Eli Lilly and Company

For nearly 150 years, we’ve made significant and game-changing progress on our mission to make life better for people around the world. We’ve remained headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, since our founding on May 10, 1876, but our employees now work in countries around the world.

And thanks to the dedication of our diverse global team, we’ve been able to answer the call for new medicines to help solve some of the world’s most significant health challenges

When you’re on a mission to do what’s never been done before, you seek people willing to challenge the status quo of medicine. Those willing to relentlessly pursue what’s next, all in the name of health above all. #WeAreLilly

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Why do our employees love coming to work each and every day? Here’s what they have to say.
  • “Opportunity for growth is actually the biggest reason that I ended up hiring into Lilly.”
    Kavita - Associate Director, Packaging Operations
  • “Lilly worked very hard to be able to allow me to settle into my role, but they also had a great deal of consideration for my life outside of work.”
    Adrian - Associate Director, Manufacturing & Quality
  • “What we do matters, it matters to the people that we interact with. It matters to people in our families and it matters to people around the world.”
    Cecile - Sr Director, Design Hub Foundations
47,000 global employees coming together from diverse backgrounds to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Get to know Team Lilly through our Powered by Purpose series.
NEWS
Eli Lilly’s retatrutide could present a “differentiated option” for patients with type 2 diabetes who want to control their blood sugar and achieve maximal weight loss, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
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While Johnson & Johnson retains the top revenue rank across the major pharma companies, Eli Lilly last year established itself as the clear leader in the obesity market, in the process capturing investors’ attention and enthusiasm.
Combining tirzepatide with vitamin B12, a common additive in compounded versions of the drug, yields an impurity that could alter the drug’s toxicity profile and pose safety risks to patients, the company said in an open letter.
Orforglipron, Eli Lilly’s oral obesity drug, is under FDA review with a decision expected in April. The pharma has also filed for marketing authorization for the pill in China.
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UniQure and REGENXBIO are both dealing with FDA setbacks for their respective gene therapies, as regulatory experts question the FDA’s decision-making processes; CBER director Vinay Prasad is under probe for allegedly fostering a toxic workplace; Sarepta CEO Doug Ingram is stepping down after several years of tumult at the top of the muscular dystrophy–focused company; and Eli Lilly again tops Novo Nordisk in a weight loss trial.
Merck’s Keytruda will soon lose exclusivity, just as weight-loss giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk press in with their blockbuster GLP-1s.
The BioSpace team hit the ground running at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month to bring you the news from the streets of San Francisco.
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