Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen har snart været i spidsen for Novo Nordisks forskning og udvikling i 20 år. Hans efterfølger skal formentlig findes blandt de syv chefer lige under ham: Martin Holst Lange, Global Development. Robin Evers, Global Medical Affairs, Regulatory and Safety. Lars Fogh Iversen, Global Research Technologies. Marcus Schindler, Global Drug Discovery. Kenneth Strømdahl, Device R & D. Stephen Charles Langford Gough, Global Chief Medical Officer. Jesper Giede Bøving, CMC Development.