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Galmed To Enter The Lucrative GLP-1 Market With A Novel Sublingual Drug Delivery Strategy

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Shares of Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GLMD) are up over 53% at $2.39 today, on news of the company signing a binding term sheet with Czech company Entomus s.r.o.

The term sheet outlines a license agreement for the development and commercialization of a proprietary Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System (SEDDS) formulation that allows absorption of sublingually administered GLP-1 drugs.

The marketed GLP-1 drugs include Byetta, Bydureon (exenatide); Trulicity (dulaglutide); Victoza, Saxenda, Xultophy (liraglutide); Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro, Zepbound (tirzepatide). All these drugs are indicated for diabetes, while Wegovy, Saxenda, and Zepbound are also approved in the US for weight loss. (Source: Drugs.com).

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