New York – October 05, 2026 -- A new multisector coalition launched the 30x30x50 Brain Challenge, pledging to cut stroke incidence by 30 percent and increase primary-care cognitive screening by 50 percent across 30 global cities by 2031.

Indianapolis – October 02, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for Eli Lilly and Company's Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), clearing the non-covalent BTK inhibitor as a first-line treatment for adult patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) without 17p deletion.

New York – – October 02, 2026 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will honor 16 chemical engineering leaders with its 2026 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards, the organization's highest professional recognition, at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8-12.

Indianapolis – – September 30, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) reported that its oral GLP-1 therapy Foundayo (orforglipron) reduced cardiovascular death risk by 53% and all-cause death risk by 57% compared with insulin glargine in the Phase 3 ACHIEVE-4 trial, the largest and longest study of the medicine in type 2 diabetes to date.

Indianapolis – September 30, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) said its EBGLYSS (lebrikizumab-lbkz) monotherapy met the primary and secondary endpoints of the Phase 3b ADtouch study at Week 16, with more than half of treated patients achieving clear or almost clear skin on hands and feet (HF-IGA 0/1), the company disclosed ahead of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Vienna, running Sept. 30-Oct. 3.

Indianapolis – September 30, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) reported that its investigational triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide produced an average weight loss of 49.6 lbs (20.8%) over 80 weeks at the 12 mg dose in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, with more than half of participants no longer meeting BMI criteria for obesity. The Phase 3 TRIUMPH-2 results were presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Milan and simultaneously published in The Lancet.

Indianapolis – September 29, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company said a new indirect treatment comparison shows Zepbound (tirzepatide) 15 mg produced 4.5% greater body-weight loss than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy HD (semaglutide 7.2 mg) in adults with obesity, intensifying the competitive battle in the obesity-drug market. The 10 mg dose of Zepbound delivered 3.2% greater weight reduction than Wegovy HD, according to data presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan.

Indianapolis – September 29, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) reported that its oral GLP-1 drug Foundayo (orforglipron) at 17.2 mg produced 1.5% greater weight loss and 0.3% greater A1C reduction than oral semaglutide 25 mg over 52 weeks in adults with type 2 diabetes, based on an indirect treatment comparison presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Milan.

Indianapolis – September 28, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) launched the Lilly Change the Course Commitment on Sept. 28, targeting treatment parity for diabetes and obesity patients between high-income countries and resource-limited settings by 2040. Today, for every four patients in high-income countries who access Lilly's diabetes and obesity medicines, only one patient in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can reach them.

North Bethesda, Md. – September 24, 2026 -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) will convene its 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington, D.C. from October 18-21, drawing pharmaceutical manufacturing leaders for four days of hybrid sessions combining in-person and virtual attendance.