{"id":461336,"date":"2026-05-26T19:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/461336\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:23:18","slug":"eli-lilly-to-acquire-three-small-vaccine-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/461336\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Lilly to acquire three small vaccine developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the continent. You can reach Andrew confidentially on Signal at drewqjoseph.71.<\/p>\n<p>Eli Lilly said Tuesday it would buy three early- and mid-stage vaccine developers, a boost for the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deals \u2014 which together could cost up to nearly $4 billion \u2014 are the latest acquisitions from Lilly, a company rich with cash from its booming GLP-1 business. In recent months, it\u2019s picked up companies working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kelonia-therapeutics-eli-lilly-slide-deck-memo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cancer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/02\/09\/eli-lilly-buys-orna-therapeutics-in-vivo-car-t\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">autoimmune diseases<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/03\/31\/eli-lilly-centessa-acquire-narcolepsy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sleep disorders<\/a>, all for under $10 billion each.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The companies being bought are Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics, and Vaccine Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-text\">STAT+ Exclusive Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-login\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"restricted-content-breaker-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stat-plus-breaker-bg.png\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stat-plus-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/stat-plus-logo-white.svg\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThis article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tUnlock this article \u2014 plus daily coverage and analysis of the pharma industry \u2014 by subscribing to STAT+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-content-breaker-wrapper-cta mobile\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta mobile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tIndividual plans<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tGroup plans<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button view-all\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker view all plans\" aria-label=\"View All Plans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View All Plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-content-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button restricted-button\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker subscribe cta 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the continent. 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