Lilly's New Year Resolution: Make New Launches Into Blockbusters

Lilly laid out its 2019 financial forecast and commercial and R&D goals during an investor event in New York. While there were no big surprises, the company updated investors on important catalysts in diabetes, immunology, oncology and pain.

Indianapolis - Circa April 2016: Eli Lilly and Company World Headquarters. Lilly makes Medicines and Pharmaceuticals IV - Image

Eli Lilly & Co. has had a big run delivering new drugs to the market, launching 10 new drugs in the last five years. Now the company's big goal is to turn those launches into blockbuster-level commercial successes and continue the pattern of bringing more novel agents to market.

Lilly held an investor event in New York Dec. 19, splashing the company logo across the façade of the New...

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