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Novo Nordisk Exits Internal Cell Therapy, Licenses Parkinson's Program to AI Partner

Novo Nordisk has closed its internal cell therapy unit and licensed its Parkinson's disease program to AI-native biotech Cellular Intelligence. The move reflects a broader European pharma trend: outsourcing discovery workloads to specialist AI partners rather than building capability in-house. Novo's stock rose 25% over the past month as markets backed the GLP-1 and AI combination thesis.

LM Salvado•Jun 25, 2026

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