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Amgen To Acquire Chemocentryx For $4 Billion In Cash

Aug 04, 2022•over 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Amgen

Acquired Company

ChemoCentryx

Thousand OaksBiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeuticsPharmaceuticalBiotechnologyHealth Care

Description

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and ChemoCentryx, Inc., (NASDAQ: CCXI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on orally administered therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Amgen will acquire ChemoCentryx for $52 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion.

Company Information

Company

Amgen

Location

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

About

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We helped establish the biotechnology industry, and we remain on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today. Our investment in research and development has yielded a robust pipeline that builds on our existing portfolio of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, inflammatory diseases and rare diseases.

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