"One of the biggest drivers...unsustainable harvest for their blood to be used in pharmaceuticals. Now, two major pharmaceutical companies, Amgen Inc. and Abbott Laboratories, have publicly announced they will shift toward synthetic blood instead."
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing
Amgen and Abbott are ditching horseshoe crab blood for synthetic alternatives — a win for a 450-million-year-old species edging toward extinction.
news.mongabay.com
March 18, 2026 at 2:11 AM
"One of the biggest drivers...unsustainable harvest for their blood to be used in pharmaceuticals. Now, two major pharmaceutical companies, Amgen Inc. and Abbott Laboratories, have publicly announced they will shift toward synthetic blood instead."
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
✅ DEI Job of the Day™
Amgen - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager
"Diversity matters at Amgen. We believe our differences lead to better science and better business outcomes"
Amgen has 28,000 employees, market cap $164 billion
careers.amgen.com/en/job/-/-/8...
Amgen - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager
"Diversity matters at Amgen. We believe our differences lead to better science and better business outcomes"
Amgen has 28,000 employees, market cap $164 billion
careers.amgen.com/en/job/-/-/8...
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager, Global Commercial Operations Jobs at Amgen in United States - Remote
Explore the details of a Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager, Global Commercial Operations career in Washington D.C.. Live. Win. Thrive. Search and apply for a rewarding new career at Amge...
careers.amgen.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
✅ DEI Job of the Day™
Amgen - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager
"Diversity matters at Amgen. We believe our differences lead to better science and better business outcomes"
Amgen has 28,000 employees, market cap $164 billion
careers.amgen.com/en/job/-/-/8...
Amgen - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Senior Manager
"Diversity matters at Amgen. We believe our differences lead to better science and better business outcomes"
Amgen has 28,000 employees, market cap $164 billion
careers.amgen.com/en/job/-/-/8...
Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing share.google/MK2mQIQWcx1W...
Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing
Amgen and Abbott are ditching horseshoe crab blood for synthetic alternatives — a win for a 450-million-year-old species edging toward extinction.
share.google
March 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing share.google/MK2mQIQWcx1W...
pocket max. amgen sets aside $20k in a copay program for me. my actual copay for this drug annually is less than $1k. united healthcare would adjust the claims on a drug they already cover to reject $5000 of the claim so amgen would then cover it. what that resulted in is my provider billing (2/5)
December 5, 2024 at 6:39 PM
pocket max. amgen sets aside $20k in a copay program for me. my actual copay for this drug annually is less than $1k. united healthcare would adjust the claims on a drug they already cover to reject $5000 of the claim so amgen would then cover it. what that resulted in is my provider billing (2/5)
drugs, uhc sends me a letter that says “hey all these drugs are covered but you have to take the amgen one. you just HAVE to” it’s pretty gross to know that i’m doing everything i can to not die and my insurer is like “that guy’s worth an easy twenty grand”. Also F amgen for implementing a (4/5)
December 5, 2024 at 6:39 PM
drugs, uhc sends me a letter that says “hey all these drugs are covered but you have to take the amgen one. you just HAVE to” it’s pretty gross to know that i’m doing everything i can to not die and my insurer is like “that guy’s worth an easy twenty grand”. Also F amgen for implementing a (4/5)
Swiss generic drug manufacturer Sandoz said it had filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States against Amgen over the alleged entrenchment of the market position of its blockbuster medicine, Enbrel reut.rs/3RPksnu
Sandoz files U.S. antitrust lawsuit against Amgen over arthritis drug
Swiss generic drug manufacturer Sandoz said on Monday it had filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States against Amgen over the alleged entrenchment of the market position of its blockbuster medicine, Enbrel (etanercept).
reut.rs
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Swiss generic drug manufacturer Sandoz said it had filed an antitrust lawsuit in the United States against Amgen over the alleged entrenchment of the market position of its blockbuster medicine, Enbrel reut.rs/3RPksnu
Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says reut.rs/4kfu7Qw
Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says
A federal jury in Delaware said on Thursday that biotech company Amgen owes competitor Regeneron more than $406 million for engaging in anticompetitive behavior to increase sales of its cholesterol-reduction drug Repatha at the expense of Regeneron's rival drug Praluent.
reut.rs
May 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Amgen owes $406 million for monopolizing cholesterol drug market, US jury says reut.rs/4kfu7Qw
Trump lauded bio pharma giant Amgen in a post on his Truth Social, after the company announced a billion dollar expansion in North Carolina.
Amgen has a robust #DEI program. #Diversity, #inclusion and belonging = success.
Trump plans to ban #DEI initiatives.
What will Amgen do? I’ll ask them.
Amgen has a robust #DEI program. #Diversity, #inclusion and belonging = success.
Trump plans to ban #DEI initiatives.
What will Amgen do? I’ll ask them.
December 26, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Trump lauded bio pharma giant Amgen in a post on his Truth Social, after the company announced a billion dollar expansion in North Carolina.
Amgen has a robust #DEI program. #Diversity, #inclusion and belonging = success.
Trump plans to ban #DEI initiatives.
What will Amgen do? I’ll ask them.
Amgen has a robust #DEI program. #Diversity, #inclusion and belonging = success.
Trump plans to ban #DEI initiatives.
What will Amgen do? I’ll ask them.
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by the pharmaceutical company Amgen challenging the authority of a Colorado board that seeks to rein in high-priced prescription drugs.
Federal judge dismisses drug company’s suit challenging Colorado prescription affordability board
Amgen filed suit to stop the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board from setting a cap on the blockbuster drug.
coloradosun.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by the pharmaceutical company Amgen challenging the authority of a Colorado board that seeks to rein in high-priced prescription drugs.
U.S. biotech giant Amgen confirms July hack, and says proprietary data, patients' health data, and other information was exfiltrated from its cloud environments (Amgen runs largely on AWS). Amgen says volume & types of data stolen "could be sensitive."
Amgen says it serves 17 million patients. 🫠
Amgen says it serves 17 million patients. 🫠
July 31, 2026 at 8:28 PM
U.S. biotech giant Amgen confirms July hack, and says proprietary data, patients' health data, and other information was exfiltrated from its cloud environments (Amgen runs largely on AWS). Amgen says volume & types of data stolen "could be sensitive."
Amgen says it serves 17 million patients. 🫠
Amgen says it serves 17 million patients. 🫠
my experience with united healthcare is that, over the last two years, they have purposefully rejected portions of my medical claims on a drug they cover in order to access funds in a drug manufacturer (amgen) copay program that united healthcare doesn’t count towards my deductible or out of (1/5)
December 5, 2024 at 6:39 PM
my experience with united healthcare is that, over the last two years, they have purposefully rejected portions of my medical claims on a drug they cover in order to access funds in a drug manufacturer (amgen) copay program that united healthcare doesn’t count towards my deductible or out of (1/5)
Amgen posts profit, says tax policy more effective than tariffs reut.rs/42CSkdF
Amgen posts profit, says tax policy more effective than tariffs
Amgen on Thursday said its first-quarter profit rose 24%, driven by product sales, and said that while it is premature to speculate on the impact of U.S. tariffs, tax policy would be a more effective way to influence U.S. manufacturing.
reut.rs
May 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Amgen posts profit, says tax policy more effective than tariffs reut.rs/42CSkdF
After Colorado put a price cap on its drug, Amgen sued the state board that did it. Again.
After Colorado put a price cap on its drug, Amgen sued the state board that did it. Again.
Pharmaceutical company Amgen sued the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board over a price cap the board placed on Enbrel.
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After Colorado put a price cap on its drug, Amgen sued the state board that did it. Again.
Amgen drug cuts small cell lung cancer death risk by 40% reut.rs/3HnWBJW
Amgen drug cuts small cell lung cancer death risk by 40%
Amgen's Imdelltra reduced the risk of death by 40% compared to chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer patients whose disease had worsened after an initial round of chemo, according to interim data from a late-stage trial presented at a major medical meeting on Monday.
reut.rs
June 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Amgen drug cuts small cell lung cancer death risk by 40% reut.rs/3HnWBJW
Good luck to Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson and Amgen and Sanofi and Abbott and
April 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Good luck to Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson and Amgen and Sanofi and Abbott and
Des dizaines de milliers de morts : ce que préparent Sanofi (marge 5,7 mds €) et Amgen (marge 5 mds €).
Comment ? Pénurie délibérée de Praluent et Repatha, qui réduisent fortement le risque d'infarctus et AVC.
Pourquoi ? Pour augmenter le prix de vente.
Que faire ? Un pôle public du médicament.
Comment ? Pénurie délibérée de Praluent et Repatha, qui réduisent fortement le risque d'infarctus et AVC.
Pourquoi ? Pour augmenter le prix de vente.
Que faire ? Un pôle public du médicament.
July 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Des dizaines de milliers de morts : ce que préparent Sanofi (marge 5,7 mds €) et Amgen (marge 5 mds €).
Comment ? Pénurie délibérée de Praluent et Repatha, qui réduisent fortement le risque d'infarctus et AVC.
Pourquoi ? Pour augmenter le prix de vente.
Que faire ? Un pôle public du médicament.
Comment ? Pénurie délibérée de Praluent et Repatha, qui réduisent fortement le risque d'infarctus et AVC.
Pourquoi ? Pour augmenter le prix de vente.
Que faire ? Un pôle public du médicament.
Amgen quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates reut.rs/47fBTXd
Amgen quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates
Amgen on Tuesday posted quarterly financial results that beat Wall Street expectations as a 9% increase in product sales offset higher operating expenses.
reut.rs
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Amgen quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates reut.rs/47fBTXd
Today, Trump posted on his Truth Social, lauding bio pharma giant Amgen’s billion-dollar expansion in North Carolina. Amgen proves #DEI, diversity, inclusion and belonging, equals success for #business.
Trump-Musk war on #DEI is a losing proposition.
@amgen.bsky.social #Amgen
Trump-Musk war on #DEI is a losing proposition.
@amgen.bsky.social #Amgen
December 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Today, Trump posted on his Truth Social, lauding bio pharma giant Amgen’s billion-dollar expansion in North Carolina. Amgen proves #DEI, diversity, inclusion and belonging, equals success for #business.
Trump-Musk war on #DEI is a losing proposition.
@amgen.bsky.social #Amgen
Trump-Musk war on #DEI is a losing proposition.
@amgen.bsky.social #Amgen
Twenty people in Japan who took an Amgen rare immune-disease drug have died, according to the company that sells the medicine in Japan. U.S. drug regulators had asked Amgen to voluntarily withdraw the drug. on.wsj.com/4tFJWV3
20 People in Japan Died After Taking Amgen Drug
Kissei Pharmaceutical, which sells the rare immune-disease drug in Japan, warned doctors to stop prescribing it to new patients.
on.wsj.com
May 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Twenty people in Japan who took an Amgen rare immune-disease drug have died, according to the company that sells the medicine in Japan. U.S. drug regulators had asked Amgen to voluntarily withdraw the drug. on.wsj.com/4tFJWV3
I hope the fcek he is going to pay for his own security and that that it gets boycotted!
www.independent.ie/sport/golf/d...
www.independent.ie/sport/golf/d...
Donald Trump ‘likely’ to attend Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg
Doonbeg could be surrounded by a ring of steel for September’s Amgen Irish Open, given the “likely” presence of US President Donald Trump at his Co Clare resort.
www.independent.ie
February 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I hope the fcek he is going to pay for his own security and that that it gets boycotted!
www.independent.ie/sport/golf/d...
www.independent.ie/sport/golf/d...
1/ Third Way calls itself the voice of moderate Democrats. Its donors say otherwise: Deutsche Bank, Amgen, AT&T, PhRMA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all cut checks. Follow the money, not the branding. And @thirdway.bsky.social definitely follows $ 🧵
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
August 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
1/ Third Way calls itself the voice of moderate Democrats. Its donors say otherwise: Deutsche Bank, Amgen, AT&T, PhRMA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all cut checks. Follow the money, not the branding. And @thirdway.bsky.social definitely follows $ 🧵
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
#DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
Amgen said that its cholesterol-lowering shot, Repatha, prevented a composite of heart disease death, heart attack, and the most common type of stroke in a 12,000-patient trial. www.statnews.com/2025/10/02/a...
Amgen says its cholesterol shot prevented heart problems in a broad population
Amgen said its cholesterol-lowering shot, Repatha, prevented a composite of heart disease death, heart attack, and the most common type of stroke in a large study.
www.statnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Amgen said that its cholesterol-lowering shot, Repatha, prevented a composite of heart disease death, heart attack, and the most common type of stroke in a 12,000-patient trial. www.statnews.com/2025/10/02/a...
Amgen owes $20.2 mln in antibody patent lawsuit, US jury says reut.rs/4v7jHs1
Amgen owes $20.2 mln in antibody patent lawsuit, US jury says
Amgen subsidiary Teneobio must pay biotech company Harbour Antibodies $20.2 million in damages for infringing a patent related to antibodies used in biologic drugs, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday.
reut.rs
June 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Amgen owes $20.2 mln in antibody patent lawsuit, US jury says reut.rs/4v7jHs1