Maker of Ozempic, Wegovy to build massive facility in North Carolina [Video]

Novo Nordisk plans to build a manufacturing facility in North Carolina to help address the need for injectable treatments for chronic diseases and weight loss.

The Danish company says the expansion will add 1.4 million square feet of production space, which is double that of its existing facilities in the state. It will also reportedly add 1,000 jobs.

“This is yet another real signal of our efforts to scale up our production to meet the growing global need for our life-changing medicines and the patients of tomorrow,” said Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, president and CEO of Novo Nordisk.

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