Amgen

AMGen, Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: AMGN
NASDAQ-100 Component
S&P 500 Component
SEHK: 4332
Industry Biotechnology
Founded 1980
Headquarters Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Key people
Robert A. Bradway
(Chairman, President and CEO)
Products Epogen, Aranesp, Kineret, Enbrel, Neulasta, Neupogen, Nplate, Vectibix, Prolia, Xgeva and Sensipar/Mimpara.
Revenue Increase US$ 20.063 billion (2014) [1]
Increase US$ 6.191 billion (2014)[1]
Increase US$ 5.158 billion (2014)[1]
Total assets Increase US$ 69.009 billion (2014)[1]
Total equity Increase US$ 25.778 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
17,900 (December 2014)[1]
Website www.amgen.com

AMGen (formerly Applied Molecular Genetics Inc.[2][3]) is an American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, AMGen is the world's largest independent biotechnology firm. In 2013, the company's largest selling product lines were Neulasta/Neupogen, two closely related drugs used to prevent infections in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy; and Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor blocker used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Other products include Epogen, Aranesp, Sensipar/Mimpara, Nplate, Vectibix, Prolia and XGEVA.

History

AMGen Corporate Logo, 1983
Amgen's corporate Gulfstream V departs Fox Field, Lancaster, California

The word AMGen is a portmanteau of the company's original name, Applied Molecular Genetics, which became the official name of the company in 1983 (three years after incorporation and coincident with its initial public offering). The company's first chief executive officer, from 1980, was co-founder George B. Rathmann, followed by Gordon M. Binder in 1988,[4] followed by Kevin W. Sharer in 2000.[5] Robert A. Bradway became Amgen’s president and chief executive officer in May 2012 following Sharer's retirement.[6]

The company has made at least five major corporate acquisitions.

Timeline

Acquisition timeline

  • 1994 – Synergen, Inc.[25]
  • 2000 – Kinetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.[26]
  • 2002 – Immunex Corporation[27][28]
  • 2004 – Tularik, Inc.[29]
  • 2006 – Abgenix, Inc.[30][31][32]
  • 2006 – Avidia, Inc.[33]
  • 2007 – Alantos Pharmaceuticals[34]
  • 2007 – Ilypsa, Inc.[35]
  • 2007 – Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.[35]
  • 2011 – BioVex Group, Inc.[36]
  • 2011 – Laboratório Químico Farmacêutico Bergamo Ltda.[37]
  • 2012 – Micromet, Inc.[38]
  • 2012 – Mustafa Nevzat İlaç[39][40]
  • 2012 – KAI Pharmaceuticals[41]
  • 2012 – deCODE genetics
  • 2013 – Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.[42]
  • 2015 – Dezima Pharma[22]
  • 2015 – Catherex[43]

Acquisition history

The following is an illustration of the company's mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and historical predecessors:

Amgen




















Amgen
(Founded 1983 as Applied Molecular Genetics)






Synergen Inc
(Acq 1994)






Kinetix Pharmaceuticals Inc
(Acq 2000)






Immunex Corporation
(Acq 2002)






Tularik Inc (Acq 2004)






Abgenix Inc
(Acq 2006)






Avidia Inc
(Acq 2006)






Alantos Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2007)






Ilypsa Inc
(Acq 2007)






Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc
(Acq 2007)






BioVex Group Inc
(Acq 2011)






Laboratório Químico Farmacêutico Bergamo Ltda
(Acq 2011)






Micromet Inc
(Acq 2012)






Mustafa Nevzat İlaç
(Acq 2012)






KAI Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2012)






deCODE genetics
(Acq 2012)






Onyx Pharmaceuticals
(Acq 2013)






NextCODE genetics
(Spun off 2013)






Dezima Pharma
(Acq 2015)




Products

As of December, 2013, Amgen had twelve approved drugs or therapeutic biologicals for seventeen conditions (conditions lists are highly generalized; see each article for more detail):

Products developed and then sold off

Pipeline & Clinical trials

As of December 2013, Amgen had 11 drugs in Phase III clinical trials.[47]

In November 2014 the company announced it was halting all trials of rilotumumab in advanced gastric cancer patients after one of the trials found more deaths in those who took the compound with chemotherapy, than those without.[48] Later in the same week, the company (in conjunction with AstraZeneca) reported positive results for brodalumab in a phase III trial comparing the compound with ustekinumab and a placebo in treating psoriasis.[49]

In March 2015, the company announced it would license its Phase II candidate drug AMG 714 to developer Celimmune who plan to develop the anti-IL-15 monoclonal antibody for treatment against diet nonresponsive celiac disease and refractory celiac disease.[50]

See also

References

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  40. "Türk ilaç devi 700 milyon dolara satýldý". hurriyet.com.tr.
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  42. Guha, Malini (October 8, 2013). "Amgen swallows Onyx whole". Nature Biotechnology 31: 859—860. doi:10.1038/nbt1013-859. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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  44. Food and Drug Administration December 3, 2014 FDA Press release: Blinatumomab
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  49. "GEN - News Highlights:Brodalumab's No Turkey in Phase III: Amgen and AstraZeneca". GEN.
  50. "GEN - News Highlights:Celimmune Licenses Amgen's AMG 714 for Celiac Disease". GEN.

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