ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,601, issued on May 19, was assigned to ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (Indianapolis).

"Process for preparing a GIP/GLP1 dual agonist" was invented by Stephanie Ruth Coffin (Plainfield, Ind.) and Michael Eugene Kopach (Greenwood, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides novel intermediates and processes useful in the manufacture of tirzepatide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof."

The patent was filed on Aug. 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/800,436.

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