Obesity Drugmaker Zealand Plans New Boston Research Hub

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Zealand Pharma A/S plans to open a new research facility in Boston, part of the obesity drugmaker’s effort to expand its presence in the US.

The Danish company will likely hire between 50 and 100 people at the new lab, Chief Executive Officer Adam Steensberg said in an interview at Bloomberg News headquarters in New York.