# Lilly's $6.3B Nap: Eli Lilly Acquires Sleep Drugmaker

- slug: lillys-63b-nap-eli-lilly-acquires-sleep-drugmaker
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Lilly paid $6.3B for a sleep drug that targets the brain master switch for wakefulness. The CEO who built it had been in the job for three months.

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