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Also known as: DICE Therapeutics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company | DISTA | Eil Lilly and Company | ELI LILLY AND CO | Eli Lilly and Company | ELI LILLY CO | Experior | Experior S.L. | LILLY | LILLY RES LABS | Lily Research Laboratories | LOXO ONCOL ELI LILLY | Morphic Therapeutic, Inc. (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company) | National Institute of Mental Health, Eli Lilly & Co. | POINT Biopharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company | Prevail Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company | Scorpion Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Feb 1, 1989

First marketed drug

Jun 1, 1923

First NDA

Jun 1, 1923

Last known activity

Aug 1, 2026

Timeline

1870s

  1. Jan 1, 1876

    Eli Lilly— Founded

1960s

  1. Apr 7, 1967

    phenoxymethylpenicillin— Marketing Organization

1970s

  1. Jan 1, 1971

    Elizabeth Arden— Acquired

  2. Apr 9, 1976

    dicoumarol— NDA Organization

  3. Jan 1, 1977

    Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc— Acquired

  4. Jan 1, 1977

    IVAC— Acquired

1980s

  1. Jan 1, 1980

    Physio-Control Corporation— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 1985

    Hybritech— Acquired

  3. Jan 1, 1989

    Devices for Vascular Intervention, Inc— Acquired

1990s

  1. Jan 1, 1990

    IASO Pharma Inc.— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 1992

    Origin Medsystems— Acquired

2000s

  1. Feb 12, 2004

    Applied Molecular Evolution— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 2007

    ICOS— Acquired

  3. Jan 1, 2008

    SGX Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  4. Nov 24, 2008

    Imclone— Acquired

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2010

    Alnara PharmaceuticalsAlnara Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  2. Nov 8, 2010

    Avid RadiopharmaceuticalsAvid Radiopharmaceuticals— Acquired

  3. Apr 6, 2012

    florbetapir— NDA Secondary Org

  4. Jun 1, 2013

    ARMO BioSciences— Acquired

  5. Jan 18, 2017

    CoLucid Pharmaceuticals— Acquired

  6. May 14, 2018

    AurKa Pharma Inc.— Acquired

  7. Jan 7, 2019

    Loxo OncologyLoxo Oncology— Acquired

2020s

  1. Jan 10, 2020

    Dermira, Inc.— Acquired

  2. Dec 15, 2020

    Prevail Therapeutics— Acquired

  3. Jul 14, 2021

    Protomer Technologies— Acquired

  4. Jun 20, 2023

    DICE Therapeutics, Inc.— Acquired

  5. Aug 14, 2023

    Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc.— Acquired

  6. Aug 14, 2023

    Versanis Bio, Inc.— Acquired

  7. Oct 3, 2023

    POINT Biopharma— Acquired

  8. Oct 18, 2023

    Akouos, Inc.— Acquired

  9. May 16, 2025

    Rznomics, Inc.— Acquired

  10. May 27, 2025

    SiteOne Therapeutics— Acquired

  11. Jun 17, 2025

    Verve Therapeutics, Inc.— Acquired

  12. Oct 24, 2025

    Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.— Acquired

  13. Nov 10, 2025

    MeiraGTxMeiraGTx— Acquired

Drugs by trial phase (681 distinct, 2795 trials)

Indications

Approved for

Studied for

Marketed drugs (117)

Subsidiaries (31 direct, 31 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
Indianapolis, IN, US Jan 1, 1876
First NDA
Jun 1, 1923
Last known activity
Aug 1, 2026

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Fast track
  • Priority review
  • Breakthrough therapy
  • Accelerated approval

Notes

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