Eli Lilly LLY signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Therapeutics VERV for a total deal value of nearly $1.3 billion.

Drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to buy Verve Therapeutics, a gene-editing startup, for about $1 billion upfront. The deal gives ...

Lilly's Verve acquisition lifts sentiment in gene editing stocks, with analysts calling it a strategic and timely move in a tough funding climate.