- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Working to Speed the Discovery of New TB Medicines https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45104?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45104?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45104?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Working to Speed the Discovery of New TB Medicines &body=ESG News from Eli Lilly and Company https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45104?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Working to Speed the Discovery of New TB Medicines ##### By David Marbaugh Mar 24, 2014 4:15 PM ET Campaign: [Lilly Global Health Programs](/news/campaign/lilly-global-health-programs) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/thumbnails/125846/thumbnail-125846_0009.png) ▶ Video ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/admin-ajax.php_.png "The Lilly & IDRI Partnership") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/videos/thumbnails/125846/thumbnail-125846_0009.png?h=f7893537) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/admin-ajax.php_.png?h=a7e6d17b "The Lilly & IDRI Partnership") [LillyPad](https://lillypad.lilly.com/entry.php?e=3715) In advance of World TB Day, I had the opportunity to travel to Seattle, Washington, to learn more about our partnership with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), one of our primary partners in the search for new TB medicines. While it rained – it was Seattle, right? – the day was enlightening in many ways. In the global fight against TB, one of the areas of greatest need is new medicines. Most current TB medicines are 40-plus years old and have serious side effects. They take too long to work. And the quantity of medicines needed to cure TB is burdensome. All of this and more makes it challenging for people with TB to comply with their full course of treatment, which can lead to multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). As part of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, we collaborate with IDRI on early stage discovery efforts for new TB molecules. The goal is to fill the research pipeline with new possibilities – with hope. [Learn more about our early discovery program, and watch a video, in our blog.](https://lillypad.lilly.com/entry.php?e=3715) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Logo_of_Eli_Lilly.png)](/profiles/eli-lilly-and-company) ### More from Eli Lilly and Company ###### [Lilly: A Model for Emergent Philanthropy ](/news/lilly-model-emergent-philanthropy) Jun 19, 2015 3:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Going to Camp with a NASCAR Driver and an Olympian ](/news/lilly-going-camp-nascar-driver-and-olympian) Jun 12, 2015 1:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Saving Children With Global Insulin Donations ](/news/lilly-saving-children-global-insulin-donations) Jun 4, 2015 5:00 PM ET ###### [Lilly Releases Corporate Responsibility, Global Health Reports](/news/lilly-releases-corporate-responsibility-global-health-reports) May 7, 2015 11:40 AM ET ###### [Embracing the Power of Diversity at Lilly](/news/embracing-power-diversity-lilly) Apr 30, 2015 2:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Announcing the 2015 REACH Lilly MDR TB Partnership Media Award Winners](/news/lilly-announcing-2015-reach-lilly-mdr-tb-partnership-media-award-winners) Apr 6, 2015 1:30 PM ET ###### [Lilly: Forging Alliances is Crucial to Fighting Tuberculosis](/news/lilly-forging-alliances-crucial-fighting-tuberculosis) Mar 26, 2015 12:45 PM ET ###### [100 Lilly employees selected for Connecting Hearts Abroad](/news/100-lilly-employees-selected-connecting-hearts-abroad) Mar 12, 2015 5:45 PM ET