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The Icelandic DNA Behind Amgen’s Hunt for the Next Ozempic

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Amgen's best chance at breaking into the high-stakes obesity drug market got its start in a basement at the University of Iceland Science Park in Reykjavík, in a freezer chilled to minus-13 degrees Fahrenheit. Bloomberg's Madison Muller explains. #iceland #ozempic #health #obesity #world #news…
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Þróun nýs megrunarlyfs úráská svároska opástirásins Amgen is based on research by scientists deCode á geneticefni close to two hundred thousand Icelanders. Bloomberg talks in detail about the development of the drug, which goes by the name MariTide and is intended to compete with similar drugs Eli Lilly and Novo, formerly known as Novo Nordisk. Amgen bought DeCode in 2012 and has used its genetic research to discover and develop new drugs. Almos…

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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BizToc broke the news on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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