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Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma (ZEAL) Advance to Phase 2 Clinical Testing in NASH and Obesity

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma Advance to Phase 2 Clinical Testing in NASH and Obesity

April 13, 2021 8:00 AM EDT

New studies mark an important advancement of Boehringer Ingelheims cardiometabolic focus areas obesity and NASH. The GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist BI 456906 may offer important benefits on both chronic weight management and NASH improvement. The Phase 2 trials for BI 456906 in obesity and NASH are part of the long-term collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma, with a prior Phase 2 trial of BI 456906 in people with type 2 diabetes initiated in 2020.

INGELHEIM, Germany & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Zealand Pharma A/S (Zealand) (NASDAQ: ZEAL)... More