Avimers have been developed by the biotechnology company Avidia, now part of Amgen, as potential new pharmaceutical drugs.
In addition, Pereira was a member of the advisory boards of Amgen and Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals along with several other organizations.
On September 26, 2007 the Northwest Kidney Centers based in Seattle, WA and Kirin-Amgen announced an honorary gift to the University of Washington Division of Nephrology to establish the Joseph W. Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research.
Dr. Moore is a noted oncologist and hematologist primarily known for being the Principal Investigator in the development of filgrastim, marketed by Amgen under the brand name of Neupogen.
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In collaboration with Amgen, recombinant G-CSF (Neupogen) was developed and in 1987 the first clinical studies were begun at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in cancer patients and pediatric patients with a genetic form of neutropenia.
He later worked for Amgen before joining Mentor Corporation where he is the Vice President of Information Technology.
In 2009, Amgen held a press conference at the restaurant to announce that the city would be included in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.
In 2004 the firm had US$8.8 million in revenues, with prominent clients such as Amgen, BellSouth, Eli Lilly and Company, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, R.J. Reynolds, Koch Industries, Microsoft, Time Warner, Enron, and the United Parcel Service.
Filgrastim is marketed under several brand names, including Neupogen (Amgen), Imumax (Abbott Laboratories), Grafeel (Dr. Reddy's Laboratories), Neukine (Intas Biopharmaceuticals), Emgrast (Emcure Pharmaceuticals), Religrast (Reliance Life Sciences), Zarzio (Sandoz), Nufil (Biocon) and others.
Amgen Puerto Rico received FDA approval for bulk manufacturing facilities for Nepogen (Filgrastim), Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), Aranesp and Epogen.
Some noted partners LA's Promise has collaborated with are American Heart Association, Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotech Program, Bresee Foundation, Brotherhood Crusade, California African American Museum, City Year, First Robotics, Girl Scouts of the USA, Operation HOPE, Inc., Run with US, Sound Body Sound Mind, St. Johns Well Child & Family Center, Teach for America, Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, and YWCA.