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  "title": "Pharma giant Novo licenses Chinese weight-loss drug",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pharma-giant-novo-licenses-chinese-weight-loss-drug",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:58:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/09/30/2026/danish-pharma-giant-novo-licenses-new-chinese-weight-loss-drug"
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  "summary": "Novo’s agreement with Hengrui Pharma, which struck an even bigger deal with GSK last year, highlights the rapid advances in China’s cutting-edge biotech sector.",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Hengrui Pharma shares rise as Novo Nordisk signs $2.6 billion drug deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hengrui-pharma-shares-rise-as-novo-nordisk-signs-2-6-billion-drug-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:16:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Novo Nordisk strikes $2.6B obesity drug deal with China's Hengrui",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/novo-nordisk-strikes-2-6b-obesity-drug-deal-with-chinas-hengrui",
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        "outlet": "Endpoints News",
        "title": "Novo to spend $300M upfront to license Hengrui's weekly oral weight loss drug",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/novo-to-spend-300m-upfront-to-license-hengruis-weekly-oral-weight",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:04:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BioPharma Dive",
        "title": "Novo to pay Hengrui up to $2.6B for a once-weekly obesity pill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/novo-to-pay-hengrui-up-to-2-6b-for-a-once-weekly-obesity-pill",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:52:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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