Lilly to build $6B plant in Alabama in 3rd of 4 big US investments
Lilly’s planned Huntsville site is part of the drugmaker’s commitment to add four U.S. manufacturing sites through a $27 billion reshoring investment unveiled early this year.
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Lilly cuts prices on Zepbound vials sold on LillyDirect
The decision is the latest in a series of moves to make its GLP-1 blockbuster more widely available and affordable.
Lilly rolling out direct-to-employer obesity drug coverage
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the coverage would be administered by third-party administrators to provide employers “transparent, flexible cost-sharing options” for their workers.
Jim Lefevere: Can state turn health innovation momentum into sustainable scale?
Yet promising health tech companies still leave the state to raise growth capital.
Roche survey: Many millennial women skipping cervical cancer screenings
Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics said while the survey was conducted in Europe, its implications are global and reflect challenges in the United States.
Orthopedic surgeon takes blunt approach to reforming care
Dr. Michael Meneghini waited out a two-year noncompete clause after leaving Indiana University Health before opening the $35 million Indiana Orthopedic Institute early this year.
New Indianapolis venture studio aims to launch 8-12 startups in next few years
Indianapolis-based Alloy Partners says its OneHealth Studio, a venture studio that quietly began operating last month in partnership with Elanco Animal Health Inc., will be ready to create its first startups early next year.
Elanco’s Q3 earnings top Wall Street forecasts as company continues to deal with debt
Despite reporting a loss, the company saw quarterly growth in the double digits and raised its full-year earnings estimate.
IU-Lilly study to explore drugs’ impact on job productivity
Eli Lilly and Co. is funding and participating in an Indiana University study that examines the health outcomes of people on weight loss drugs, including Lilly medications.
At new center, Purdue engineers will collaborate with IU doctors
Purdue University’s new Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering in Indianapolis has a growth plan that metaphorically matches a healthy growing body.
Lilly partners with Indian company to sell blockbuster weight-loss drug under new name
Per the agreement, the Indianapolis-based drugmaker will continue to manufacture the drug, which India-based Cipla will sell under a new brand name.
Brownsburg lining up incentives for $435 million life science facility
The relocated jobs would pay an average wage of $40.71 an hour, and the new jobs would pay an average wage of $45.90, according to town documents.
County-run Witham Health touts neighborly care as competition looms from a larger health system
The Lebanon-based hospital faces increased competition from large health systems that benefit from larger economies of scale and marketing budgets.
J&J lays out plan to splinter orthopedics business into separate company
The move leaves J&J focused on its pharmaceutical and MedTech segments, which make prescription drugs, contact lenses and technology to treat cardiovascular disease and help with surgeries.
Large hospitals gird for Braun’s plan to change Medicaid reimbursement
Indiana’s hospital systems could face hundreds of millions of dollars in annual Medicaid reimbursement cuts if the rates they charge to employer-provided insurance plans are higher than thresholds set by Gov. Mike Braun’s administration.
Parkview Health plans to connect with Indy startups, entrepreneurs at new 16 Tech innovation space
The move builds on a steady drumbeat of initiatives by the Fort Wayne-based health system in recent months to increase its brand awareness, services and infrastructure in central Indiana.
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.
Elanco opens ‘doors to the future’ with new $200M-plus Indianapolis headquarters
At Wednesday’s ribbon cutting, Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons said the new, three-building campus and developing OneHealth Innovation District “will write the history for the next 70 years of Elanco.”
IU group among finalists for up to $160M to develop musculoskeletal health hub
The goal of the National Science Foundation’s Engines program is to grow regional innovation ecosystems.
Lilly brain health campaign aims to ward off dementia
Eli Lilly and Co. this month launched a public awareness campaign called Brain Health Matters, which features actress Julianne Moore urging people to be proactive as they age to lower their risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.