My daughter worked for the Ozembic Novo Nordisk plant construction in North Carolina, specializing in engineering robotic pharmaceutical production, and then switched to operations after the plant went into production.
After spending over $2 billion on the first production facility, now they are building a second production facility near the first as even with 24/7/365 production they still cannot meet demand.
Discovery and function of GLP-1 drugs.
Discovery of exendin-4
In the 1990s, Dr. John Eng discovered that exendin-4, a component of the Gila monster’s venom, had a similar structure and effects to GLP-1. Exendin-4 was synthesized and tested in animal models, and in 2005 the FDA approved exenatide (Byetta), a synthetic version of exendin-4, to treat type 2 diabetes.
Discovery of GLP-1
In 1986, Jens Juul Holst and Joel Habener identified the amino acid sequence of GLP-1, a hormone produced in the small intestine that regulates blood sugar levels and appetite.