Eli Lilly and Company
Overview
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis
, Indiana
, in the United States
. The company was founded in 1876 by a pharmaceutical chemist
, Eli Lilly
, after whom the company was ultimately named.
Among other specialties, Lilly was the first company to mass-produce penicillin
, as well as one of the first pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin
using recombinant DNA
, and today is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of psychiatric
medications.
In 2009, the company paid a $515 million criminal fine, at the time the largest in history, to settle accusations about Zyprexa, that were raised by the U.S.
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The company was founded in 1876 by a pharmaceutical chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
, Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly was the founder of Eli Lilly and Company.Eli Lilly may also refer to:* Eli Lilly and Company, a global pharmaceutical company...
, after whom the company was ultimately named.
Among other specialties, Lilly was the first company to mass-produce penicillin
Penicillin
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V....
, as well as one of the first pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin
Insulin
Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle....
using recombinant DNA
Recombinant DNA
Recombinant DNA molecules are DNA sequences that result from the use of laboratory methods to bring together genetic material from multiple sources, creating sequences that would not otherwise be found in biological organisms...
, and today is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of psychiatric
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
medications.
In 2009, the company paid a $515 million criminal fine, at the time the largest in history, to settle accusations about Zyprexa, that were raised by the U.S.
