Once a year GLP1? Exploring Semaglutide implants

GLP1 implants that are administered once or twice a year and deliver consistent Semaglutide, powered by Vivani Medical's NanoPortal technology.

Once a year GLP1? Exploring Semaglutide implants

Currently most GLP1 treatments (injections, pills) are either taken on a weekly cadence or daily. What if you could take GLP1 once and have the effects last for a full year?

Vivani Medical is working on just that – a GLP1 implant that delivers the medication throughout an entire year (administered possibly once or twice a year):

Vivani Medical Announces Positive Preclinical Weight Loss Data for NPM-139 Semaglutide Implant, with Potential for Once-Yearly Dosing
NanoPortal™ technology successfully delivers semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic®/Wegovy®, in a preclinical study with……

This is quite the interesting new direction (and one most people probably wouldn't have expected), so we took a closer look.


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