Eli Lilly Acquires Biotech Firm Dice

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The pharmaceutical business isn't all about weight-loss drugs.

Drug-making giant Eli Lilly announced on Tuesday it agreed to buy Dice, a firm that specializes in making oral treatments for autoimmune diseases, for $2.4 billion, representing a 40% premium on Dice's shares.

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