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Eli Lilly and Company / Vaccine Company, Inc.

2026 · Acquisition/Merger · $1.6B · Pending

Announcement Sentiment
50
Neutral / mixed

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Vaccine Company, Inc. for up to $1.55B (upfront plus milestones). Vaccine Company develops proprietary In Vivo Nanoparticle (IVN) technology that mimics virus-like-particle immunogenicity without traditional VLP manufacturing burden; lead Phase-1-ready candidate is a five-antigen Epstein-Barr Virus vaccine, with broader pipeline across viral pathogens. Part of Lilly's three-deal infectious disease push announced May 26.

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