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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
Pilot programs will start soon as Novo Nordisk uses OpenAI to speed drug discovery and improve operations, while training its global workforce.
- On Tuesday, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk announced a partnership with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence across drug discovery, manufacturing, and commercial operations.
- Novo is seeking to regain ground in the intensifying obesity-drug market against Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly, which this month won U.S. approval for its Foundayo weight-loss pill.
- Pilot programmes begin immediately across research and development, manufacturing, and commercial operations, with full integration planned by the end of 2026; OpenAI will train the global workforce to boost AI literacy.
- CEO Mike Doustdar said the collaboration aims to "supercharge" employees rather than replace them, seeking to lift productivity and curb future hiring pace following last year's 9,000-job restructuring.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial intelligence can "accelerate scientific discovery and redefine patient care," though experts caution that AI models have yet to master the "holy grail" of drug development.
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Anyone who moved to Hollywood with superstar dreams will sympathize. Now that its career as a movie-maker has stalled, OpenAI is pivoting to pharmaceuticals. Weeks after shuttering Sora, its consumer AI video generator, and amid a broader shift away from “side quests” and toward revenue-generating enterprise markets, OpenAI on Tuesday announced a partnership with Novo Nordisk to help the Wegovy-maker use AI to accelerate drug discovery. It’s a …
Denmark's Novo Nordisk signs deal with OpenAI to develop new drugs
Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk, maker of the popular Ozempic and Wegovy anti-obesity drugs, announced a "strategic partnership" with OpenAI on Tuesday to accelerate the development of new medications.
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