Eli Lilly and Company is an American global pharmaceutical company. Colonel Eli Lilly, pharmaceutical chemist and veteran of the American Civil War, founded Eli Lilly and Company on May 10, 1876 in the state of Indiana, Indianapolis, where the company's headquarters is currently located. Eli Lilly is the tenth largest pharmaceutical company in the world and is dedicated to creating medicines that help improve people's quality of life. Eli Lilly is also the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of psychiatric drugs and was the first company to produce penicillin and insulin. Eli Lilly products help meet medical needs in the fields of oncology, cardiovascular, diabetes, critical care, neuroscience, men's health and musculoskeletal. The company has approximately 38,000 employees worldwide. Approximately more than 7,600 employees are dedicated to research and development. All research is conducted in more than 55 countries and manufacturing facilities are located in 13 countries. Eli Lilly products are marketed in 125 countries. There has been rapid growth in the world...