Creating Medicines That Make Life Better

Lilly was founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that met real needs in an era of unreliable elixirs peddled by questionable characters. His charge to the generations of employees who have followed was this: "Take what you find here and make it better and better."

More than 140 years later, we remain committed to his vision through every aspect of our business and the people we serve starting with those who take our medicines, and extending to health care professionals, employees and the communities in which we live.

Lilly's Purpose. Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world.

• A heritage more than 140 years strong: company founded on May 10, 1876.
• Headquarters located in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
• Approximately 33,000 employees worldwide.
• More than 7,500 employees engaged in research and development.
• Clinical research conducted in more than 55 countries
• Products marketed in 120 countries.

Three long established core values guide Lilly in all that we do:
Integrity , Excellence and Respect for People.
Therapeutic Areas: Diabetes, Oncology, Migraine, Immunology
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