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David Rosenthal: commitment

22 Jan 2024 Acquired Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)

“The legend has it that supposedly, August looks at them and replies, but you're not capable of that, to which Thorvald yells at him, we will show you.”

— David Rosenthal

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David Rosenthal
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Claim type
commitment
Recorded
22 Jan 2024
Publisher
Acquired

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…That's why this is important. We're just going to go down the street and make Insulin too. The legend has it that supposedly, August looks at them and replies, but you're not capable of that, to which Thorvald yells at him, we will show you. They storm out of the building, go down the street, and they found a new Insulin company, a Novo Insulin company there in Copenhagen, Insulin Novo. That is the beginning of Novo. For the next 65 years, these two companies would compete in bloodsport, head to head, absolutely hated each other until they finally merged in 1989. Crazy.…

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