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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Amgen, a giant biotechnology company, said it plans to pay $415 million to acquire a gene-hunting company. Amgen said on Monday it plans to purchase deCODE Genetics, a company based in Iceland and known for discoveries such as finding that the genetic nature of human disease was far more complex than thought. The two companies hope the deal will be symbolic, as deCODE receives a well-financed partner, and Amgen capitalizes on new...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and deCODE Genetics today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Amgen will acquire deCODE Genetics, a global leader in human genetics, headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland. The all-cash transaction values deCODE Genetics at $415 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, and was unanimously approved by the Amgen Board of Directors....

SEATTLE, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aequus BioPharma, a majority owned subsidiary of Cell Therapeutics, Inc., announced today that Ronald J. Berenson, M.D. was appointed President and CEO of Aequus. In his new position, Dr. Berenson will expand business and product development opportunities for Aequus' GlycoPolymer technology. Aequus is currently developing its GlycoPolymer technology aimed at creating novel biopharmaceuticals with improved pharmacokinetic properties that...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that it will present data from several studies at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) from Dec. 8-11, 2012, in Atlanta. These include updated results from a Phase 2 trial evaluating blinatumomab in B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and data evaluating long-term use of Nplate(®) (romiplostim) in pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). "The...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 24(th) Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at the New York Palace hotel in New York City, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Arvind Sood, vice president of Investor Relations at Amgen, will present. Live audio of the presentation can be accessed from the Events Calendar on Amgen's website, www.amgen.com, under Investors. About AmgenAmgen...

Researchers looked at denosumab versus zoledonic acid It is common for patients initially diagnosed with lung cancer to have the cancer spread to sites like the liver, brain and bone. One of the most frequent sites of metastases is the bone, with an estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) developing bone loss. A study published in the December 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) today announced that results from several Enbrel(®) (etanercept) studies will be presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) 2012 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 10-14, 2012. "Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) places a significant burden on patients, and we are pleased that ENBREL...

HELSINKI, Finland, November 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncos Therapeutics Ltd., a company developing novel cancer immune therapeutics, announced today that it has appointed Frans Wuite, M.D., M.B.A, as President and Chief Executive Officer and Pekka Simula, M.Sc. (Tech) as Chief Operating Officer. Frans Wuite brings more than 25 years of leadership experience that spans from start-up to large international companies within the biopharmaceutical industry to Oncos...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that results from the LAPLACE-TIMI 57 and MENDEL Phase 2 studies evaluating AMG 145 in hypercholesterolemic patients with or without statins, respectively, showed that treatment with AMG 145 resulted in a statistically significant reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The two studies were presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012 and...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amarantus BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: AMBS), a biotechnology company developing new treatments and diagnostics for Parkinson's disease and Traumatic Brain Injury centered on its proprietary anti-apoptosis therapeutic protein MANF, today announced that it has appointed Amgen Co-Founder Joseph Rubinfeld, PhD to its Corporate Advisory Board. Dr. Rubinfeld will assist management in positioning the Company's development programs for partnering,...