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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Amgen Ventures , the venture investment arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , is one of the new investors in precision oncology and medicine startup Syapse.

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MAY 8, 2012

The venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has placed more funding into one of its portfolio companies, Sutro Biopharma , which is working on developing a scalable biochemical protein synthesis platform aimed at cancer therapeutics. Sutro said it has raised $16.5M

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MARCH 8, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has made another investment this morning in immunology startup Tizona Therapeutics , via its venture capital arm, Amgen Ventures. Series A investors--including Amgen Ventures--also participated, with investments from MPM Capital, Astellas Venture Management and InterWest Partners.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Akriveia Therapeutics , a biotechnology startup focused on immuno-oncology, announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M in a Series A investment. The investment came from F-Prime Capital Partners.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biopharmaceuticals startup Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it has raised $38.5M The funding came from Amgen Ventures, Celgene Corporation, EcoR1 Capital, plus Alexandria Venture Investments, DAG Ventures, Domain Associates, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it is in a second close of its Series B funding round, bringing its total raised in the funding to $52M. amgen lifescience disease renal capital venture biotherapeutics atara' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based SunBrite TV , a manufacturer of large screen, HDTV screens specifically designed to be installed outdoors, next to pools, on patios, and elsewhere, has been acquired by SnapAV , which is owned by private equity investor General Atlantic. SunBriteTV was backed by Bunker Hill Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

the founding shareholder and chairman and treasurer of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has died, at the age of 90. Bowes--who also founded venture capital firm USVP --died peacefully in his home on December 28th. Bowes founded USVP after spending nearly 25 years at investment banking firm Blyth & Co., Bowes, Jr. ,

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has seen an exit out of its startup investment portfolio, and activities of its Amgen Ventures venture capital arm, at Berkeley-based Adheron Therapeutics this morning. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Amgen Ventures , the venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has re-upped on an investment in a biopharmaceuticals developing microRNA-based treatments for cardiovascular and muscle disease. and Broadview Ventures. miRagen is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based drug development company Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it has added Matthew K. Fust as a board member, and hired Mitchall G. Clark as its Chief Regulatory and Quality Assurance Officer. READ MORE>>. atara biotherapeutics renal disease lifescience amgen executive board'

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said Monday afternoon that it is acquiring Biovex , a Woburn, Massachusetts-based developer of treatments for melanoma and head and neck cancer. BioVex develops OncoVEX, a novel oncolytic vaccine in Phase 3 clinical development. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has increased its stake in San Diego-based Ocean Aero , a developer of unmanned, robotic underwater and surface vehicles used for the scientific, defense, and oil and gas market, the company said late Friday. Teledyne made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in July of 2014.

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MAY 6, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has helped to back a new, life sciences fund, managed by San Francisco-based venBio , as an anchor supporter of a new fund. venBio did not say how much Amgen committed to the fund, which is venBio's second life sciences fund.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

I grew up in Thousand Oaks, went to USC, and we met each other way back in the 90's. Where there are lots of players focused on different types of equity, different types of investments, different types of debt, they're doing it in a very unfocused manner. Brew Johnson: It's exciting to be building this business in LA.

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JULY 22, 2016

It’s the first partnership for Jounce, and a big one: the startup got a $225 million up front cash payment from Celgene and a $36 million equity investment. And in other Amgen news, the Thousand Oaks, CA, company filed for FDA approval of osteoporosis drug romosuzumab.

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APRIL 5, 2010

• Jack Gilbert , once the chief executive officer of a large Los Angeles-based corporation, later founded Thousand Oaks Land Development and played a major role in the development of Thousand Oaks area, leading that city’s emergence as a major business and corporate center.

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