Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company will invest up to $250 million as part of an expanded partnership with Purdue University announced Friday, May 9. The investment over the next eight years, which the two parties said could be the largest ever industry academic agreement of its kind in the U.S., "will seek to accelerate innovation at every stage of the pharmaceutical pipeline." MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/syndication/digital-1st-tracking/eli-lilly-purdue-university-expanded-partnership-up-to-250-million-investment-indianapolis-west-lafayette/531-fb40c7e8-6dc9-46f8-b2de-dbde04c46568