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Science has been our calling from the beginning. Colonel Eli Lilly founded the company in 1876 and charged employees to “take what you find here and make it better and better.” More than 147 years later, we remain committed to his vision through every aspect of our business and the people we serve, starting with discovering the best treatments for those who take our medicines and extending to health care professionals, employees and the communities in which we live. Moreover, you can also count on the team at Lilly to be incredibly civic-minded, supporting our communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and a creative and innovative can-do spirit.

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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Exceptional people with an
extraordinary purpose.
Our values and commitment
have guided our success
for over 140 years.
We are Lilly
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 bery 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, IDM
  • “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
39,000 global employees coming together from diverse backgrounds to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Get to know us through our Powered by Purpose series.
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The drugmaker’s dominance of the obesity market is fueling predictions that years of growth lie ahead.
If Eli Lilly’s obesity pill orforglipron is approved and priced around $200 per month, analysts at Truist predict patients will flock to it.
Novo Nordisk goes “on the offensive” following Trump deal that also included rival Eli Lilly, putting an exclamation point on rapidly declining GLP-1 drug prices. Experts say the unusual situation makes it hard to predict what’s next.
The introduction of AbbVie’s hepatitis C drugs in 2014 forced Gilead’s hand in the fight for market dominance in hepatitis C. A similar dynamic is now playing out between Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in the obesity space, with some key differences.
The companies have yet to disclose how many programs they plan to collaborate on or what indications they will prioritize.
In 2025, landmark obesity drug deals, China’s biotech surge, and AI’s deeper integration into pharma operations drove a year of transformation and renewed momentum for life sciences.
Pfizer seals the deal with Metsera for $10 billion after Novo Nordisk bowed out; President Donald Trump welcomes executives from Novo and Eli Lilly to the White House to announce that the companies’ GLP-1 medicines would be sold at a reduced cost; and the FDA grants the second round of priority review vouchers—primarily to already marketed drugs.
The White House may have struck a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk last week to lower the costs of their weight loss drugs for patients, but knockoff versions of Zepbound and Wegovy still permeate the obesity market.
MeiraGTx Holdings is licensing a genetic eye disease medicine to Eli Lilly in a deal worth up to $475 million.
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