Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk
April Wells Chemistry Honors Mrs. Rhinehart 09.19.12

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Novo Nordisk is a global health caveat community with 89 years of ingenuity and direction in diabetes cargon (1). This company has a hi tommyrot, many ties to North Carolina, and products/careers that relate to chemistry. The story goes back farther than 89 years. It all(prenominal) began when August Krogh, a Nobel Prize winner and professor at the (1) University of Copenhagen, decided he wanted to produce insulin (2). Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas the islets of Langerhans that regulates the come up of glucose in the blood but Krogh wanted to produce a synthetic form of the substance to treat diabetes (3). This had already been observed by a group of scientist at the University of (2) Toronto. Krogh was the first to loan insulin production to Denmark so he could treat those with diabetes, including his wife. In 1923, he joined forces with two men; Dr. Hans Christian Hagedorn (a specialist in in the regulation of blood (3) sugar) and August Kongsted (a pharmacist). Together they founded Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium. From the offset printing August Krogh wanted for all patients with diabetes to be able to notice insulin, because of his determination he sold the prescription for a minimal price.



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Harold Pedersen founded Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium in 1925. They soon became the biggest rivalry and the best in their field. After almost sixty years, Novo and Nordisk merged in 1989 to conk one of the worlds largest biotechnology groups, Novo Nordisk (2). At the heart of the company they strain to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure diabetes (1). With this in mind, the use The Triple bunghole Line to do their business. Novo Nordisk believes that a healthy (4) economy, environment, and society are the principals to a long-term business success. All in all this means that any decision they make is to combine tierce analysis. Is it financially, socially, and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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