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Ex-Lilly Executive Confirmed as US Health Secretary

26.01.2018 - By vote of 55 to 43, former Eli Lilly executive Alex Azar was confirmed by the US Senate as new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 24. Azar...

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US Health Secretary Pick Hammered on Price Gouging

10.01.2018 - Alex Azar, US President Donald’s Trump’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has faced from criticism from Democrats in the Senate Finance Committee...

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Former Lilly President to Head US Health Department

14.11.2017 - US president, Donald Trump, has chosen Alex Azar, a former US president of drugmaker Eli Lilly, as his new Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Azar will replace Tom Price...

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FDA Approves Lilly Breast Cancer Drug

09.11.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug developed by Eli Lilly to treat a common type of breast cancer. Verzenio is recommended both for women and men with HR...

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Lilly and CureVac in Cancer Vaccines Pact

23.10.2017 - In a deal that could lead to the development of five new cancer vaccines, US drugs giant Eli Lilly is investing in German biopharma CureVac. Lilly will make an equity investment of...

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Lilly to cut 3,500 jobs by Year-end

12.09.2017 - US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has announced it will slash 3,500 positions – about 8% of its global 42,000-strong workforce up to the end of 2017. The cuts, part of a scheme to...

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Eli Lilly and Nektar Develop Autoimmune Therapy

31.07.2017 - US pharma companies Eli Lilly and Nektar Therapeutics have signed an agreement to jointly develop the latter’s novel immunotherapy, NKTR-358, which could potentially treat a number...

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UK Supreme Court Upholds Lily Alimta Patent

14.07.2017 - The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favor of US drugmaker Eli Lilly in a patent dispute with generics producer Actavis, now owned by Israel’s Teva, over the cancer drug Alimta. The...