500 Amgen employees to be re-assigned, relocated or laid off

Nearly 500 Amgen employees in Thousand Oaks have been notified that they will be re-assigned, relocated or laid off as part of a restructuring plan. The biotech giant informed employees on March 22 that they will be reassigned to a new Tampa Bay, Fla. facility and research and development offices in Cambridge, Mass. and South Read More →
Amgen gets European approval for biosimilar of Humira

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Amgevita, a drug that treats inflammatory diseases, including moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. The Amgen biosimilar will compete with AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira. “The approval of our first biosimilar by the European Commission is a major milestone not just for Amgen as a company, but for the millions Read More →

Tri-county hospitals oppose Trump health care bill

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Agilent Technologies announces dividend, new chairman

Agilent Technologies announced March 15 that stockholders of record April 4 would receive a quarterly dividend. The life sciences company with offices in Camarillo will pay 13.2 cents per share of common stock on April 26. The company also announced the election of a new chairman of its board of directors. Koh Boon Hwee, a Read More →
Breast implant maker Sientra narrows fourth quarter losses

Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer Sientra reduced its net losses for the fourth quarter of 2016 to $8.1 million, compared to $28.3 million for the same period the year prior. The company also reported $6.5 million in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2015. “The Read More →