AMGEN OPENS FACILITY IN MASS. CENTER WILL RESEARCH SMALL-MOLECULE DRUGS.Byline: Daily News THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. has opened a 285,000-square-foot research center in Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. , Mass., that will focus on research and discovery of small-molecule drug candidates. The eight-story facility is in the heart of the Cambridge-Boston biotechnology corridor. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology company, is known for discovering and developing injected in·ject·ed adj. 1. Of or relating to a substance introduced into the body. 2. Of or relating to a blood vessel that is visibly distended with blood. injected 1. introduced by injection. 2. congested. protein drugs and is now trying to expand its product line with oral small-molecule drugs and antibodies. These can be taken in pill form, said company spokesman David Kaye David V. Hope (born 14 October 1964), known professionaly as David Kaye, is a Canadian actor who is better known and revered for his work as a voice actor. Career . The new facility, called Amgen's Cambridge Research Center, will house various research disciplines including biology, chemistry and biophysics biophysics, application of various methods and principles of physical science to the study of biological problems. In physiological biophysics physical mechanisms have been used to explain such biological processes as the transmission of nerve impulses, the muscle . ``It is important to Amgen's growth and success to have a strong presence in the Cambridge-Boston biotechnology community,'' Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith) Sharer, Amgen's chief executive officer, said in a statement. The company has worked in the past with hospitals and universities in the area, and the new research center will facilitate this process. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said Amgen's presence is a key milestone for the community. The company expects to have more than 100 of its own research staff at the facility and will lease out the remaining space. Amgen does not reveal construction costs, but Kaye said that this was an expensive undertaking. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Amgen's new research center is located in the heart of the Cambridge-Boston biotechnology corridor. The 100-plus researchers at the facility will focus on researching and discovering small-molecule drug candidates. |
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