Houston – – September 21, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has broken ground on a $6.5 billion manufacturing site in Houston, Texas, that will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for Foundayo (orforglipron), the company's first synthetic oral GLP-1 medicine for weight management.

Indianapolis – September 20, 2026 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Eli Lilly and Company's (NYSE: LLY) Inluriyo (imlunestrant) in combination with Verzenio (abemaciclib) for adults with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy.

Indianapolis – September 16, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has completed its acquisition of AtaiBeckley Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing rapid-acting neuroplastogens for mental health conditions.

Boston – September 08, 2026 -- Superluminal Medicines has closed an oversubscribed $60 million Series B financing led by BVF Partners, L.P., to fund a Phase 1 clinical trial for rare genetic forms of obesity expected to begin by the end of 2026.

INDIANAPOLIS – September 03, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company reported that combining Taltz (ixekizumab) with Zepbound (tirzepatide) sustained or deepened efficacy at 52 weeks in patients with psoriatic disease and obesity, building on statistically superior results already seen at Week 36 versus Taltz alone.

INDIANAPOLIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company agreed to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash to acquire Merida Biosciences, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing antibody-degrading therapies for autoimmune and allergic diseases. The figure includes an upfront payment plus contingent milestone payments under a definitive agreement announced by both companies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.