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Eli Lilly and Company

Company · Health & pharma · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Eli Lilly and Company appears in 73 declared MEP meetings (46 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

73
declared meetings
with current MEPs
46
MEPs met
€900k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Lilly is a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.”

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“Headquartered in the US, Lilly has approximately 46,913 employees worldwide. In 2024 global revenue was approx. $45.04 billion, of which 24.4% as a percentage of sales was invested in Research and Development. Average cost to discover and develop a new drug: $2.6 billion. Average length of time from discovery to patient: 10 years. This data will be updated as soon as new annual report is available ( approx. April 2026) ( https://investor.lilly.com/financials.cfm )”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 73 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3244%
Socialists & Democrats1926%
European Conservatives & Reformists811%
Patriots for Europe68%
Renew Europe68%
Europe of Sovereign Nations11%
The Left11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (33 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
1
2023
4
2024
33
2025
16
2026
18

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Tiemo Wölken
5 meetings · S&D
András Tivadar Kulja
4 meetings · EPP
Elena Nevado del Campo
4 meetings · EPP
Tomislav Sokol
3 meetings · EPP
Susana Solís Pérez
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
20 Oct 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR Revision and Biotech Act
13 Oct 2026Tiemo WölkenBiotech Act
1 Oct 2026Aleksandar NikolicRencontre avec Eli Lilly
30 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaEuropean Neurological Health Strategy – Potential Pillars and Priorities
28 Sep 2026Lukas MandlHealth Systems in Europe
2 Sep 2026Sirpa PietikäinenNeurological Health Strategy
2 Sep 2026Maria GuzeninaExchange of views on MDR/IVDR revision
1 Sep 2026Elena Nevado del CampoAlzhéimer
18 Aug 2026Lukas MandlEU Biotech Act
24 Jun 2026Ruggero RazzaIncontro conoscitivo su priorità SANT
8 Jun 2026Tiemo WölkenBiotech Act
28 Apr 2026Ingeborg ter LaakBiotech Act
19 Mar 2026Elena Nevado del CampoCardiovascular health
18 Mar 2026Margarita de la Pisa CarriónSANT COMMITTEE ONGOING WORK
18 Mar 2026Anna Bryłkadiagnostics in Alzheimer’s disease

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