Roche sees positive results for new multiple sclerosis drug in late-stage trials
About 1 million people are living with multiple sclerosis in the U.S., and about 10% of those have PPMS, making it the least common form of the disease.
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Lilly, IU sign clinical trial, research agreement worth up to $40M
Officials say the pact, facilitated by the Indianapolis-based IU Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, is the largest single industry-sponsored agreement in the school’s history.
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Q&A with Cory Lewis, whose emphasis on collaboration has driven INCOG’s rapid growth
Lewis sat down with IBJ to talk about his leadership style and the role of cycling in his life.
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Q&A with Elanco’s Jeff Simmons on blockbusters, challenges and growing up on a vineyard
Elanco opened the doors of its new headquarters at the former GM stamping plant site this week.
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Q&A: Urology of Indiana’s Shawn Severns on new places, new procedures
As chief operating officer, Severns oversees 14 offices at 11 sites, including the new Carmel facility on Illinois Street, that treat roughly 900 patients a day.
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Indiana’s largest hospital systems hit state-imposed price targets in recent years, report says
House Enrolled Act 1004, passed in 2023, required the Indiana Department of Insurance to contract with a third party to calculate how Indiana’s nonprofit hospital systems’ commercial prices compared to Medicare reimbursements over time.
Riverview Health names Arkansas hospital executive as new CEO
The new hire will replace interim CEO John Bowen on April 1.
Lilly to acquire Massachusetts-based cell therapy firm for $2.4B
Orna is developing a treatment known as CAR-T cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy that trains a person’s own cells to recognize and destroy diseases.
Hancock Health podcast aims to speak to female patients
Jenn Wells, an executive at the Greenfield-based health care system, is trying to make difficult conversations more accessible through a women’s health podcast she started last fall called “Just Jenn.”
Q&A: BiomEdit CEO goes behind the scenes of an $18.4M VC round
The animal health startup had fundraising success in 2025, a year in which investment deals were hard to come by.
Lilly earnings continue upward path on growth of Zepbound, Mounjaro
Eli Lilly and Co. shares soared in midday trading Wednesday after the drugmaker reported fourth-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations.
Trump draws attention to Lilly’s massive building spree. Here’s what’s in the works.
Eli Lilly and Co. has announced $50 billion in U.S. expansion commitments since 2020, including numerous manufacturing plants all over the country.
Doctors navigate era of patients going online for information
There is an unlimited amount of health information, from vaccines to mental health, on the internet and social media, and an ever-increasing number of people are creating it and searching for it.
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute subsidiary names first CEO
Libris Innovations was created to help the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute advance the nonprofit’s scientific discoveries into new companies dedicated to delivering medical innovations for patients in need.
Lilly to build $3.5B plant in Pennsylvania in 4th of 4 big U.S. investments
The new facility, part of a $27 billion reshoring investment, will produce the drugmaker’s weight-loss therapies.
Lilly signs $1.12B deal with Germany-based firm to develop hearing loss treatments
The agreement with Seamless is the latest in a series of purchases and partnerships Lilly has established to build a pipeline of genetic medicines.
Purdue launching center for AI and robotics in medicine in Indianapolis
The Center for AI and Robotic Excellence in Medicine in part seeks to grow knowledge of AI and its uses in medicine and to identify solutions to military and frontier care challenges.
Indiana hospitals face mounting financial challenges, endangering services, execs say
Rural hospitals are among those that are most affected by the financial challenges facing health care institutions in Indiana, according to a new report released by the Indiana Hospital Association.
SpectronRx completes expansion of campus at Grissom Aeroplex
The Indianapolis-based radiopharmaceutical company built a 150,000-square-foot production facility and plans to add up to jobs.
Eskenazi Health Foundation names new CEO
The new hire succeeds Ernest Vargo II, who retired Jan. 15 after serving as CEO for 15 years.
Crossroads Health Ventures fund secures $21M to support life sciences startups
The fund has secured commitments from Eli Lilly and Co., Corteva Inc., Elanco Animal Health, Indiana University, Parkview Health and the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Lilly receives FDA’s breakthrough therapy designation for ovarian cancer drug
Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.
Labcorp planning to relocate lab hub to 50-acre campus in Brownsburg
The $435 million campus will include more than 500,000 square feet of advanced laboratory and production space.
Community Health Network Foundation CEO Joyce Irwin to retire
During Irwin’s time with Community, the Foundation has raised more than $137 million in donations to be distributed to programs across Community Health Network.