AMGEN-T (04332.HK)

Amgen, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of human therapeutics. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California and currently employs 31,500 full-time employees. The company discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers medicines for the toughest diseases. The company focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve people’s lives. The company operates in the human therapeutics segment. Its marketed products portfolio includes EPOGEN (epoetin alfa); Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa); Parsabiv (etelcalcetide); Neulasta (pegfilgrastim); KANJINTI (trastuzumab-anns); Otezla; BLINCYTO (blinatumomab); ACTIMMUNE (interferon gamma-1b); Neulasta (pegfilgrastim); Sensipar/Mimpara (cinacalcet); Prolia (denosumab); ENBREL; QUINSAIR (levofloxacin); Repatha (evolocumab) and others. The company markets ENBREL, a tumor necrosis factor blocker, in the United States and Canada. The company markets Otezla, a small molecule that inhibits phosphodiesterase 4, in many countries around the world. The company markets Repatha, a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, in many countries around the world.