Amgen Announces Webcast of First Quarter Financial Results.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. , Calif. -- Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN), the world's largest biotechnology company, today announced plans to report its first quarter financial results on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , April 18, 2006 after the close of the financial markets. The announcement will be followed by a live conference with the investment community at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Participating in the event from Amgen will be Kevin Sharer, chairman and chief executive officer, and other members of Amgen's senior management team. Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public. The conference call, including the question and answer session, is expected to last approximately one hour. The webcast of the conference, as with other selected presentations regarding developments in Amgen's business given by management at certain investor and medical conferences, can be found on Amgen's Web site, www.amgen.com, under Investors. Information regarding presentation times, webcast availability, and webcast links are noted on Amgen's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Events Calendar. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least seven days after the event. About Amgen Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics therapeutics Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include drugs, surgery, radiation therapy, mechanical devices, diet, and psychiatry. . A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. , rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid arthritis Chronic, progressive autoimmune disease causing connective-tissue inflammation, mostly in synovial joints. It can occur at any age, is more common in women, and has an unpredictable course. , and other serious illnesses. With a broad and deep pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com. |
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