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Orbis and Novo Nordisk sign oral macrocycle discovery partnership worth up to $1.4 billion

Company / institutional announcement · Orbis Medicines / Novo Nordisk

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Site published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

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Orbis Medicines and Novo Nordisk signed a multi-target discovery and licensing agreement for orally bioavailable macrocycles in cardiometabolic disease. Orbis is eligible for up to $1.4 billion in upfront and future milestone payments, plus royalties, and Novo will make a strategic investment. Separate upfront and investment amounts were undisclosed; the headline value is not cash already paid.

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Strengthens cardiometabolic interest in oral macrocycle discovery while leaving target identities and the distribution of actual payments unresolved.

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