France has had no request for investment approval in biotech abivax - official
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 12, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 12, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026

France's finance ministry has not received any investment requests for Abivax, despite reports of Eli Lilly's interest. No contact has been made.
PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - France's finance ministry has received no request seeking investment approval in Abivax and has had no contact with Eli Lilly, a ministry official said on Monday, following media reports that the U.S. pharma giant was still interested in buying the French biotech firm.
(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain, writing by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
Biotech, or biotechnology, refers to the use of living organisms or their systems to develop products, often in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and environmental science.
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company known for its innovative medicines and commitment to improving patient outcomes through research and development.
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