Amgen

Amgen Inc.
FormerlyApplied Molecular Genetics (1980–1983)
Company typePublic
ISINUS0311621009
IndustryBiotechnology
FoundedApril 8, 1980 (1980-04-08)
HeadquartersThousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Key people
Robert A. Bradway (chairman, president & CEO)
Products
RevenueIncrease US$28.19 billion (2023)
Decrease US$7.897 billion (2023)
Increase US$6.717 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$97.15 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$6.232 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c. 26,700 (2023)
Websiteamgen.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Amgen Inc. (formerly Applied Molecular Genetics Inc.) is an American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.[3][4] One of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, As of 2022, Amgen has approximately 24,000 staff in total.[5]

The name "AMGen" is a portmanteau of the company's original name, Applied Molecular Genetics, which became the official name of the company in 1983 (three years after incorporation and coincident with its initial public offering).

  1. ^ "About Amgen Fact Sheet". amgen.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "US SEC: 2023 Form 10-K Amgen Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Amgen History official site page accessed January 2, 2016
  4. ^ Ronald Vogel. Pharmaceutical Economics and Public Policy. CRC Press, 2007. ISBN 9781439801345. P. 208
  5. ^ Talhelm, Matt (7 March 2022). "Amgen to offer workers an average salary of $119,510 at new facility". WRAL TechWire. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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