Novo Nordisk

Summary

Novo Nordisk is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,388 views/month, #243 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Novo Nordisk was a member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group^[3].
• Novo Nordisk is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Novo Nordisk is in the country of DK^[5].
• Novo Nordisk's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Novo Nordisk's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Novo Nordisk's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Novo Nordisk's instance of is recorded as biopharmaceutical company^[9].
• Novo Nordisk's founder is recorded as Hans Christian Hagedorn^[10].
• Novo Nordisk's founder is recorded as August Krogh^[11].
• Novo Nordisk's founder is recorded as Marie Krogh^[12].
• Novo Nordisk's founder is recorded as August Kongsted^[13].
• Novo Nordisk is owned by Novo Holdings^[14].
• Novo Nordisk is owned by Novo Nordisk Foundation^[15].
• Novo Nordisk's headquarters location is recorded as Bagsværd^[16].
• Novo Nordisk's chief executive officer is recorded as Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen^[17].
• Novo Nordisk's chief executive officer is recorded as Mike Doustdar^[18].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Nordisk (United States)^[19].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Nordisk (Switzerland)^[20].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Nordisk (Germany)^[21].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Nordisk s.r.o.^[22].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as Novo Nordisk (Algeria)^[23].
• Novo Nordisk's child organization or unit is recorded as NNE A/S^[24].
• Novo Nordisk's Commons category is recorded as Novo Nordisk^[25].
• Novo Nordisk's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[26].
• Novo Nordisk's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Hans Christian Hagedorn^[10], August Krogh^[11], Marie Krogh^[12], and August Kongsted^[13]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1923^[28] and 1931-11-28^[29].

Identity

Novo Nordisk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'it'}^[30].

Leadership

Chief executives include Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen^[17], a director^[31], b. 1966^[32], of Kingdom of Denmark^[33], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[34] and Mike Doustdar^[18], a businessperson^[35], b. 1970^[36], of Austria^[37].

Operations

Novo Nordisk's headquarters location is recorded as Bagsværd^[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Novo Holdings^[38]. Subsidiaries include it (United States)^[19], a business^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1923^[41], headquartered in Seattle^[42]; it (Switzerland)^[20]; it (Germany)^[21], a business^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1973^[45], headquartered in Mainz^[46]; it s.r.o.^[22], a business^[47], in Czech Republic^[48], founded in 1997^[49], headquartered in Prague^[50]; it (Algeria)^[23]; and NNE A/S^[24], a business^[51], in Denmark^[52], founded in 1991^[53], headquartered in Virum^[54].

Industry

Novo Nordisk's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[55].

Ownership

Owners include Novo Holdings^[14], a business^[56], in Denmark^[57], founded in 1999^[58], headquartered in Gentofte Municipality^[59] and Novo Nordisk Foundation^[15], a foundation^[60], in Denmark^[61], founded in 1989^[62], headquartered in Hellerup^[63]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[26] and Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S^[27]. Products include preproinsulin^[64], glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist^[65], glucagon^[66], growth hormone^[67], sex steroid^[68], and semaglutide^[69].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Novo Nordisk include Novo Nordisk Prize^[70], a science award^[71], in Denmark^[72], founded in 1963^[73].

Why It Matters

Novo Nordisk ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,388 views/month, #243 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for it include Novo Nordisk Prize^[70], a science award^[71], in Denmark^[72], founded in 1963^[73].