Amgen teams up with competitors in COVID treatment trial

Amgen has joined two of its competitors in launching a trial for drugs to treat patients with COVID-19. Together with Chicago-based AbbVie and Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical, the Thousand Oaks biotech giant said Aug. 3 it had enrolled the first patients into a clinical trial for the anti-inflammatory drugs Otezla, cenicriviroc and Firazyr. Otezla is Read More →
LTC sees big revenue drop after rent losses

LTC Properties’ net income dropped more than 90 percent from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2020, as the Westlake Village-based senior-housing property investment trust wrote off $17.7 million in rent. LTC’s stock dropped after the July 31 earnings announcement. It opened at $38.38 on Aug. 1 and was at $36.78 Read More →

Saalex, AeroVironment help NASA get to Mars with morning Perseverance launch

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Amgen meets analyst estimates, but shares drop on Q2 earnings decline

Amgen’s revenues climbed 6 percent in the second quarter, to $6.2 billion, despite the COVID-19 pandemic limiting hospital and physician operations and putting a hitch in diagnosis and treatment for many patients. Amgen’s earnings, announced July 28, met average analyst estimates. However, a 17 percent overall decline in net income for the Thousand Oaks biotech Read More →
Teledyne stock climbs as Q2 earnings beat analyst estimates

Second-quarter sales for Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies dipped 5 percent to $743.3 million, and net income beat analyst estimates, sending the stock up 2.5 percent in early trading. Net income fell around 10 percent compared to the previous year’s second quarter to $93.7 million, or $2.48 per share, squarely beating analyst predictions of around $2 Read More →
Amgen puts $421M into BeiGene

Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen has upped its investment in Chinese oncology research firm BeiGene by $421 million. Amgen’s new investment, announced July 13, will allow the company maintain its ownership interest in BeiGene at 20.3 percent following a direct offering by the Chinese firm. Amgen shares rose more than 1 percent following the news Read More →

Amgen’s growth over 40 years key to tri-county economy

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