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** 2007 - Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | ** 2007 - Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | ||
* Unlike many biotech companies, has been consistently profitable. Net profit in 2006 was US$2.9Billion (http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/companyprofile.asp?guid=8632C7AC-1633-4198-8551-BB79570C668D) | * Unlike many biotech companies, has been consistently profitable. Net profit in 2006 was US$2.9Billion (http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/companyprofile.asp?guid=8632C7AC-1633-4198-8551-BB79570C668D) | ||
* Managed to turn itself from a drug research company into a pharmaceutical company while maintaining steady sales - extremely rare in the industry (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Amgen-Inc-Company-History.html) | |||
** Founded in 1980. By 1986 was starting to turn a profit, but did so not through drug development but through research partnerships with established pharma firms | |||
** 1987, develop erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates red blood cell creation. Sold the marketing rights to Johnson&Johnson | |||
** Epogen proves to hugely popular - over $250m in sales in 1991 alone | |||
** Between 1992 and 1996, Amgen's R&D budget goes from $182 million to $663 million | |||
===What=== | ===What=== |
Revision as of 21:54, 6 April 2009
NIH
Celera
Amgen
Who
- 14,000 employees
- History of acquisition (http://www.amgen.com/about/acquisitions.html):
- 1994 - Synergen, Inc.
- 2000 - Kinetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- 2002 - Immunex Corporation
- 2004 - Tularik, Inc.
- 2006 - Abgenix, Inc.
- 2006 - Avidia, Inc.
- 2007 - Ilypsa, Inc.
- 2007 - Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
- Unlike many biotech companies, has been consistently profitable. Net profit in 2006 was US$2.9Billion (http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/companyprofile.asp?guid=8632C7AC-1633-4198-8551-BB79570C668D)
- Managed to turn itself from a drug research company into a pharmaceutical company while maintaining steady sales - extremely rare in the industry (http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Amgen-Inc-Company-History.html)
- Founded in 1980. By 1986 was starting to turn a profit, but did so not through drug development but through research partnerships with established pharma firms
- 1987, develop erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates red blood cell creation. Sold the marketing rights to Johnson&Johnson
- Epogen proves to hugely popular - over $250m in sales in 1991 alone
- Between 1992 and 1996, Amgen's R&D budget goes from $182 million to $663 million
What
- ten approved drugs for 15 conditions, 23 agents are being tested earlier in the approval pipeline
- drugs include: Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret, Neulasta, Neupogen, Sensipar / Mimpara and Nplate
Where
News
Commons-Based, Peer-Production, and Open Access News
- Amgen - marketing and R&D collaborations with (Powell pp. 72): ARRIS, Envirogen, Glycomex, Guilford, Interneuron, Regeneron, and Zynaxis. these companies develop the product that Amgen later produces and markets. Perhaps there are instances of commons-like sharing here. Further investigation needed
Genentech
Genzyme
Gilead Sciences
Biogen Idec
Cephalon
MedImmune
Celgene
Abraxis BioScience
ImClone Systems
IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in BGP