Print（PDF/162KB） Aug. 03, 2022 Licensing

Notice of conclusion of sales collaboration for GLP-1 receptor agonist "Trulicity Subcutaneous Injection 0.75 mg Ateos"

Eli Lilly Japan K.K. (Head Office: Kobe, Japan, Representative Director and President: Simone Thomsen, hereinafter called "Eli Lilly Japan") and Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan, Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroshi Nomura, hereinafter called "Sumitomo Pharma") announced that the domestic sales collaboration for Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist "Trulicity_® Subcutaneous Injection 0.75 mg Ateos_®" (generic name: dulaglutide [recombinant], hereinafter called "Trulicity"), which is used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, will conclude upon the expiration of the contract period on December 31, 2022.

Eli Lilly Japan and Sumitomo Pharma signed the domestic sales collaboration agreement for Trulicity in July 2015. Based on this agreement, Sumitomo Pharma has taken responsibility for sales/ distribution of Trulicity, while Eli Lilly Japan retains a manufacturing/ marketing license, and both companies have been providing information to medical professionals. With the expiration of the term of this agreement, from January 2023, Eli Lilly Japan will be responsible for sales/ distribution and will provide information. Sumitomo Pharma will end its sales/ distribution and information provision activities on December 31, 2022.

Eli Lilly Japan and Sumitomo Pharma will work closely together to facilitate transfer of Trulicity so as to ensure continued stable product supply and adequate information services.