BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) – Swiss pharmaceutical ‌company Roche is ‌aiming for a double-digit ​market share in the weight loss market and wants ‌to ⁠close the gap on its ⁠Danish rival Novo Nordisk, its ​CEO told ​Germany’s ​Handelsblatt business ‌daily.

“We expect to be among the top three in the market at ‌the very ​least,” Roche ​Chief ​Executive Thomas ‌Schinecker said in ​an ​interview with the newspaper published ​on ‌Tuesday.

(Writing by Linda ​Pasquini; Editing by ​Christopher Cushing)