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NOVO NORDISK A S (NVO)

NYSE · Manufacturing · Pharmaceutical Preparations

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What NOVO NORDISK A S does

A. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY Novo Nordisk A/S was formed in 1989 by a merger of two Danish companies, Nordisk Gentofte A/S and Novo Industri A/S. Novo Industri A/S was the continuing company and its name was changed to Novo Nordisk A/S. The business activities of Nordisk Gentofte were established in 1923 by August Krogh, H. C. Hagedorn and A. Kongsted, and the business activities of Novo Industri A/S were established in 1925 by Harald and Thorvald Pedersen. From the beginning, the business of both companies was the production and sale of insulin for the treatment of diabetes. Novo Nordisk’s B shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (NOVO-B). Its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NVO).

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