** Genetic medicines co Verve Therapeutics' VERV.O shares jump 82.6% to $11.45 in choppy premarket trading
** Eli Lilly LLY.N is in talks to buy VERV for up to $1.3 billion to expand its experimental drug pipeline, Financial Times reports
** The deal could be announced as early as this week, provided talks stay on track - FT, citing people familiar with the matter
** VERV up ~11% so far this year through Monday