Lilly announces replacements for two retiring executives
Bryce Carmine, president of Lilly’s bio-medicines division, and Frank Deane, president of Lilly’s global manufacturing operations, both will retire on Dec. 31.
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Lilly gets dinged for job cuts
Eli Lilly and Co. got called out in a recent report on companies that took advantage of the 2004 tax holiday on foreign profits and have since slashed jobs.
FDA approves Cialis for enlarged prostate
Cialis, Lilly’s blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug, now can be taken to treat enlarged prostate. FDA approval means men who suffer from both disorders can take one medication.
Lilly slashes water use, reduces waste output
By 2013, Lilly hopes to reduce water intake another 5 percent, while reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills an additional 20 percent.
Lilly CEO says he’s not interested in Pfizer animal unit
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. doesn’t plan to buy Pfizer Inc.’s $3.58 billion animal-health business, CEO John Lechleiter said Wednesday.
Eli Lilly, Turkish firm in talks to sell drugs in 26 nations
Eli Lilly and Co., the world’s biggest maker of psychiatric drugs, is in talks with Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS to sell the Turkish company’s treatments in 26 countries, said Mustafa Nevzat’s CEO.
Lilly’s Alimta get favorable opinion for new use in Europe
If approved for continuation maintenance, Eli Lilly and Co.’s Alimta could be used for longer stretches in lung cancer patients, generating more revenue.
Debate rages over whether Lilly’s Byetta lifts cancer risk
A German researcher disputed the validity of a study that found Byetta and another diabetes drug increase cancer risk.
Lilly invests $30M in chronic-disease partnerships
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday it will spend $30 million over five years to fight chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, cancer and respiratory disease in developing countries.
FDA gets new report on Lilly diabetes drug
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday that patients taking their potential once-weekly diabetes treatment, Bydureon, saw a significant improvement in cardiovascular risk factors.
FDA deal with drugmakers raises user fees 6 percent
Drugmakers including Eli Lilly an Co. have agreed with regulators on a 6-percent increase in review fees as part of reauthorizing the drug-approval process through fiscal 2017.
Lilly spent $1.9M lobbying feds in first quarter
Eli Lilly and Co. spent $1.9 million lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, focusing on the health care overhaul and overseas pricing reform, among many other issues.
Lilly wins appeals court ruling in Strattera patent case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., overturned Friday a judge’s decision that Lilly’s patent on attention-deficit treatment Strattera was invalid.
Eli Lilly’s Elanco unit blossoming at just the right time
An investment firm projects that the Elanco animal-health business will generate sales of nearly $2 billion by 2012 and surpass $3 billion by 2018.
Despite sales spike, Effient has middling prospects
Remember Effient? The blood thinner that was once Eli Lilly and Co.’s greatest post-Zyprexa hope and then, after a slow launch, was dismissed as an abject failure? Well, it’s turning out to defy both predictions.
Lilly stock rises after drugmaker reports higher sales
Investors responded favorably Thursday to Eli Lilly and Co.’s surprisingly strong second-quarter revenue, even though its profit fell due to rapid spending on marketing and research.
Pfizer won’t break up animal unit for potential Lilly bid
Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, said it isn’t interested in breaking up its animal health unit after Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. expressed interest in buying some of its products.
Lilly profit falls, but forecast rises after second quarter
Second-quarter profit fell at Eli Lilly and Co., but the Indianapolis drugmaker beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts by a penny per share and raised its full-year profit forecast by as much as 10 cents per share.
Lilly: Alzheimer’s patients on failed drug didn’t improve
Eli Lilly and Co. said patients with Alzheimer’s disease whose conditions worsened upon taking the experimental drug semagacestat didn’t improve after dosing was halted.
FDA says potential diabetes drug may cause cancer
Dapagliflozin would be the first in a new class of diabetes treatments called SGLT2-inhibitors that work by letting patients excrete excess blood sugar in their urine. Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. is among several companies pursuing similar drugs.