Novo Nordisk celebrates 90th anniversary

A Rajan Kumar, managing director of Novo Nordisk Bangladesh, releases balloons to mark the 90th anniversary of the first treatment of diabetic patients with the company's insulin at a ceremony in Dhaka recently.Photo: Novo Nordisk

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has recently celebrated the completion of 90 years since the first diabetes patients were treated with the company's insulin.
Novo Nordisk Bangladesh arranged a daylong programme at its head office at Banani in Dhaka to celebrate.
A Rajan Kumar, managing director, inaugurated the function by releasing balloons along with his management team.
To mark the occasion, company employees will be offered 20 shares, which will mature by 2016. The programme includes all employees as per 1 January 2013, apart from employees in the separately operating affiliates NNE Pharmaplan and NNIT.
Novo Nordisk with its local partner Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd has established a high-tech dedicated plant exclusively for Novo Nordisk's insulin to cater to increasing local demand.
Novo Nordisk provides therapeutic treatments for an estimated 23 million people with diabetes worldwide, and produces approximately 50 percent of all insulin in the world.
Novo Nordisk employs approximately 35,000 employees in 75 countries and markets its products in more than 180 nations.