Science & technology

R&D pipeline

Taking life-changing innovations all the way

At Novo Nordisk, our R&D pipeline reflects our long-standing commitment to driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions.

Our scientists are currently working on novel and innovative treatments to address the unmet needs of people living with diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, rare blood and endocrine disorders, and other serious chronic diseases.

Explore our pipeline

Browse our entire R&D pipeline by study phase, or select a specific therapy areas. Click on a candidate to access up-to-date trial information.

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Phase 1

Pumpsulin

Diabetes

Glucose sensitive insulin

Diabetes

Once weekly Oral Semaglutide

Diabetes

DNA immunotherapy

Diabetes

Amylin 355

Obesity

Oral Amycretin

Obesity

Subcutaneous Amycretin

Obesity

INV-347

Obesity

Amylin 1213

Obesity

Tri-agonist

Obesity

Anti ANGPTL3

Cardiovascular Disease

CNP

Cardiovascular Disease

NLRP3 inhibitor

Cardiovascular Disease

Cell Therapy in heart failure

Cardiovascular Disease

MARC1

Emerging Therapy Areas

LXRα

Emerging Therapy Areas

Cell therapy in Parkinson's disease

Emerging Therapy Areas

Inno8

Rare Blood Disorders

TMPRSS6

Rare Blood Disorders

Phase 2

CDR132L

Cardiovascular Disease

Subcutaneous Amycretin

Diabetes

NDec

Rare Blood Disorders

Coramitug

Cardiovascular Disease

FGF-21 MASH

Emerging Therapy Areas

Oral Amycretin

Diabetes

Etavopivat

Rare Blood Disorders

Monlunabant in DKD

Diabetes

Once weekly GLP-1/GIP

Diabetes

GELA

Obesity

Once weekly GLP-1/GIP

Obesity

Monlunabant

Obesity

GELA

Diabetes

Phase 3

Oral Semaglutide 25 mg and 50 mg

Diabetes

CagriSema in T2D

Diabetes

Oral Sema Obesity

Obesity

CagriSema

Obesity

Semaglutide 7.2 mg

Obesity

Mim8

Rare Blood Disorders

Ziltivekimab AMI

Cardiovascular Disease

Semaglutide MASH

Emerging Therapy Areas

Oral Semaglutide Alzheimer’s

Emerging Therapy Areas

Ziltivekimab ASCVD

Cardiovascular Disease

Ziltivekimabin HFpEF

Cardiovascular Disease

Etavopivat (Sickle Cell Disease)

Rare Blood Disorders

Filed

Icosema

Diabetes

Insulin icodec

Diabetes

Concizumab

Rare Blood Disorders

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Shahul Hameed Liyakath Ali, R&ED, Oxford, UK

Our scientific approach

Our Pharmaceutical Value Chain helps us to get innovative treatments and devices into the hands of patients who need them.

Finding the right target

Finding the right target

Discovering better treatments takes research technologies that help unravel the biological complexity behind chronic diseases.