World News What is Novo Nordisk? The company behind weight loss drug Ozempic By News for today - March 17, 2024 0 21 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp August and Marie KroghImage: Novo Nordisk Krogh, his wife Marie — a doctor who was living with diabetes, scientist Hans Christian Hagedorn, and pharmacist August Kongsted established Nordisk Insulinboratorium in 1923 and start producing and commercializing insulin in Denmark.