Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to buy Verve Therapeutics Inc., a US biotech that’s seeking to use gene editing to prevent clogged arteries, for as much as $1.3 billion.

Eli Lilly is acquiring Verve Therapeutics to strengthen its cardiovascular pipeline with a gene-editing drug targeting PCSK9-linked conditions.

Eli Lilly has struck a deal to buy Crispr gene-editing start-up Verve Therapeutics for up to $1.3bn, the latest acquisition ...