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
A surprising deal from Vertex Pharmaceuticals adds to Big Pharma’s acquisitive streak as Crinetics folds into the cystic fibrosis drugmaker. Meanwhile, IPOs and venture capital raises trend upward, but mostly for derisked companies. Plus, FDA decisions slow only slightly as the hunt for a permanent leader drags on.
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Teams at facilities being developed by Eli Lilly, Regeneron and other companies will receive early technical guidance and additional perks from the FDA.
The vibe at BIO 2026 in San Diego last week was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees observing noticeable changes at the FDA and an uptick in dealmaking and IPOs. Plus, a top medical journal this week retracted a pivotal study for Amgen’s rare disease drug Tavneos, which has been in the FDA’s crosshairs since January.
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Lilly has already spent more than $25 billion in potential business development commitments this year, including the $6.3 billion buyout of Centessa Pharmaceuticals that closed today.
AbbVie scooped up immunology player Apogee Therapeutics for nearly $11 billion in one of the year’s top deals to-date, while Sanofi made a big play to survive its upcoming Dupixent patent cliff; FDA uncertainty continues as the agency changes direction on gene therapies by uniQure and REGENXBIO; and Jef Akst and Annalee Armstrong report back from San Diego.
As Sangamo runs out of cash, Eli Lilly and Astellas have emerged as stalking horse bidders for key assets, including a Fabry gene therapy currently being submitted for potential FDA approval.
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