Eli Lilly

Lilly steps up efforts to improve minority enrollment in clinical trials

Thursday, September 22, 2011 02:08 PM

Targeted trial sites, information on patient-assistance programs, on-site visits, culturally sensitive patient materials and amended protocol designs can all help to increase minority participation in clinical trials, a US study by Eli Lilly has indicated, according to PharmaTimes.

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Lilly expects original drugs sales to triple in India

Friday, September 16, 2011 11:15 AM

American drug maker Eli Lilly will bet on its original drugs as it aims to triple sales in India over the next five years. Unlike other foreign drug makers, it plans to stay away from acquisition of local firms or branded generics to boost its market share, according to The Economic Times.

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Eli Lilly maximizes presence on social media

Friday, September 16, 2011 10:41 AM

Last week the company launched a new YouTube channel and tomorrow Lilly will make its official corporate debut on Facebook, according to InPharm.

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Lilly allows researchers to submit compounds online

Thursday, September 15, 2011 10:30 AM

Combine an intense ambition to slash the 10 years and $800 million it takes to develop new medicines with the ability to encode promising new compounds so they can be digitally tested without revealing their full traits. Add academic researchers worldwide who'd like to know if they've discovered a valuable new drug, but are wary of handing it over to a big drug maker. The result is Eli Lilly's inspired Open Innovation Drug Discovery program, according to Information Week.

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Icon and Bristol-Myers Squibb build on strategic partnership, extending it to early-phase work

Monday, September 5, 2011 08:00 AM

Icon and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) have inked a preferred-provider agreement for early-phase development. This constitutes the CRO’s second sizable agreement with BMS; in June 2010, the two formed a strategic partnership, with Icon focused on providing global support for the drug developer’s clinical development pipeline.

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Eli Lilly in talks with Turkish generic drug company

Friday, September 2, 2011 01:23 PM

Eli Lilly is in talks to form a partnership with, and potentially invest in, Turkish generic-drug company Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii (MN Pharmaceuticals), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, according to Reuters.

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American Cancer Society enrolls thousands in prevention study

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:33 AM

For the past two years, the American Cancer Society has been enrolling people across the country in its latest research project, cancer prevention study-3, according to a report in the Indianapolis Star. In the first week of October, eight of Indianapolis’ major employers will contribute, signing up people at their work sites.

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FDA reviews BYDUREON, type 2 diabetes medication

Friday, August 12, 2011 02:48 PM

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Alkermes have reported that the FDA has acknowledged the companies’ BYDUREON (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) resubmission. The FDA has categorized it as a class II resubmission requiring up to six months for review and assigned a new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of January 28, 2012. BYDUREON is an investigational medication for type 2 diabetes.

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Omthera names Lloyd VP regulatory affairs

Monday, August 1, 2011 12:32 PM

Omthera Pharmaceuticals reports that Ramona M. Lloyd has joined the company as vice president regulatory affairs, effective immediately.  In this newly created position, Dr. Lloyd will be responsible for the management of all regulatory activities, including regulatory strategy and interactions with the FDA.

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Icon acquires Firecrest Clinical, adding portal technology to boost site quality while reducing errors and costs

Monday, July 25, 2011 08:02 AM

As large pharmaceutical companies scrutinize the pack of mid- and top-tier CROs to determine who wins the coveted strategic-partnership agreements, there’s a mad scramble among CROs to differentiate themselves from one another and stand out as efficient, high quality, exciting and deserving.

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