Swiss pharmaceutical giant enters the weight loss drug market! Roche acquires Carmot for $3.1 billion.

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2023.12.04 14:12
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has acquired weight loss drug developer Carmot Therapeutics for $3.1 billion, sparking competition in the global weight loss drug market. Roche will pay $2.7 billion as an initial payment, with the potential to pay up to an additional $400 million based on specific targets. Carmot's products include gut hormone candidate drugs for treating obesity in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, with the most promising being CT-388, a GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist. Roche's goal is to make CT-388 the best obesity drug and compete with similar drugs from companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.