Eli Lilly and Company Announces Expansion of Indianapolis R&D Headquarters
"We are excited to grow our presence in
Upon completion in 2017, the new building will enable organic chemists and engineers to work side-by-side in a collaboration-centric workspace with modelling, analytical and formulation scientists. Key to this success will be flexible laboratories that can adapt as research and technology needs evolve, as well as open, interactive meeting spaces that are meant to spark creativity and multi-disciplinary problem-solving. The laboratory will focus its efforts on small molecules - treatments typically taken orally - which currently comprise about half of Lilly's investigational medicines portfolio.
"Ultimately, innovation is often tied to where and how we work together, so we wanted to create an environment that could unlock this potential," said
This is Lilly's fourth strategic research and development expansion this year. In May, Lilly announced it would build a delivery and device innovation center in
About Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and newsroom.lilly.com/social-channels. C-LLY
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