Novo Nordisk has hired Thermo Fisher as its second contract manufacturer for its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
as its second contract manufacturer for its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Thermo is doing the filling of the Wegovy injection pens at its factory in Greenville, North Carolina, the source said, declining to be named because the information is confidential.the company had signed up a second contract manufacturer in the United States, but the identity of the company has not previously been reported.
In May, Knudsen said a third plant would start producing later this year and he hoped to add more sites. He did not identify the third partner. Catalent's factory in Brussels that fills Wegovy pens has repeatedly breached U.S. sterile-safety rules in recent years and staff have failed to perform required quality checks,
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