Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion
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TL;DR
23, 2025. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it would buy Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at about $6.3 billion to expand into treatments for sleep-wake disorders. The acquisition adds Centessa’s sleep-wake disorder pipeline, including its lead asset cleminorexton, to Lilly’s neuroscience business.
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Bloomberg Industries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/eli-lilly-to-buy-centessa-pharmaceuticals-for-up-to-7-8-billion
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CNBC 100003114
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/eli-lilly-to-buy-centessa-in-6point3-billion-deal-for-sleep-medicines-.html
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Bloomberg Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-03-31/why-eli-lilly-is-buying-centessa-for-7-8-billion-video
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Yahoo Finance News
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Yahoo Finance News
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Seeking Alpha Market News
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CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/eli-lilly-to-acquire-centessa-and-sleep-disorder-drugs.html
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The New York Times (Business)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/business/eli-lilly-narcolepsy-centessa.html
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MarketWatch Top Stories
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