Eli Lilly CEO on Fighting Cancer and Obesity, Drug Pricing

Eli Lilly CEO on Fighting Cancer and Obesity, Drug Pricing

Eli Lilly & Co. Chief Executive Officer Dave Ricks talks about paying $2.5 billion for a cancer drug being developed by Scorpion Therapeutics. He also says Lilly's experimental weight-loss pill could be approved in early 2026. He speaks to Bloomberg from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. (Video edited to remove guest's inaccurate statement.) Sign up for the Prognosis newsletter to get the latest in health, medicine and science — and what it means for you — from Bloomberg’s global team of health reporters: https://bloom.bg/3R4V5hE -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X:   / bloombergtv   Facebook:   / bloombergtelevision   Instagram:   / bloombergtv   Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X:   / business   Facebook:   / bloombergbusiness   Instagram:   / bloombergbusiness   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit:   / bloomberg   LinkedIn:   / bloomberg-news   More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio:   / bloombergradio   Bloomberg Surveillance:   / bsurveillance   Bloomberg Politics:   / bpolitics   Bloomberg Originals:   / bbgoriginals   Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology:    / @bloombergtechnology   Bloomberg Originals:    / @business   Bloomberg Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   Bloomberg Espanol:    / @bloomberg_espanol   Bloomberg Podcasts:    / @bloombergpodcasts