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By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ceres inks deal to sell plant genetics software
Shares of Thousand Oaks-based energy crop firm Ceres were up 8 percent in midday trading on news that the company inked a deal to monetize its genome viewing software through a deal with Bayer CropScience.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, March 6th, 2014 / Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen to cut 252 jobs
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen plans to lay off 252 employees in Thousand Oaks by the end of April, bringing the total jobs cut since 2007 from Ventura County’s largest private-sector employer to about 1,150.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment
The portion of Amgen’s Phase 3 trial of evolocumab that evaluated patients with high cholesterol who cannot tolerate statins has met goals related to percent reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 9th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Amgen’s chief financial officer to depart
Chief Financial Officer Jonathan M. Peacock is leaving Amgen to pursue broader career opportunities, the company announced. Michael A. Kelly has been named acting CFO.