Amgen Donates $1 Million and Establishes Tsunami Relief Program; Staff Donations, Company Contributions To Help South Asia Victims.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 Inc. (Nasdaq:AMGN) today announced that it has established a company-wide South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia Tsunami Relief Program and provided an initial cash contribution of $1 million in support of humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 185 distinct National Societies. . Amgen has also launched an internal Web site to facilitate individual staff donations. Amgen staff contributions for tsunami relief efforts will be matched dollar for dollar. The immediate $1 million corporate donation to the Red Cross will be used for relief efforts including support for field hospitals and delivery of emergency relief supplies. "Amgen's corporate contributions and individual donations are expressions of our sincere sympathy for those directly affected by this tragedy," said Kevin Sharer, Amgen's chairman and chief executive officer. Amgen's matching gift program for this effort will remain open for at least six months to assist in long-term recovery efforts. About Amgen Amgen is a global biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets important human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller . |
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