Eli Lilly extends partnership with Insilico Medicine for AI-powered drug discovery

March 29, 2026 8:03 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Eli Lilly and Company’s logo is displayed during a press conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Antranik Tavitian/File Photo

March 29 (Reuters) - Insilico ‌Medicine ​said ​on Sunday it is partnering with Eli Lilly in a ‌deal worth up to $2.75 billion, expanding ⁠an existing collaboration on AI-powered drug discovery.

Lilly will ‌use Insilico's AI ‌engine and receive an exclusive worldwide license for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization ​of certain oral treatments currently in preclinical development.

Under the terms of ⁠the agreement, Insilico is eligible to receive a $115 million ​upfront payment, followed by development, regulatory, and commercial milestones that could ​bring the total deal ‌value to approximately $2.75 billion, plus tiered royalties on future sales.

"By ⁠deploying AI technologies that scale from biomarkers to life models, world models of ⁠human and animal life, we can identify multi-purpose ​targets driving multiple diseases at the same time," said Alex Zhavoronkov, founder and CEO of ‌Insilico Medicine.

Lilly and Insilico had signed a research collaboration in ‌November, broadening a partnership that began ⁠with an AI-based ‌software licensing ​agreement in 2023.

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim ‌Zahid)



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