Inside the deal: Roche and Zealand Pharma's $5.3 billion obesity drug gambit

A view of the sign and logo of the Roche Holding AG headquarters on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — The ballooning obesity drug market may have a new contender after Roche struck a $5.3 billion deal to develop Danish biotech Zealand Pharma's "next generation" weight loss candidate.The deal, announced in March and set to close in the second quarter, marks the Swiss pharma's latest bid to compete with weight loss heavyweights Novo Nordis ...