Amgen buys Horizon Therapeutics for $27B in cash
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, December 12th, 2022 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Amgen buys Horizon Therapeutics for $27B in cash
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen today announced its largest acquisition in company history, $27 billion for Horizon Therapeutics, positioning itself with a pipeline of treatments that could pay dividends over the coming decades. Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, beat out competition from Sanofi and Johnson and Johnson, both of whom bowed out Read More →
Despite critics, Amgen sticks to its game plan
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, December 12th, 2022 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Despite critics, Amgen sticks to its game plan
During its 42 years as a biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, Amgen has fiercely protected its independence, while rising to the top ranks of pharma companies, often by acquiring companies with drugs. The blockbuster transaction announced on Dec. 12 to acquire Horizon Therapeutics fits that growth pattern and it matches up with the company’s Read More →
SB, Ventura counties’ outlooks on ‘23
By Robert Marich / Friday, December 9th, 2022 / Economy, Regions, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on SB, Ventura counties’ outlooks on ‘23
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Port getting greener & more efficient
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, December 9th, 2022 / Infrastructure, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Port getting greener & more efficient
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Dronemaker’s shares fighting downdraft
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, December 9th, 2022 / Technology, Top Story / Comments Off on Dronemaker’s shares fighting downdraft
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Morro Bay wind farm leases announced
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Morro Bay wind farm leases announced
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the provisional winners of an auction of floating offshore wind farm leases along the coast of Morro Bay and Humboldt County in Northern California, with bids totalling $757.1 million. It was the first such sale along the Pacific coast and the third major offshore wind lease sale Read More →
Ventura County takes victory laps
By Robert Marich / Thursday, December 1st, 2022 / Government, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Ventura County takes victory laps
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