Lexaria Updates Fast-Moving GLP-1 'Arm's Race' Developments
Rhea-AI Summary
Lexaria Bioscience Corp (NASDAQ:LEXX) provides an update on the GLP-1 industry and its strategic positioning. The company is developing its DehydraTECH™ drug delivery platform for application in the GLP-1 space, aiming to position it as essential technology for pharmaceutical companies. The GLP-1 sector has seen significant M&A activity, with major pharmaceutical companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly making substantial investments. Recent deals include Novo's $285 million license agreement with Ascendis Pharma, a $600 million collaboration with NanoVation Therapeutics, and the $1.08 billion acquisition of Inversago Pharma. The sector is projected to generate between $100 billion to $471 billion in annual revenue.
Positive
- DehydraTECH platform being positioned in high-growth GLP-1 market with potential for pharmaceutical partnerships
- Company targeting rapidly expanding market projected to reach $100-471 billion annually
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Insights
The GLP-1 market is experiencing unprecedented growth and consolidation, with major pharmaceutical companies making strategic moves through acquisitions and partnerships. The sector's valuation projections of
- Novo Nordisk's dominance with
$8.3 billion in Ozempic sales (H1 2024) - Multiple billion-dollar deals including Novo's
$16.5 billion Catalent acquisition - Technology platform licensing deals ranging from
$285 million to$1 billion
For Lexaria, positioning DehydraTECH as a delivery platform in this rapidly expanding market represents a significant opportunity, particularly given the industry's focus on improving drug delivery systems and patient outcomes. The company's strategy aligns with the current trend of major pharmaceuticals seeking technology platforms to enhance their GLP-1 products.
DehydraTECH™ for GLP-1 being optimized for global pharmaceutical use
KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2024 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms provides the following glucagon-like peptide-1 ("GLP-1") industry update.
It is no surprise that Novo Nordisk's ("Novo") blockbuster drug, semaglutide, which is sold under the brand names Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Rybelsus®, is the bestselling diabetes and weight loss drug in the world today. Novo has, for one hundred years, been the world's leading diabetes drug and research company, after receiving the extraction and purification techniques from the Canadian doctor who discovered insulin in 1921. They owned six of the world's top-15 bestselling diabetes drugs, for combined sales in 2022 of US
Lexaria's strategy is to continue developing and optimizing our wholly-owned DehydraTECH™ drug delivery platform for application in the GLP-1 space, positioning it as a "must-have" technology for larger companies seeking to develop, defend or increase their cash flows from existing drugs as well as to be utilized in early stages of drug development for next-gen GLP-1 drugs due to hit the market in 2026, 2027, and beyond.
An 'arm's race' of sorts has begun amongst the world's pharmaceutical companies once it became apparent that the GLP-1 drugs responsible for life-changing outcomes in diabetes management were also responsible for impressive weight-loss benefits. Close behind Novo is Eli Lilly with its own drug, tirzepatide, which is branded as both Mounjaro® and Zepbound®. Because of its dual action properties, working on both GLP-1 receptors and also glucose-dependant insulinotropic polypeptide pathways ("GIP"), tirzepatide is even more effective at weight loss and is expected by some analysts to reach
Global pharmaceutical companies are competing against each other in the GLP-1 space utilizing three main strategies:
Developing or acquiring their own new GLP-1 and related molecules under traditional drug development techniques;
Developing or acquiring technologies and intellectual property ("IP") that improves the delivery pharmacokinetics of GLP-1 in attempts to increase drug absorption and decrease drug side effects; and,
Developing or acquiring related technologies and IP that can act as platforms for improved drug performance and patient outcomes.
On November 4, 2024, Ascendis Pharma announced it had granted an exclusive worldwide license to its technology platform to Novo for Novo products in metabolic disease - obesity and type 2 diabetes. In return, Ascendis will be eligible to receive total payments of US
On September 18, 2024, it was reported that Novo was agreeing to pay NanoVation Therapeutics up to
On September 16, 2024, Korro Bio announced a collaboration wherein it could receive up to
In September 2024, Eli Lilly began working with Haya Therapeutics by way of up to a
In August, 2024, Canadian-based Inversago Pharma announced its pending acquisition by Novo for up to
In February, 2024 Viking Therapeutics announced positive Phase II weight-loss results from its GLP-1/GIP drug and watched its company valuation sore from less than
In February, Novo paid
In December, 2023, Eli Lilly agreed to pay up to
The GLP-1 and related drug sector has generated tens of billions of dollars in corporate M&A and licensing activity even as it is on its way to becoming one of the largest drug sectors in history with estimates widely ranging from
About Lexaria Bioscience Corp. & DehydraTECH
DehydraTECH™ is Lexaria's patented drug delivery formulation and processing platform technology which improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) enter the bloodstream through oral delivery. Since 2016, Lexaria has developed and investigated DehydraTECH with a variety of beneficial molecules in oral and topical formats. DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption and has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier, which Lexaria believes to be of particular importance for centrally active compounds. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 46 patents granted and many patents pending worldwide. For more information, please visit www.lexariabioscience.com.
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INVESTOR CONTACT:
George Jurcic - Head of Investor Relations
ir@lexariabioscience.com
Phone: 250-765-6424, ext 202
SOURCE: Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
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