Glucagon-like peptide-1

project tracked
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active
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producing plant
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Also known as GLP-1.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 projects

chemXplore tracks 1 project producing glucagon-like peptide-1, of which one is active.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 1 project Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 1 expansion.

Latest news on glucagon-like peptide-1

12 November 2026
Lilly starts construction of $3.5bn obesity-medicine plant in Pennsylvania

The Fogelsville facility will make injectable medicines, including investigational retatrutide, and is expected to be operational by 2031.

9 November 2026
Merck reports positive Phase 2b efinopegdutide data in MASH with F2–F3 fibrosis

Efinopegdutide achieved higher rates of MASH resolution and meaningful fibrosis improvement versus placebo at 52 weeks, with a safety profile broadly similar to semaglutide.

5 November 2026
Lilly showcases retatrutide, Taltz (ixekizumab) and Zepbound (tirzepatide) data at ACR Convergence 2026

Phase 3 TRIUMPH trials showed retatrutide cut knee pain by up to 75.8% with some patients pain‑free; TOGETHER‑PsA found ixekizumab plus tirzepatide raised ACR50 to 43.7% at 52 weeks.

28 October 2026
Lilly’s retatrutide outperforms Ozempic 2 mg in A1C and weight loss in Phase 3 head‑to‑head

At 80 weeks retatrutide lowered A1C by 2.2% and reduced weight ~20% (44–47 lbs) versus Ozempic 2 mg’s 1.8% A1C reduction and 9.4% (~21 lbs) weight loss.

22 October 2026
DuPont launches AmberChrom™ SIL silica gel for peptide purification

Reverse-phase silica media for GLP‑1 and other peptides; available in C8 and C18 chemistries for high-resolution separations and integration with AmberChrom polymeric resins from development to manufacturing.

16 October 2026
CHMP October 2026 meeting: approvals, indication changes and withdrawals

Approvals include Rasonque for metastatic pancreatic cancer, Foundayo oral GLP‑1 for weight and type 2 diabetes, Yuviwel for achondroplasia, two biosimilars and temozolomide for gliomas.

16 October 2026
EMA recommends Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 Foundayo (orforglipron) for weight management and type 2 diabetes

Oral orforglipron showed 5–11% weight loss at 72 weeks and 1.2–1.9 percentage‑point HbA1c reductions; CHMP opinion now goes to the European Commission for an EU licence.

1 October 2026
Novo Nordisk: Wegovy normalised liver fat in 88.5% of obese adults in STEP UP subanalysis

MRI‑PDFF subanalysis (n=55) found mean liver fat fell from 8.8% to 3.1% at week 72; 88.5% with baseline liver fat >5% reached <5%.

30 September 2026
Lilly's EloraTZP (eloralintide + tirzepatide) outperforms tirzepatide 15 mg in Phase 2b obesity and T2D trial

Combination achieved up to 23.3% weight loss (54.1 lbs) and 2.9% A1C reduction versus 14.8% (34.4 lbs) and 2.4% with tirzepatide; Phase 3 to start Q4 2026.

29 September 2026
Lilly retatrutide shows large weight loss and A1C reductions in TRIUMPH-2

Triple agonist produced up to 20.8% weight loss and up to 1.6% A1C reduction at 80 weeks in adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 plants by country

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