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Ceres inks deal to sell plant genetics software

By   /  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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Amgen to cut 70 jobs

By   /  Thursday, June 5th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  2 Comments

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen plans to lay off 70 people, primarily in its information systems department at its headquarters.

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Amgen to cut 252 jobs

By   /  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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Amgen teams up with Merck on melanoma treatments

By   /  Thursday, February 6th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Amgen teams up with Merck on melanoma treatments

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and pharmaceutical giant Merck are working together to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of combined treatments for melanoma patients.

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Amgen profits hit $5B, beat expectations

By   /  Tuesday, January 28th, 2014  /  Earnings, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Amgen profits hit $5B, beat expectations

The biotech company recorded earnings per share of $7.60, well above the $7.46 expected by a survey of 27 analysts by Thomson Reuters.

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Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment

By   /  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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Amgen’s chief financial officer to depart

By   /  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.