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Executive Summary - The PaaS Strategy A A R Q

USE THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS A DRIVER TO REACH MORE PATIENTS BY 2050 WHILE STRIVING FOR ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT

Questions & Considerations Pharma as a Service Impact

1
Awareness AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS Capture additional
Intervene early in the customer journey through
How can Novo Nordisk increase diabetes
awareness and encourage more Awareness Campaigns launched in collaboration with 481K
individuals to get tested? The American Diabetes Association across high-risk new customers
communities in the USA.

2
Patient Support LIFESTYLE APPLICATION | NovoAPP
Sale Increase
Launch a lifestyle application for all patients using a
How can Novo Nordisk support their
patients once they are diagnosed and
Novo Nordisk device, tackling all 5 Core Patient 4,722 M DKK
have purchased their device? Needs and offering a holistic approach to living with
(6.4% CAGR 2025)
the disease.

3
Circular Economy GIVE DEVICES AS SECOND LIFE Market
Saving
Transform the take-make-waste model into a circular Share
How can Novo Nordisk decrease their
economy by giving devices a second life via a more Increase by 4K tons
environmental impact in their value
chain? frequent use of the Autoclave and acquisition of of plastic yearly
Terragon’s MAGS technology in the value chain. 3%
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Key Internal Dimensions & Drivers A A R Q

Novo Nordisk current standing with the task at hand

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Patient Changing Needs & Demands


Out of the 17 sustainable development ü Democratization of information - crucial
goals, we have identified 5 that are fair that Novo Nordisk start participating in
game for Novo Nordisk. the conversation patients are having with
Dr. Google
ü Embracing the 5 Core Patient Needs

Be a Driver of Change Implementation


“We don’t wait for change, we drive change” Setting Novo Nordisk in the right direction
in order to eliminate waste as much as
- Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk
possible by 2050.

Key Players
in the
Supply
Factory Doctors Patients Transport Production

Chain

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United States as Ideal Initial Market A A R Q

The United States has yet to combat the stigma associated with diabetes
and the disease shows little sign of slowing down
PROJECTED DIABETES RATE IN THE US
The American cities with the highest at-risk population of
developing diabetes: 15.30%

Miami, New Orleans, Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, 14.40%


Philadelphia, Atlanta, NYC, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, Seattle, Washington DC &
Minneapolis 13.00%

2020 2025 2030

30M Americans $300BN Free Market Approach By 2030, the diabetes rate
in the USA is projected to
Suffer from Diabetes Enables Novo Nordisk more
making it the 7th leading
Total cost on American
healthcare
freedom and leeway in regards to 38% rise by 38%.
This will reach 15.3% of
cause of death marketing techniques
the population.

Given the American markets’ large size and steady long-term growth rate, we are confident that continuously investing in
patient well-being as well as piloting circular economy initiatives in this region will enable Novo Nordisk to increase their
outreach while diminishing environmental impact, setting the stage to scale projects globally.
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Competing on Customer Journey & Product Experience A A R Q

Focusing on areas of the supply chain where Novo Nordisk can take leadership
in reducing environmental impact
Innovative Produce API Pack &
R&D Dispatch
Using 6 key
Intentionally eco- facilities produces Delivery through Waste
conscious product insulin in aseptic eco-conscious
design and maintain conditions alternatives while At every step of the
high speed to patent maintaining fresh supply chain, waste
product is produced and dealt
2 4 6 with in different
ways.

However, Novo
1 3 5 Nordisk itself only
accounts for 10% of
its waste. Moving to
Plan and source a circular economy
Distribute to
through 40,000 Final assembly in will require Novo
customers through
suppliers as market accordance to local Nordisk to take
local affiliates,
demand varies laws and regulations ownership of its
reaching patients
Novo Nordisk’s Level of waste across the
Control
Plan & Source Assembly Patients supply chain.
High Control
Medium Control
While Novo has achieved great environmental sustainability upstream in its supply chain, they needs to make their
Low Control customer journey more sustainable through the circular economy
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Complete Overview of the Customer Journey A A R Q

The PaaS Strategy increases the number of touch points with the patient
INTRODUCTION TO NovoPEN & Needles & Cartridges are
LIFE DOESN’T STOP AT NovoAPP 2
DIABETES CAMPAIGN 1 sent back to the 3rd party
distributor. Once arrived,
Sydney’s receives her NovoPEN, a they will both go through
She notices a striking advertisement funny looking tool she will have to their individual circular
on diabetes on her bus ride back inject in her side once a day. Her economy journey.
home from work, highlighting how pharmacist informs her about the
you may not know you’re diabetic… complementary NovoAPP – a
It encourages her to visit her doctor. lifestyle app for a lifestyle disease.

MEET SYDNEY DIAGNOSIS


Sydney is a 27-year-old Sydney leaves the doctors office
REFILL PRESCRIPTION 3
female from Miami. She feeling confused, scared,
doesn’t consider her After one month, Sydney orders her
overwhelmed and ashamed. She
health to be a priority, refill cartridges and needles via her
was just diagnosed with Type 2
given that she has to NovoAPP and brings her used cartridges
Diabetes. Prescription in hand, she
work two-jobs to support and needles back to her pharmacy in
goes to her local pharmacy to pick
her family. their blue and yellow bags
up her new medication with many
respectively. She learnt via the
questions buzzy in her mind.
NovoAPP that her medicines’ producer,
Novo Nordisk touchpoint Novo Nordisk, will recycle them. That
is something she feels good about.

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1.1. Capturing Lost Margin from the Rule of Halves A A R Q

Certain social classes in the United-States are disproportionally at risk of


falling within the Rule of Halves
STRATEGIC GOAL HIGH RISK AMERICAN POPULATION

Within U.S. minorities,


ü Bringing people to question their making up 38% of total
lifestyles in light of diabetes
information Among U.S. adults with less
than a high school education,
12.6%
38% population by 2060, 22% of
Hispanics and 20% in non-
Hispanic blacks were
ü Patient-centric approach from
Novo Nordisk in ensuring proper 12.6% had diabetes affected by Type 2 diabetes
treatment for all
ü Democratize information for at- Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents,
risk populations in the U.S.,
Consistently more prevalent
with males
1/4 and 1 in 4 young adults are
allowing Novo to compete with Dr. living with prediabetes
Google

Ensure healthy lives and


promote well-being for all How to American Diabetes Workshops
ages at all ages, with a target high- Association Educational & awareness
focus on maternal and child risk groups workshops organized in
health. Localizing treatment
through the financial collaboration with support groups,
support of Novo Nordisk tailored to at-risk populations

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1.2. A Patient-Centric Marketing Campaign A A R Q

Life Doesn’t Stop At Diabetes, Neither Should You

Of the 30.3M
Americans with
diabetes, 7.2M remain
undiagnosed which
represents 24% of
affected individuals.

Case study
Prostate Cancer in Canada

• Bringing a disease typically


regarded negatively (weakened
masculinity) into the public eye
• Incentivized men to really think
about their health and seek
treatment

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2.1. A Lifestyle APP, for a Lifestyle Disease A A R Q

Equipping patients with an integrated toolbox, helping them tackle their new
normal with confidence
HOLISTIC TREATMENT
A Comment Box enables patients to
1
communicate directly with Novo Nordisk, HI, SYDNEY! Offer patients a digital toolbox filled with
providing live customer experience feedback integrative solutions answering all 5 CORE
PATIENT NEEDS, no matter their socioeconomic
SOCIAL SUPPORT background.
Address patient queries & health concerns via 2 115
points
a 24/7 chat box, powered by machine learning
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DOWNLOAD APP & QR CODE
ACCOMPLISH TODAY?

BALANCING LIFE & DISEASE A QR code on promotional pamphlets will encourage patients
Equip patients with tools to fight stigma, gain to download the NovoAPP after purchase of their device at
self-confidence and openly discuss mental
3 their local pharmacy.
health through educational blog posts

SELF-CARE CAPABILITIES
Recipe of the day
Simple nutritional & fitness plans educating FACILITATE PRESCRIPTION REFILLS
4
patients on healthy lifestyle tips that will help
Enable seamless patient refill experience with an in-app order
shape their new normal
functionality, connected to patient's pharmacy of choice.

REDUCE COMPLEXITY Let’s make zero environmental


How-To videos and step-by-step tutorials 5 impact, together

demystifying patients new Novo device

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2.2. APP Gamification & Incentives A A R Q

Further incentivizes APP users to cumulate Greener points through fun facts, measuring
the tangible and positive impact a patient is having on the environment

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH GAMIFICATION


The NovoAPP will incentivize patients to return their disposable
HI, SYDNEY! 115 HI, SYDNEY! 115
FUN GREEN FACTS points FUN GREEN FACTS points device’s pieces, through push notifications and gamification, to
their pharmacy in order to reduce their environmental impact.

This month, You have This month, you have Once returned, the patients notify the APP and are awarded
saved 19 PLASTIC BAGS! saved enough energy to Greener points to their profile.
cook a PIZZA for an HOUR!
Patients can compare their Greener score with other community
members.

Everyday
The NovoAPP Benchmarks Ripple Effect
community has saved Help patients measure the
enough energy to
Novo Nordisk will be at the root
The NovoAPP community positive impact they are of greater change by nurturing an
has saved +644M PLASTIC POWER +830 HOMES having on the environment
BAGS together! for a year! eco-conscious mind-set within
in ways that they can truly their patient community.
measure, not vague
statistics.

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3.1. One third of our most recyclable
A A R Q
products achieve current sustainability goal
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure,
promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and foster innovation
CURRENT PROCESS FUTURE PROCESS

REUSED REUSED
The pen is currently the only part of the We will continue to invest in innovative and
treatment which can be reused by the patients, long-lasting pens while educating customers
they generally keep it for numerous years

SINGLE-USE MULTI-USE
After their use, the cartridges, depending on At the heart of the waste problem,
where it is used, can be thrown in the recycling cartridges are going to be shipped back to
bin, however, it means that we would be relying the filling centers, sterilized, filled-again
on local authorities and sent again to the customers

TAKE-MAKE-WASTE SOURCE OF ENERGY


Needles, and single usage pens are considered Needles will now be dealt with in-house
as biowaste, there are strict legal constraints with the latest technology improvements,
which forces needles to be taken care off by they will be burnt and will provide energy
specialized companies, they end up in landfills to the local distribution centers

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3.2. Making a True Shift to Circular Economy A A R Q

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable


consumption and production STEP FIVE STEP SIX STEP SEVEN
patterns Sharps are Thermal energy is Bio-char can be
transported to used to power safely disposed of in
STEP FOUR nearest third-party third-party plant landfill
Goal 13: Take urgent action to
Initial transport to third centers with MAGS
combat climate change and its party is done through the
impacts same truck that delivered
the most recent insulin
shipment to the pharmacy
STEP TWO
Consumer obtains needed
refills and 2 new safe-
deposit bags
STEP ONE
Application
notifies you of
a needed refill

STEP THREE
Yellow and blue safety
bags, filled with used
products, are brought back
to the pharmacy
STEP FIVE STEP SIX STEP SEVEN
Cartridges are shipped back Cartridges1 go through Newly filled
to one of the 6 key an autoclave to be cartridges are
production facilities in BR, sanitized and then packaged, sealed
FR, US, DK, CH refilled and shipped
1 Plastic recommendation for reusable cartridges is Polypropylene (PP) or Polypropylene copolymer (PCO)

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3.2. Making a True Shift to Circular Economy A A R Q

TERRAGON’S EXPERTISE
Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc. is the unique, Montreal-based
STEP EIGHT
Thermal energy allows firm, that invented the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS). Without
the production plant to any preprocessing, the MAGS unit is able to break down waste, including
be self-sufficient
medical waste (ex: sharps). The only byproduct of the process is non-
SYRINGES

toxic char; no CO2 is emitted, and no water is contaminated.

STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF TERRAGON

CAD 11M
Taking ownership of bio-medical product waste
Recognizing the waste produced throughout the lifecycle of Annual Sales
their products X
3.58x
CARTRIDGES

Ensuring scalability of the solution


Industry Average + Premium
By allowing Terragon to grow through an embedded market
STEP NINE of third-party suppliers, Novo Nordisk allows them to =
Full circular achieve economies of scale and embed them throughout the
economy is whole supply chain CAD 40M
achieved!
Enterprise Value
STEP EIGHT Ensuring sustainability as a competitive advantage
Filled cartridges First large pharmaceuticals firm to complete the circular
arrive at pharmacy
and are available
economy-based design, distribution and sale of a zero-waste Price: 200M DKK
for patients insulin product

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The Outreach Initiative Supports the Efforts
A A R Q
Towards a Circular Business Model
The proposed project is both attractive from a top line and a bottom line perspective
Project Sales in USA Millions of DKK
Project Results Millions of DKK

Incremental Sales Diabetes products (USA) Incremental Free Cash Flow


100,000 10,000
90,000 8,000
80,000 8.4% CAGR
70,000 6,000
60,000 4,000
50,000
2,000
40,000
30,000 -
20,000 2020e 2021e 2022e 2023e 2024e 2025e
10,000
- Earnings per share
2020 Sales Organic Awareness Application 2025 Sales
growth campaign campaign $30.0 7.5% CAGR
Project Costs Millions of DKK $20.0

$10.0
Operational Expenses (2020) Capital Expenditures (2020)
-
Admin. Other 2019a 2020e
PPE - MAGS PPE -
8% 1%
15% Autoclave

R&D
Awareness 3% WACC = 8.4% Net Present Value = 111,065M DKK1
2,856M 34% 380M
20%
DKK DKK App
Sales and Operatin Current value per Project value per New implied value
g capex intangibl share = share = per share = 473
Dis. e value
37% 81% 435 DKK 39 DKK DKK
1%

By implementing the PaaS strategy Novo Nordisk will be able to create 111,065M DKK in value while boosting its per share
price by 39 DKK and growing its EPS by 7.5% annually till 2025
x
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The PaaS Strategy Will be Implemented Throughout
A A R Q
the Decade to be Ready For A Scale Up
PaaS 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
1. Awareness

1 Design Marketing Campaign

2 Launch Marketing Campaign

3 Start Workshops alongside the


diabetic association
2. Patient Support
1 Develop the Application

2 Build Application Content

3 Release QR Code on
promotional pamphlets
3. Circular Economy
1 Acquisition of Terragon

2 Get third parties agreement

3 Purchase of the autoclaves

4 Develop shipping-back logistics

5 Finalize and fully implement

4. Future Considerations
1 Scale up current initiatives
2 Further penetrate African and
South East Asian Market

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Key Takeaways & Future Considerations A A R Q

A strategic overview of the Pharma as as Service strategy


Objective Strategy Impact

Awareness Life Doesn’t Stop At


Promoting well-being for
Increase individual awareness Diabetes, Neither Should
Campaigns all
You

NovoAPP: a lifestyle app Democratizing access to


NovoAPP Offer holistic patient support
for a lifestyle disease medical information

Acquire Terragon & Transforming the take-


MAGS & Autoclave Reduce environmental impact capitalize on Autoclave in make-waste model into a
circular supply chain circular economy

Share Price Increase Saved Plastic Energy Generated

KPI’s 9% 3,863 Tons/yr


9.2M kW
or
839 Homes

Our PaaS Strategy enables Novo Nordisk to use a circular economy as a driver to reach more patients by
2050 while striving for zero environmental impact, aligned with 5 SDGs

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