Lilly-Purdue 360 announcement garners extensive media coverage

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Purdue President Mung Chiang, right, and Eli Lilly and Company Chair and CEO David Ricks announce an expansion of their long-standing academic agreement with Lilly’s planned investment of up to $250 million to the collaboration over the next eight years. (Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever)

The Lilly-Purdue 360 announcement on Friday (May 9) achieved significant media attention. Purdue and Eli Lilly announced an expansion of their long-standing academic agreement with Lilly’s planned investment of up to $250 million to the collaboration over the next eight years.

The announcement generated more than 350 media hits nationwide, including about 90 hits in Indiana alone. Lilly scholar Jason Thiagarajan and agricultural and biological engineering assistant professor Kurt Ristroph were featured in media coverage.

The Lilly-Purdue 360 Initiative supports Purdue’s One Health initiative, which advances knowledge and innovation related to animal, human and plant well-being through novel interdisciplinary initiatives and partnerships with industry. 

Notable coverage: Indianapolis StarIndianapolis Business JournalMirror IndyAxios IndyWTHRFox 59Based in LafayettePharmaceutical Technology

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