Novo Nordisk scientific boss sets expectations for blockbuster hopeful; Senator trumpets biotech-friendly bill;

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> Novo Nordisk ($NVO) chief scientist Mads Krogsgaard tells Reuters, unsurprisingly, that without really good results from a Phase III study of the company's hemophilia candidate, vatreptacoq alfa, the blockbuster program will be dropped.  Article

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