Key Facts

Lilly at a Glance

• Founded May 10, 1876

• Headquartered in Indianapolis, USA

• Medicine supplied to nearly 125 countries

• Lilly introduced the world's first commercial insulin in 1923

• More than 34,000 employees worldwide

• More than 7,700 employees engaged in research and development

Research & Development

• £1 billion invested in UK R&D between 2016 and 2020

• Percentage of total workforce engaged in R&D: 23%

• Research and development facilities located in 8 countries

• Clinical research conducted in more than 55 countries

• Manufacturing sites located in 14 countries

Our Employees

• Of our more than 34,000 employees worldwide, around 15,400 are in the US and 19,500 are outside the US (2021)

• Nearly 700 people employed in the UK (2022)

• Percentage of women in management in the UK: 42% (2022)

• Racial and ethnic minority representation in management in the US: 22% (2020)

Social Impact

• Raised $13.4 million for United Way through the generosity of our employees and retirees and a match from the Lilly Foundation (2020)

• 23,000 young people received Lilly insulin donated through  Life for a Child (2020)

• 126,000 people screened for breast and cervical cancer in Kenya through our AMPATH partnership (2021)

• 1.2 million employee volunteer hours through Lilly Global Day of Service since 2008

Cost of Pharmaceuticals

• Average cost to discover and develop a new drug: $2.6 billion

• Average length of time from discovery to patient: 10 years