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Lilly to Buy Merida for $2.88B in Autoimmune Push

Bloomberg Markets
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Eli Lilly plans to buy Merida Biosciences Inc. for as much as $2.88 billion in cash to expand in autoimmune and allergic diseases,...

Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Eli Lilly plans to buy Merida Biosciences Inc. for as much as $2.88 billion in cash to expand in autoimmune and allergic diseases, part of an effort to build beyond the weight-loss and diabetes markets that made it the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. (Source: Bloomberg)

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