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Obesity Drug Market Hits $16B as Lilly, Novo Face New Rivals

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Obesity Drug Market Hits $16B as Lilly, Novo Face New Rivals

Las Vegas – – September 15, 2026 -- The obesity therapeutics market across the seven major markets was valued at approximately USD 16 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow at a 27% CAGR through 2036, according to DelveInsight, as a wave of next-generation candidates threatens to disrupt the Eli Lilly-Novo Nordisk duopoly.

Oral GLP-1 Therapies Accelerate Patient Uptake

Novo Nordisk's oral WEGOVY surpassed 5 million cumulative U.S. prescriptions within 30 weeks of launch, while Eli Lilly's oral FOUNDAYO (orforglipron) gained significant traction among patients initiating obesity treatment by mid-2026. Aparna Thakur, Project Manager of Forecasting & Analytics at DelveInsight, said FOUNDAYO's once-daily oral formulation positions it for rapid uptake as a more convenient alternative to injectable therapies.

Fiber Broadband Adds $1.6B in Houston Home Value, Study Finds

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Fiber Broadband Adds $1.6B in Houston Home Value, Study Finds

Houston – September 15, 2026 -- Fiber broadband has added an estimated $1.6 billion in aggregate home value to single-family homes sold across Houston since 2020, according to an independent study commissioned by Ezee Fiber titled "Fueling Houston's Growth with Fiber."

Fiber coverage jumped from 75% to 94% of Harris County in three years

Access to fiber broadband providers in Harris County rose from 75% in 2022 to 94% by late 2025, reflecting sustained infrastructure investment across the region. Median download speeds nearly tripled over the same period, climbing from roughly 80 Mbps in December 2022 to more than 280 Mbps by December 2025, approaching the national average of 308.11 Mbps.

CureAlz Adds Four Drug-Development Veterans to Scientific Advisory Board

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CureAlz Adds Four Drug-Development Veterans to Scientific Advisory Board

Wellesley Hills, Mass. – – September 13, 2026 -- Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CureAlz) has appointed Drs. Michelle Arkin, Ronald B. DeMattos, Donna M. Huryn, and Kalpana Merchant to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), adding decades of pharmaceutical drug-discovery experience to the nonprofit's research-funding strategy.

Board addition brings direct experience from an FDA-cleared Alzheimer's drug

Ronald B. DeMattos spent more than 20 years in neuroscience discovery at Eli Lilly, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Neurobiologics, where he led development of candidates that advanced to clinical studies including donanemab, the FDA-cleared amyloid-lowering antibody marketed as Kisunla for early Alzheimer's disease.

Six Proteomic Clocks Confirm Insilico's AI Drug Reverses Biological Age

Cambridge, Massachusetts – September 09, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine has published data in Nature Biotechnology showing that its AI-designed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) candidate rentosertib reversed predicted biological age by up to six years in some patients, based on six independently developed proteomic aging clocks.