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Eli Lilly, Roche, device makers collaborate on new public-private research institute in Indiana

Eli Lilly, Roche, device makers collaborate on new public-private research institute in Indiana

May 30, 2013 5:00 pm by | 0 Comments

Roche and Eli Lilly are among major life science players in Indiana putting resources behind a public-private research institute that would discover and develop new health innovations.Industry leaders from the ... Read more
New for-profit company to sell software that powers Indiana’s health info exchange

New for-profit company to sell software that powers Indiana’s health info exchange

April 20, 2013 8:32 am by | 0 Comments

The Indiana Health Information Exchange is spinning off a for-profit company to support its own efforts and bring the benefits of health information exchanges to other states and communities.The Regenstrief ... Read more
IU Health Bloomington Hospital plans to cut jobs

IU Health Bloomington Hospital plans to cut jobs

April 18, 2013 8:10 pm by | 0 Comments

IU Health Bloomington Hospital plans to cut jobs in the coming months, but officials will not yet say how many.The losses will accompany consolidation of IU Health's information technology system, ... Read more
Lilly reports positive results from two trials of diabetes drug

Lilly reports positive results from two trials of diabetes drug

April 16, 2013 9:06 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said two additional late-stage studies testing its experimental diabetes drug dulaglutide met the main goal of reducing hemoglobin A1c levels, a measure of blood ... Read more
Drugmaker Lilly seeks to cut 30 percent of its U.S. sales force: WSJ

Drugmaker Lilly seeks to cut 30 percent of its U.S. sales force: WSJ

April 12, 2013 12:25 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co plans to layoff about 1,000 domestic sales representatives to reduce costs, as it faces daunting generic competition, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing ... Read more
Small businesses find part-time workers adding up to healthcare for all employees

Small businesses find part-time workers adding up to healthcare for all employees

April 7, 2013 11:04 am by | 3 Comments

Two drivers of higher costs for employers are a health insurance tax expected to disproportionately affect small businesses and the employer mandate, which requires employers with more than 50 full-time ... Read more
Purdue startup developing biotech scaffolding as permanent fix to bad knees and hips

Purdue startup developing biotech scaffolding as permanent fix to bad knees and hips

April 3, 2013 10:29 am by | 0 Comments

A Purdue University startup thinks it has a solution for the challenge of getting soft tissue to bond with hard bone.BioRegeneration Technologies co-founders Darryl Dickerson and Eric Nauman say InMotion ... Read more
Eli Lilly to double size of new plant under construction

Eli Lilly to double size of new plant under construction

April 2, 2013 11:00 am by | 1 Comments

Five months after breaking ground on a $140 million insulin plant at its Harding Street campus, Eli Lilly and Co. has decided that the plant needs to be a lot ... Read more
Eli Lilly insurer’s lawsuit says insider information led to $60 million drug heist

Eli Lilly insurer’s lawsuit says insider information led to $60 million drug heist

April 2, 2013 10:59 am by | 0 Comments

So artfully done was the overnight theft of more than $60 million worth of drugs from an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse in Connecticut that it seemed an inside job.It ... Read more
New Indiana Congresswoman: Freshman class will push Medicare changes

New Indiana Congresswoman: Freshman class will push Medicare changes

March 29, 2013 2:35 am by | 0 Comments

TIPTON -- According to newly elected Rep. Susan Brooks, reducing the cost of Medicare is the biggest issue facing Congress. It needs to be fixed right away as a means ... Read more
Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia

Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia

March 28, 2013 12:49 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, ... Read more
Analytics firm wants to help pharma improve the odds on “go/no go” decision with new drugs

Analytics firm wants to help pharma improve the odds on “go/no go” decision with new drugs

March 22, 2013 7:45 am by | 0 Comments

There’s a lot of money at stake when pharmaceutical companies are developing a drug with blockbuster potential. MedeoLinx Inc. wants to improve the odds.The Indianapolis bioanalytical CRO says its informaticians ... Read more
Diagnotes delivers patient info to on-call docs and updates medical records

Diagnotes delivers patient info to on-call docs and updates medical records

March 6, 2013 7:21 am by | 0 Comments

Diagnotes Inc. wants to make it easier for on-call doctors to get up to speed quickly with patients they may have never met.The Indianapolis startup is on the verge of ... Read more
How do private insurers set reimbursement rates? CMO sheds light on WellPoint’s process

How do private insurers set reimbursement rates? CMO sheds light on WellPoint’s process

February 28, 2013 7:00 am by | 2 Comments

“Coin-toss medicine” was the preferred term that Dr. Samuel Nussbaum used on Wednesday to describe the problems with today’s healthcare system.Nussbaum, the chief medical officer and executive vice president, clinical ... Read more
Allos Ventures will invest in the Midwest with new $40M fund for early-stage technologies

Allos Ventures will invest in the Midwest with new $40M fund for early-stage technologies

February 22, 2013 12:17 pm by | 0 Comments

Midwest VC firm Allos Ventures has $40 million in tow and is looking to use it to back a handful of emerging technology companies in the region.Allos’ recently closed second ... Read more