Point Biopharma insiders to reap millions from Lilly deal
Top executives and directors of Indianapolis-based Point Biopharma Global Inc. could rake in an eye-popping $212 million from their deal to sell the company to drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co.
Top executives and directors of Indianapolis-based Point Biopharma Global Inc. could rake in an eye-popping $212 million from their deal to sell the company to drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co.
The results, which were also presented Sunday at a medical conference, confirm that the drug made by Eli Lilly and Co. has the potential to be one of the most powerful medical treatments for obesity to date, outside experts said.
Eli Lilly and Co. is paying Indianapolis-based startup Point Biopharma $12.50 a share, an 85% premium over the company’s closing price on Monday of $6.68 a share.
Eli Lilly and Co. just hit another bump in the road in its quest to push deeper into treatments for skin diseases, the third setback this year for the Indianapolis-based drugmaker from the U.S Food and Drug Administration.
The decision represents a rare case of a judge overturning a jury verdict and is a major win for Lilly, which argued strenuously that its Emgality drug is substantially different than Anjovy, a drug sold by competitor Teva Pharmaceuticals.
The solar structures are designed to help generate power for the company and reduce its carbon footprint.
Lilly is suing medical spas, wellness centers and compounding pharmacies in various U.S. states that sell unapproved versions of its blockbuster diabetes drug, which is frequently used off-label for weight loss.
The group hopes to improve civic education in a state that ranks among the bottom nationally when it comes to voter registration and turnout.
The Biden administration is targeting diabetes treatment Jardiance and nine other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans.
The pharmaceutical company has launched 20 drugs in the past decade to treat diseases from arthritis and psoriasis to diabetes and cancer. In recent months, Lilly has overtaken every competitor to become the most valuable drugmaker in the world.
Much of the excitement is due to strong results from Mounjaro, which hit the market in June 2022 as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes and rang up $979.7 million in the quarter.
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company’s first-quarter performance was driven by strong sales of leading drugs for diabetes, cancer and other diseases.
If U.S. regulators approve, the drug would be only the second Alzheimer’s treatment convincingly shown to delay the mind-robbing disease—after rival Leqembi. Both drugs pose a serious safety concern—brain swelling and bleeding.
More than 110,000 Hoosiers suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, which robs people of their memories and abilities to do daily tasks, and is the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.
With the acquisition of Versanis Bio, Lilly is adding another promising treatment to its weight-loss drug pipeline.
The EMA said it would consider whether its review should be extended to other drugs in the same class, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists. Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.’s Mounjaro is among them.
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, reporter John Russell discusses Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices and its effects on patients, drug makers and the rest the health care industry. Eli Lilly and Co. would like to see some changes.
David Ricks, CEO of Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co., is turning up the volume on his concerns over a new law that would allow Medicare, for the first time, to negotiate drug prices.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said it will acquire Sigilon Therapeutics Inc., a six-year-old startup that is developing a technology to help type 1 diabetes patients restore insulin production over sustained periods.
Medical experts predict the pills will be popular, especially among people who want to lose weight but are fearful of needles.