Kailera reports Zepbound-rivaling weight loss in phase 2 obesity trial

Fresh from a $400 million series A round, Kailera Therapeutics has shown off phase 2 data on an obesity candidate it believes can muscle in on the market. Kailera and partner Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals linked the injectable GLP-1/GIP receptor dual agonist to 22.8% mean weight loss after 36 weeks.