Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Novo Nordisk's purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. The company does so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to it's medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 59,000 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries.