2021 Indiana 100: Taltz leader sees more potential for blockbuster Lilly drug
Mathilde Merlet oversees one of Eli Lilly and Co.’s fastest-growing products, a medicine called Taltz that treats a variety of dermatology and rheumatology disorders.
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Indy-based software firm receives massive $120M investment to foster growth
The announcement comes five months after the company introduced its new product Halo, which uses artificial intelligence to make recommendations related to the quality of medical devices.
Purdue prof discovers stem cells that could help treat muscular disorders
With the help of a $2.3 million grant, Purdue University animal science professor Shihuan Kuang’s research will continue in an effort to better understand the origin and function of these newly-discovered stem cells.
Large study finds new COVID-19 shot about 90% effective
The Novavax vaccine, which is easy to store and transport, is expected to play an important role in boosting vaccine supplies in the developing world.
Purdue startup lands state award to advance work on spinal cord injury drug
Neuro Vigor says it will use $100,000 in early commercialization funds to “identify and validate” its lead drug candidate for the treatment of neuropathic pain in spinal cord injuries.
Carmel-based Syra Health to add 126 jobs
The health care and life sciences startup announced today it will expand its operations and add 126 new jobs by the end of 2025.
Patrick Cross: Health and life sciences trends for 2021 and beyond
Emerging from the pandemic, health and life sciences companies have a unique opportunity to leverage lessons learned for the benefit of the patients they serve.
In a lockdown, Roche pushes ahead with new, different diagnostic tests
Matthew Sause took the helm of the 4,500-person Roche Diagnostics’ North American operations in Indianapolis in November 2019—just four months before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic and much of the planet went into lockdown.
IBJ Life Sciences Panel: The ‘virtual world has made us faster’
This is a partial transcript of IBJ’s annual Life Sciences Power Panel, which took place virtually on April 30 with four of Indy’s biosciences leaders: 16 Tech CEO Bob Coy, GenePace Laboratories founder Sanjay Malkani, Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeff Simmons and Indiana University School of Medicine geneticist Tatiana Foroud.
Indiana life science players have adapted to pandemic, panelists say
Speakers at the IBJ Life Sciences Power Panel on Friday said their organizations have largely weathered the lockdown—raising records funds, taking on huge expansions, hiring new employees and reporting higher productivity.
Indiana’s COVID vaccine rollout gets mixed reviews
While the state’s rollout of eligibility for the vaccine has come under some fire, many Hoosiers have begun planning for a summer and fall free from worry, ready to resume their normal lives.
Battle over where to purchase specialty drugs hits Indiana
Health care practitioners and insurers are fighting over the hefty prices hospitals charge for specialty drugs to treat patients with cancer, vision loss, low white-blood-cell count and other serious diseases.
Insider alleges Lilly blocked her efforts to sound alarms about U.S. drug factory
Eli Lilly and Co. told Reuters news agency that it is working closely with the FDA to address concerns about the factory in Branchburg, New Jersey, which makes Trulicity.
Coronavirus restrictions kept daughter’s painful loss quiet
Julie Cranfill lost her father to COVID-19 last March. Because of pandemic restrictions, she felt there was no way to publicly remember her dad, to tell the world what a wonderful father he was.
Mother addressed coronavirus anxiety head-on
Kelly Tingle contacted her doctor early in the pandemic, to get control of her anxious thoughts.
Event manager makes career shift after pandemic job loss
Former JW Marriott employee Lisette Woloszyk watched things go from bad to worse in March, as cancellations for the city’s hotels racked up alongside COVID-19 cases.
Virus has woman with comorbidities homebound
Dee Alderman’s doctors told her in November, as cases heated up, to stay home completely; her husband and son decontaminate every time they come in the house.
COVID patient still struggling to recover
Three months after Dan McFeely was released from the hospital, he still struggles with shortness of breath and gets exhausted more quickly than before he caught the virus.
Pandemic has boosted cleaning company’s business
Jason Welch hopes his Indy Executive Cleaning will retain the customers it’s gained in the past year.
Graphic designer’s job loss brings opportunity
Andrea Haydon was notified by email that her job at Ratio Architects was being eliminated. She has since started her own firm.