markets. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk, Cellartis and Lund University enter into a collaboration to develop insulin-producing cells from stem cells for the treatment of diabetes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=8da6adb4-e4b9-4a22-8512-c9a1f16beb73&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_Cellartis_and_Lund_University_enter_into_a_collaboration_to_develop_insulin-producing_cells_from_stem_cells_for_the_treatment_of_diabetes]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S, a world leader in diabetes care, Cellartis AB, a forefront stem cell biotechnology company, and Lund University Stem Cell Center today signed a collaborative research agreement for the development of insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. The collaboration aims to develop a cell therapy for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes and, in the longer term, a cure for diabetes.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data from head-to-head phase 3 trial demonstrate that liraglutide is more effective than exenatide in treatment of type 2 diabetes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=fc8a7244-2c6c-4cc8-878e-65050c9410c1&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_New_data_from_head-to-head_phase_3_trial_demonstrate_that_liraglutide_is_more_effective_than_exenatide_in_treatment_of_type_2_diabetes]]></link><description><![CDATA[MONTREAL – Today, at the Canadian Diabetes Association Congress, physicians will get a first-time look at more detailed results from a phase 3b clinical study (LEAD™ 6) comparing the investigational new drug liraglutide to exenatide. The study showed that liraglutide, a human GLP-1 analogue administered once daily, was significantly more effective at improving glycaemic control (as measured by HbA1c) than exenatide, a GLP-1 mimetic administered twice daily. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk and Innate Pharma swap product rights]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=45cadd39-2d8c-4d42-9db0-ac81d01824cd&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_and_Innate_Pharma_swap_product_rights]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S and Innate Pharma have reached an agreement by which Innate Pharma is granted development and commercialisation rights to NN1975/IPH 2101 in exchange for EUR 2.5 million upfront payment, milestone payments and royalties on future sales of IPH 2101. In addition, Novo Nordisk receives fully paid-up exclusive rights to NN8555/IPH 2301.]]></description></item></channel></rss>