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Trump health secretary: Drugmakers must help cut prices, or else

May 14, 2018

Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services and a former executive of Eli Lilly and Co., said Monday that the Trump administration plans to turn up the heat on uncooperative pharma firms.

Lilly shareholders reject proposals to lower takeover barriers

May 14, 2018

Failure to approve the proposals keeps Eli Lilly and Co.’s supermajority-vote requirement for takeovers and staggered board elections intact.

Trump unveils ‘sweeping’ plan to reduce prescription drug prices

May 11, 2018

President Donald Trump's long-awaited plan to bring down drug prices, unveiled Friday, will mostly spare the pharmaceutical industry he previously accused of "getting away with murder" and instead focus on increasing private competition.

Trump plan for drug prices won’t include direct negotiations

May 11, 2018

President Donald Trump is set to unveil his long-awaited plan for reducing drug prices after more than a year of bold promises to tackle pharmacy costs that are squeezing millions of Americans.

BRIAN PAYNE: Don’t squander opportunity to rethink I-65/I-70 project in Indy downtown

May 9, 2018

Our growing coalition is defining a new vision for this critical infrastructure that joins a national movement that is repurposing aging urban interstates, just like ours, in ways that revitalize cities while still accommodating commuters and growing logistics traffic.

Lilly rolls out its first-ever TV campaign for a cancer drug

May 9, 2018 | John Russell

The ads for the metastatic breast cancer drug Verzenio show women in their 50s and 60s looking resolute and indomitable, surrounded by smiling friends and family.

Antidote for opioid overdoses often is difficult to obtain

May 9, 2018

The fact naloxone is a prescription drug creates a hurdle for addicts and their families. In addition, many pharmacies and local health departments don’t stock it, and not everyone can afford it.

Conner Prairie, Ritz Charles plan event venue on White River

May 3, 2018

Conner Prairie is teaming with Carmel-based hospitality company Ritz Charles on a $3 million project that will renovate the historic Chinese House at the Fishers living history museum and add an event venue along the White River.

Conner Prairie Bluffs event venue Ritz Catering

GREG MORRIS: Hoosiers can do better in fight against hunger

May 2, 2018

We’re still too reliant on federal food programs, which could see massive cuts.

Foreign ambassadors set to descend on Indianapolis

May 2, 2018

More than 30 foreign ambassadors—representing countries across four continents—are scheduled to be in Indianapolis to learn about Indiana’s economy and explore potential business relationships with Hoosier firms.

Major health initiative targets 3 Indianapolis neighborhoods with high diabetes rates

May 1, 2018

A five-year, $7 million program is led and supported by a coalition of local health institutions, including Eli Lilly and Co., Fairbanks School of Public Health and Eskenazi Health. It is based on a model that Lilly has used in other countries.

Salesforce named Tech Company of Year at TechPoint’s Mira Awards

April 27, 2018

The Mira Awards’ top individual honor—the Trailblazer Award—went to John Wechsler, the founder of Launch Fishers and the Indiana IoT Lab.

Infosys says it’s not worried about filling jobs in Indianapolis

April 26, 2018

The India-based technology company plans to hire 3,000 employees in Indianapolis by the end of 2023.

Drug industry sets lobbying records as pricing pressure looms

April 23, 2018

The drug industry set several quarterly records for lobbying spending in the first three months of 2018, but Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. actually reduced lobbying expenditures.

Next big test for biotech investors is FDA review on Lilly arthritis drug

April 19, 2018

Eli Lilly’s baricitinib faces a big review from an FDA panel on Monday, but preliminary briefings don’t appear to be positive.

HHS secretary Alex Azar hires Indy insurance exec in key advisory role

April 19, 2018

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive who was hospitalized twice this week, has hired Jim Parker, president and CEO of MDwise and a former longtime executive at Anthem Inc.

EDITORIAL: ‘Brain gain’ should be new focus for Indiana’s business community

April 18, 2018

The idea is that Indiana has fixed the problems that forced graduates to go elsewhere to find good jobs in tech, finance and other industries. Instead, it now needs to find and recruit talent to fill all the jobs Indiana firms are creating.

Rare loss for Big Pharma will cost industry billions

April 6, 2018

Drugmakers will have to offer a much more generous discount to Medicare beneficiaries who fall into the so-called donut hole coverage gap.

Black Eye, an Asian-themed takeout place, to open in Fountain Square