Highlights to be presented at Novo Nordisk's Capital Markets Day 2017

Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 November 2017 - Novo Nordisk will today host a Capital Markets Day where the company will provide updates on its R&D and commercial strategy as well as current market dynamics.

Novo Nordisk's ambition is to further expand its leadership in the global diabetes and obesity care markets by discovering, developing and marketing improved insulin and GLP-1 analogues as well as completely new classes of biologics. Furthermore, it is Novo Nordisk's ambition to return to growth in the Biopharm area.

The key topics of the day will be:

• Novo Nordisk's R&D strategy and key development projects within diabetes and obesity care as well as the expansion into other serious chronic disease areas
• Novo Nordisk's commercial strategic priorities as the leader in the global diabetes care market, focusing on maximising insulin growth as well as expanding the GLP-1 market 
• Novo Nordisk's ambition to build the global obesity market
• Market dynamics in International Operations as well as North America with focus on commercial ambitions and upcoming product launches

In addition, the Capital Markets Day 2017 will include break-out sessions covering oral semaglutide and the associated production expansion, the regions in International Operations: Region China and Region AAMEO (Africa, Asia, Middle-East Oceania) as well as an update on the business dynamics in Biopharm Operations.   

NOVO NORDISK'S R&D STRATEGY AND KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Novo Nordisk's dedicated R&D strategy will be presented with special focus on key competitive advantages throughout the R&D value chain as well as the expansion into other serious chronic diseases. The presentation will outline the company's R&D strategy for delivering future innovative protein-based therapies addressing unmet medical needs driven by internal R&D capabilities and assets, expansion into other chronic disease areas, as well as an increased focus on external innovation. Furthermore, an update of the recent clinical results for key development projects within diabetes and obesity care, as well as a number of haemophilia and growth disorder projects, will be presented. The expected upcoming development and regulatory milestones for 2018 will also be outlined, including the expected reporting of the PIONEER phase 3a clinical trial programme for oral semaglutide, where all 10 trials in the programme are expected to be completed in 2018.