Novo owner backs Swiss biotech Asceneuron in $100 million round By Maggie Fick LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Swiss biotech company Asceneuron said on Tuesday it had raised $100 million from investors including the controlling shareholder of Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to fund clinical development of its Alzheimer's disease drug. The Series C round was led by Novo Holdings, the investment arm of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which will hold a board seat on the Lausanne-based company.

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BUZZ-Piper Sandler cuts Biogen's PT expecting tepid uptake for Alzheimer's drug Leqembi Updates ** Shares of B iogen BIIB.O down more than 4% to ~$227 in afternoon trading * * Brokerage Piper Sandler cuts B iogen's stock PT to $313 from $335, slashing its near- and long-term sales outlook for co's Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug, Leqembi ** Says its new April-June survey data indicates Leqembi continues to face meaningful uptake barriers and doctors indicate relatively tepid uptake dynamics ** Mor