# The Man Who Structured Pfizer $10B Obesity Bet Just Joined the Company Racing to Beat It

- slug: the-man-who-structured-pfizer-10b-obesity-bet-just-joined-the-company-racing-to-beat-it
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

The man who sold Pfizer its 10 billion dollar obesity bet just joined the company trying to prove it wrong. Matthew Lang guided Metsera through its Pfizer acquisition. Now at Structure Therapeutics, steering an oral GLP-1 in Phase III after the drug posted 16.3% weight loss.

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