A nondescript industrial estate in Ireland’s Midlands region is about to become a flashpoint in the race to dominate the weight-loss drug market.
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is planning to boost its investment in Athlone, an ancient town on the banks of the River Shannon, where it will make its hit Wegovy weight-loss pill for markets outside the US, Bloomberg News
US rival Eli Lilly has invested in two plants in Limerick and Cork where it makes the active ingredients for its own obesity drugs. Novo is hoping its pill will form a major part ...