Company Profile - Zealand Pharma AS

Introduction

Zealand Pharma AS (Zealand) is a biotechnology company. It discovers, designs and develops peptide-based medicines that target specialty diseases. The company's product portfolio comprises glepaglutide which is a long-acting GLP-2 analog in development for the treatment of short bowel syndrome and dasiglucagon is used against type 1 diabetes and congenital hyperinsulinism. It also offers GLP1-GLU which is used against several cardio-metabolic diseases such as heart disease, ischemic stroke and liver diseases. Zealand conducts research and development and in-licensing programs. It has operations in Denmark and the US. ealand is headquartered in Soeborg, Denmark.