Zealand Pharma has sold its future royalty streams and potential commercial milestones for Soliqua® 100/33/Suliqua® and Lyxumia®/Adlyxin® to Royalty Pharma for $205m.

Based in Denmark, Zealand Pharma specialises in the discovery and development of peptide therapeutics-based medicines, while Royalty Pharma is a US-based firm that invests in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products.

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