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Lilly tops peers on R&D performance, report finds Eli Lilly ranked first in not one, but two categories in a prominent analysis of drugmakers’ R&D activity.
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 19 May 2026
Even so, drugmakers’ use of the patent system has delayed cheaper competition and kept prices high for patients, Feldman said.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Following the announcement that Moderna was developing a hantavirus vaccine using this same technology, the drugmaker's stock rose from $49 on May 7 to $55 the next day.
—Javier Carbajal, Wired News, 11 May 2026
The Supreme Court temporarily halted that ruling Monday, with Justice Samuel Alito issuing an administrative stay through May 11 to give the justices time to consider requests from the drugmakers to preserve nationwide access while the court weighs whether to take up the case.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 19 May 2026
Even so, drugmakers’ use of the patent system has delayed cheaper competition and kept prices high for patients, Feldman said.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Following the announcement that Moderna was developing a hantavirus vaccine using this same technology, the drugmaker's stock rose from $49 on May 7 to $55 the next day.
—Javier Carbajal, Wired News, 11 May 2026
The Supreme Court temporarily halted that ruling Monday, with Justice Samuel Alito issuing an administrative stay through May 11 to give the justices time to consider requests from the drugmakers to preserve nationwide access while the court weighs whether to take up the case.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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drugmaker
noun
drug·mak·er
ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər 
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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