Eli Lilly and Company marks 140 years of caring and discovery
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Over 14 decades, the organization has contributed more than 100 medicines and significant medical advances, such as the first commercially available insulin, manufacturing and global distribution of the Salk polio vaccine and mental health breakthroughs such as anti-depressant Prozacâ (fluoxetine). Today Lilly continues to progress its most robust pipeline in history with dozens of potential new medicines in mid- to late-stage development for cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disease, pain and Alzheimer's disease.
"As Lilly celebrates 140 years, we're keeping the vision of our founder alive - from our dedication in the lab to our impact in the community," said
Lilly is committed to making life better by lending expertise and partnering with organizations around the world to help ease pressing global health problems, including tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases and hunger. Through its Connecting Hearts Abroad program, which began in 2011, Lilly has sent nearly 1,000 employees to address urgent health and social challenges in under-served communities around the world. Lilly employees also volunteer locally to improve the communities where they live and work. Over the last eight years, Lilly employees in 70 countries have given
more than 725,000 hours during the company's annual Global Day of Service, one of the largest single-day corporate programs in
Lilly has a long history of philanthropic giving initiated by
To learn how the people of Lilly turn inspiration into action every day, visit www.LillyForBetter.com.
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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