Eli Lilly and Company | 2,259,098 followers on LinkedIn. We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world. It all started nearly 150 years ago with a clear vision from founder Colonel Eli Lilly: "Take what you find here and make it better and better." Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing science to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges.