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FTC Seeks to Block Amgen-Horizon Merger

17.05.2023 -

Calling the deal announced late last year an alarming sign for biopharma, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block the closing of Amgen’s proposed $28...

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Amgen-Horizon Deal under Intense Scrutiny

08.02.2023 -

Amgen’s proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics for $28.7 billion, including debt, would be the largest healthcare deal since AstraZeneca’s $39 billion purchase of...

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Amgen Boosts Rare Diseases with Horizon Buy

15.12.2022 -

Amgen has agreed to buy Horizon Therapeutics for $28.3 billion including debt, boosting its portfolio of drugs for rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and beating...

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HHS Says Nplate Order not Sign of Nuclear Threat

10.10.2022 -

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said last week it has budgeted $290 million to stock up on Amgen’s Nplate (romiplostim), a drug primarily used to...

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Amgen Takes ChemoCentryx for $3.7 Billion

09.08.2022 -

Amgen is beefing up its inflammatory diseases portfolio with an agreement to buy US biopharma ChemoCentryx for roughly $3.7 billion. The deal gives Amgen access to...

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Amgen Builds Biologics Facility in North Carolina

13.08.2021 -

US biotech Amgen is planning to spend $550 million on building a new biologics manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, Wake County in North Carolina. Construction is...

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Amgen Boosts Antibody Portfolio with Teneobio Buy

02.08.2021 -

US biopharma Amgen has agreed to buy privately held clinical-stage biotech Teneobio in a deal worth up to $2.5 billion. The acquisition will expand Amgen’s antibody...

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Amgen Boosts Oncology Portfolio with Five Prime Buy

10.03.2021 -

Amgen is to buy Five Prime Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech focused on developing immuno-oncology and targeted cancer therapies, for about $1.9 billion. The...