Amgen asks FDA to consider new uses for Xgeva
Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced June 19 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental application for Xgeva (denosumab) that seeks to expand the currently approved indication for the prevention of fractures and other skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors to include patients with multiple myeloma. “Multiple Read More →
Sientra acquisition expands product portfolio
Story updated at 5:45 p.m. June 12: Goleta-based breast implant maker Sientra entered into a $20 million cash agreement to purchase Santa Clara-based Miramar Labs on June 12, according to a news release. Sientra also agreed to potential contingent payments of up to $14 million to Miramar’s debt and equity holders if certain milestones are Read More →
Officials cut ribbon at Ventura County Medical Center
Around 250 people cheered the ribbon cutting of the new North Tower of the Ventura County Medical Center on June 9 and heard a bit of history of the county’s medical care services. In 1887, the county was struggling to meet its mission to provide service and provided most acute care in homes until a Read More →
Ventura County hospitals upgrading facilities
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Goleta-based Inogen exploring ways to increase sales
Goleta-based Inogen is exploring new avenues of growth in the oxygen concentrator market. Two of the company’s three co-founders — Brenton Taylor, executive vice president of engineering, and Byron Myers, executive vice president of sales and marketing — told members of the Santa Barbara Executive Roundtable on June 8 that Inogen is entertaining expansion ideas Read More →
Stellar Biotechnologies announces new hires
Port Hueneme immunotherapy developer Stellar Biotechnologies announced the expansion of its operations team, including new hires Liliana Marghitoiu, Luis Gonzalez Agraz and Kalam Azad. Marghitoiu will head up the company’s quality control department for protein processing and manufacturing. Azad will join Stellar’s senior aquaculture team, working with the giant keyhole limpets from which the company Read More →
Inogen expanding in Ohio; company gets international product approval
Inogen, a portable oxygen concentrator company headquartered in Goleta, announced plans June 2 to open a new facility near Cleveland, Ohio to support its direct-to-consumer product line. The company also plans to expand its sales force through recruitment in the northeastern part of the state. It currently has 177 sales employees between its Goleta and Read More →
