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Amgen and Astellas announce Japan alliance

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 02:48 PM

Amgen, an independent biotechnology company, and Astellas Pharma, a Tokyo-based global pharmaceutical company, have entered into an alliance to provide new medicines to help address serious unmet medical needs of Japanese patients.

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Amgen, Novartis join Atlas Venture Fund IX as corporate strategic partners

Friday, May 17, 2013 12:25 PM

Atlas Venture, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies, has entered into Corporate Strategic Partnership (CSP) agreements with both Amgen, through its venture capital fund, Amgen Ventures, and Novartis. The CSP agreements are in conjunction with the closing of Atlas IX in which Amgen Ventures and Novartis are new limited partners. 

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Orexigen CEO Michael Narachi elected to PhRMA board of directors

Monday, April 22, 2013 08:00 AM

Michael Narachi, president and CEO of Orexigen Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, has been named to the board of directors of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Narachi will serve as a director for a term of two years.

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Merck names Roger Perlmutter president of Merck Research Laboratories

Thursday, March 7, 2013 01:37 PM

Merck has appointed Roger M. Perlmutter, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president and president of Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), effective April 15. Dr. Perlmutter will succeed Peter S. Kim, Ph.D., who has served in the role since 2003. To ensure a seamless transition, Dr. Perlmutter and Dr. Kim will work closely together for an initial period, after which Dr. Kim will remain with the company as an advisor until his retirement in August.

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Blaze Bioscience raises $9.8M in Series A financing

Monday, February 25, 2013 10:28 AM

Blaze Bioscience, a Seattle-based biotechnology company focused on cancer, has completed a Series A financing totaling $8.5 million, bringing the total funds raised since inception to $9.8 million.

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Amgen to build state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Singapore

Friday, January 18, 2013 02:49 PM

Amgen, a biotech based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Tuas Biomedical Park area of Singapore.

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BIND, Amgen ink agreement for development of a kinase inhibitor nanomedicine

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 10:13 AM

BIND Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of highly selective targeted and programmable therapeutics called Accurins, has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Amgen, a biotech based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to develop and commercialize a kinase inhibitor nanomedicine for treating a range of solid tumors.

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Labrys Biologics secures $31M financing, acquires antibody for chronic migraine from Pfizer

Friday, January 4, 2013 11:57 AM

Labrys Biologics, a development stage biotechnology company focused on chronic migraines, has completed a $31 million Series A financing from four leading venture capital firms: venBio, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners and Sofinnova Ventures. With the close of the financing, Labrys has acquired RN-307 from Pfizer Inc., a phase II ready anti-CGRP humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of chronic migraine. In addition, Steven P. James has been appointed president and CEO.

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Amgen to acquire deCODE Genetics

Monday, December 10, 2012 09:40 AM

Amgen, a biotech based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deCODE Genetics, an Iceland-based company that analyzes the human genome.

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Amgen, KPCB partner to create new spin-out biotech

Friday, October 26, 2012 02:43 PM

Amgen, a biotech based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), a venture capital firm, have created Atara Biotherapeutics, a new drug development company with a focus on innovative therapies for patients with chronic diseases in therapeutic areas including nephrology and oncology.

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