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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 26th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen to pay $1.2B for cancer drug firm
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”26-07-2011″ enddate=”26-01-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is buying a leukemia drug maker for $1.2 billion in a bid to boost its blockbuster drug lineup. Amgen, the world’s largest biotech company, said Jan. 26 that it will purchase Maryland-based Micromet, maker of an experimental leukemia drug. Investors of Microment will Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, January 9th, 2012 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Startup scores Amgen exec
PBS Biotech, a Camarillo-based startup focused on biotechnology equipment founded by a former Amgen scientist, has added major firepower to its advisory board with a key former Amgen executive. George Morrow oversaw global operations for Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, the world’s largest biotech firm, for eight years before retiring last year. He came to Amgen after Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, December 15th, 2011 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen CEO to step down
Kevin Sharer, chairman and CEO of Amgen, is set to retire in May, the Thousand Oaks-based company said on Dec. 15. Current president and chief operating officer Robert Bradway will become the company’s new CEO. Sharer led Amgen, the largest private-sector employer in Ventura County, for 11 years. He oversaw the company’s transition from the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 24th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen takes $780M hit to settle kickback charges
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen to lay off 226 in Thousand Oaks
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”19-04-2011″ enddate=”19-10-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is laying off 226 people at its headquarters as part of a restructuring of its research operations. Worldwide, the R&D shakeup will affect 380 staff members, but the company’s headquarters are bearing the brunt of the cuts. The company said the layoffs are Read More →
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