InTouch Health to celebrate opening of Goleta headquarters
Telehealth developer InTouch Health will celebrate the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters at 7402 Hollister Ave. in Goleta on Jan. 31. The new facility includes an advanced technology “innovation center” that showcases medical care delivery solutions via robotics and cloud-based networks. InTouch created the world’s first robotic telehealth system shortly after its founding Read More →
Europeans recommend approval of Amgen’s biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira
The European Medicines Agency recommended the approval of the ABP 501, a biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab), for treatment of inflammatory diseases, Thousand Oaks-based biotech company Amgen announced on Jan. 27. The EMA recommended ABP 501’s use for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, severe ankylosing spondylitis, severe axial spondyloarthritis without radiographic evidence of AS, moderate-to-severe Read More →
Cynvenio inks deal with Milenia Labs to distribute blood test
Westlake Village cancer treatment company Cynvenio Biosystems announced an exclusive agreement with diagnostic test company Milenia Labs to distribute a blood test for breast cancer at its 12 diagnostic centers in Mexico. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The test provides real-time information about cancer cell activity for patients who have completed treatment Read More →

Patent ruling in favor of Amgen has shares skyrocketing
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Amgen updates agreement with DaVita for dialysis treatment
Thousand Oaks biotech company Amgen entered into a six-year supply agreement with DaVita for dialysis treatments, the company announced on Jan. 9. Under the terms of the new agreement, Amgen will supply DaVita with Epogen and Aranesp for agents to stimulate red blood cells in dialysis treatment in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Read More →









