Germany's financial markets watchdog is looking at whether Bayer fairly disclosed plans for shareholder approval of a capital increase.

Roche Holding said it would pay Danish biotechnology research company Zealand Pharma up to $5.3 billion under an agreement to co-develop a weight-loss treatment.

Basel: Roche has announced that it has entered into an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Zealand Pharma. Under the terms of this agreement, the two companies will collaborate

Roche has entered an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Danish obesity drug maker Zealand Pharma to co-develop petrelintide as an obesity therapy drug, the Swiss company said on Wednesday.

Roche RHHBY announced that it has entered into an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Zealand Pharma for an obesity candidate. Per the terms of the agreement, both companies will develop and commercialize petrelintide,

Roche and Zealand reason petrelintide could deliver weight loss comparable to glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists but without the side effects associated with GLP-1 drugs.

Roche and Zealand Pharma inked a $5.3 billion deal Wednesday to collaborate on a weight-loss drug in the amylin class.

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) stock gains as Roche (RHHBY) and Zealand Pharma's (ZLDPF) $5.3B deal for obesity drugs lifts weight loss drug stocks. Read more here.