
The big story today with Eli Lilly is its hugely successful GLP-1 drugs, but the long-term story is likely to be about its acquisitions.
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The big story today with Eli Lilly is its hugely successful GLP-1 drugs, but the long-term story is likely to be about its acquisitions.

The drug giant added to its immunotherapy portfolio.
Eli Lilly Stock Slides as Pharma Giant Strikes $2.9 Billion Merida Deal
Lilly also announced that combining its inflammation treatment Taltz with Zepbound delivered lasting improvements in adults with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis who were obese in two late trials.

Kailera Therapeutics raised one of the biggest obesity biotech IPOs in recent memory, then watched its stock drop nearly 30%. Now several of the world's largest drugmakers have a compelling reason to make a move before pivotal trial data arrives.
Even if a megamerger fails to materialize, investors stand to benefit from a wave of M&A activity in the biopharma sector.
As stocks like Eli Lilly, Twilio, Hinge Health and more move ahead of earnings report, pay attention to these chart lines.
The FTSE 100 index closed down 10.35 points, 0.1%, at 10,857.70.
The merger would be one of the biggest pharma deals ever. AstraZeneca’s market capitalization stood at $264 billion as of Friday’s close, while Bristol Myers Squibb had a total valuation of $133 billion.
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AtaiBeckley Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAI, XETRA:9VC)'s acquisition by Eli Lilly for up to $3.8 billion reinforces growing interest from large pharmaceutical companies in psychedelic-based therapies, according to analysts at Jefferies, who believe that the deal reflects increasing momentum driven by...
AtaiBeckley climbed to a new four-year high on Thursday, as investors bought into its shares following news that Eli Lilly agreed to acquire the company for up to $3.8 billion. In intra-day trading, the stock surged to a record high of $7.22 before trimming gains to end the session just up by 33.40 percent at […]
Today, July 16, 2026, the clinical-stage psychedelics developer jumped 33% after Lilly announced a cash deal plus milestone payments.
AtaiBeckley stock surges after a Bloomberg report said Eli Lilly is in talks for a potential acquisition of the company, as investors await details of the deal.
Eli Lilly shares hit a record high Tuesday after IPO stock Kailera Therapeutics posted lackluster test results for its weight-loss pill.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is one of the best stocks for beginners to buy now. On June 24, Eli Lilly completed its acquisition of Centessa Pharmaceuticals, aiming to advance the development of orexin receptor 2 agonists. This new class of medicine is designed to treat narcolepsy and other sleep-wake disorders by targeting the brain’s […]
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Eli Lilly's spate of acquisitions is building out multiple areas of its pipeline at once.
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Led by former Loxo Oncology CEO Josh Bilenker, the startup now has a trio of cancer drugs in early-stage testing and more following closely behind.
Infectious disease could fuel Eli Lilly's next growth phase.
LLY's 2026 deal-making spree spans vaccines, oncology and neuroscience, aiming to diversify growth beyond GLP-1s amid rising obesity competition.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is included among the 10 Best Reddit Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires. On May 26, Reuters reported that Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) plans to acquire three vaccine developers in deals worth up to $3.8 billion combined, marking a deeper push into infectious disease prevention. The US drugmaker said […]
Eli Lilly agreed to buy three vaccine developers targeting shingles, bacterial infections and Epstein-Barr Virus.
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