The acquisition of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, which was announced in early June, is Novo Holdings' largest individual investment in antimicrobial resistance therapies to date, it said in a statement.

Novo Holdings, which controls 76% of the votes in Denmark's Novo Nordisk last week announced a major investment in a new energy transition fund, as it is looking to expand its portfolio beyond health.

(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Jane Merriman)