May 20, 2013
J.K. WallThe study results, which will be released Monday afternoon, are part of Indianapolis-based Lilly’s campaign to get Medicare
to pay for use of its brain imaging agent Amyvid.
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May 16, 2013
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly claims recent decisions by Canadian courts invalidating 17 drug patents have made the country an outlier among major
developed countries.
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May 14, 2013
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter underwent a scheduled surgery Monday for a heart defect, and the repair to the aorta
is functioning as intended, the Indianapolis-based drugmaker said.
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May 13, 2013
Associated PressDr. Jay Hess was picked to become the 10th dean in the school of medicine's 110-year history and the first dean in the past
five to come from outside IU.
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May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
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May 10, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe drug, enzastaurin, was in the most advanced stage of testing and had been expected to generate $260 million in annual
sales by 2018.
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May 8, 2013
IBJ StaffWarner relies on funds from the Indiana Family and Social Administration, but the FSSA recently decided to end that funding
after numerous complaints against the company went unresolved.
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May 7, 2013
Mason KingFive of the six Hoosier firms that appear in the 2013 rankings slipped from their positions in last year's list of the largest
U.S. companies.
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May 6, 2013
J.K. WallJohn Lechleiter has been suffering from a dilated aorta, Eli Lilly and Co. said Monday. Current CFO Derica Rice will take
his place until later this summer.
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May 6, 2013
J.K. WallLilly will eliminate 1,624 positions from its U.S. sales force in July, according to a notice the company made to state officials.
But some of those workers may be rehired by the firm.
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May 6, 2013
Associated PressMajor drugmakers, including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., are closely watching Pfizer Inc.'s plan to sell Viagra directly
to consumers. The bold move blows up the drug industry's distribution model.
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May 4, 2013
J.K. WallInfuse Accelerator hopes to make early-stage investments in 12 to 15 companies a year.
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April 27, 2013
J.K. WallIndiana’s county-owned hospitals have rushed to acquire nursing homes in the past two years, opening a revenue stream
for both the hospitals and the long-term-care facilities. But the additional federal revenue that has driven these purchases
could come under threat.
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April 27, 2013
Associated PressA decision to cut state funding by 38 percent for programs that help people stop smoking and try to prevent others from starting
worries those behind the state's tobacco cessation efforts.
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April 25, 2013
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly and Co. is seeking to revoke a patent held by a Johnson & Johnson unit, arguing at a London court it might delay
availability of a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
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April 24, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Indianapolis pharmaceutical company left its full-year profit forecast unchanged despite a spike in first-quarter earnings.
Revenue fell short of analyst expectations.
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April 23, 2013
Associated PressA pharmacy that makes specialty medications is recalling nearly 100 compounded drugs after federal regulators found potential
safety problems during an inspection.
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April 22, 2013
J.K. WallInvestors are gaining confidence in the ability of major drugmakers, including Eli Lilly and Co., to improve their pipelines
of new products. The big pharma firms begin to report first-quarter earnings this week.
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April 18, 2013
IBJ StaffThe pharmaceutical firm has $400 million in projects in the works for its facilities south of downtown. City officials have
advanced its request for tax breaks to a public hearing and final consideration May 1.
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April 16, 2013
Associated PressThe possibility of thousands of Indiana residents becoming eligible for addiction treatment under the federal health overhaul
has state officials and providers preparing for an expansion.
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April 15, 2013
Mason KingIndianapolis development officials on Wednesday will weigh the 10-year requests from the pharmaceuticals giant related to
a new manufacturing plant and improvements to existing operations downtown.
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April 15, 2013
J.K. WallInvestor smiles about new experimental cancer drugs and an aggressive play for the animal health market in China turned to
frowns after Lilly disclosed deep cuts to its U.S. sales force.
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April 11, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis pharmaceuticals giant said Thursday that it would lay off hundreds of U.S. sales reps, as it prepares for
the loss of patent protection on two of its best-selling drugs.
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April 11, 2013
Bloomberg NewsIndiana, Michigan and South Carolina saw the steepest declines in employer-backed coverage from 2000 to 2011, according to
a study released Thursday.
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April 8, 2013
Associated PressLawyers for a security company being sued in the theft of $60 million worth of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse
in Connecticut say there's no proof the thieves used a report it prepared about security weaknesses in the building.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.