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MARCH 15, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said late Monday that it is donating $1M to the Japanese disaster relief efforts. Amgen said the funds will go to Direct Relief International and the International Medical Corps. The funds come both from Amgen and the Amgen Foundation.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , via its nonprofit foundation, the Amgen Foundation, said Friday that it is giving $1.8M to the Teach For America effort. According to the two, the funding will go towards increasing the number of math and science graduates who are joining Teach For America's teaching corps by 2013.

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JULY 29, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based biotechnology giant Amgen said Tuesday that it plans to cut 2,400 to 2,900 staff, including at its headquarters location, and will also close facilities in both Washington and Colorado. As part of the move, Amgen said it will also consolidate staff into less buildings in the Thousand Oaks area.

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MARCH 19, 2010

According to DEMO, Thousand Oaks-based Invested.In , Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo , San Diego-based Tastr , and Los Angeles-based Immitter will all be presenting at the technology launch conference. DEMO has traditionally been a major launch event for startups and new technology products.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Move has operations in the Thousand Oaks, California area, although it is now based in San Jose. The company was started in Thousand Oaks in 1993, and now has 913 employees. Move, Inc. , the operator of the Realtor.com, Move.com, and other related real estate businesses, is being acquired by News Corp. , will pay $21.00

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to the Thousand Oaks university, Dorfman's contribution will go towards the construction of the two-story, 27,000-square foot Steven D. Dorfman Center, which will include both classrooms and faculty offices.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , and Monrovia-based Xencor said Thursday that the two firms are in a co-development dual around a new novel antibody for treating autoimmune diseases. According to the two, Amgen has gained an option to an exclusive, worldwide license on Xencor's XmAb5871.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Eka Technologies said today that it has launched a line of products which provide geo-tagging of photos for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Ricoh, and other digital cameras.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Move, which has major operations in Thousand Oaks, said the expanded relationship will expand reach and visibility to AOL's monthly visitors. Move, Inc. , the Campbell-based operator of Realtor.com and Move.com, said Thursday along with AOL that Move has been given the exclusive rights to power AOL's Real Estate homes for sale search.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said last week that it has acquired Photon Machines , a developer of laser-based, laboratory instrumentation. Its corporate headquarters and research labs are in Thousand Oaks. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Photon Machines was based in Bozeman, Montana.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said today that its nonprofit arm, the Amgen Foundation , is giving $4.5M in a grant to invest in South Los Angeles schools. Amgen said the grant goes to MLA Partner Schools, an effort which looks to prepare children from South Los Angeles for college and life.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has won a contract from the United States Air Force, for laser eye protection spectacles, initially worth $7.7M, with the potential to be worth as much as $20.4M. The win was made through its Teledyne Scientific and Imaging subsidiary, which has its operations in Thousand Oaks and Camarillo.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen reported this morning that it has completed its tender offer for Onyx Pharmaceuticals , and now expects its acquisition to complete today. Amgen said the deal is worth $9.7 billion net of estimated cash at Onyx.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based wireless hardware provider Xirrus has raised yet another $10M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the company Monday. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The company apparently is targeting a little over $11.0M in the funding round, which so far includes 12 investors.

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JULY 18, 2011

Move is based in Campbell, California, with operations in Thousand Oaks. SocialBios allows companies and individuals to create interactive "About" pages, which integrate Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other sites. Socialbios is based in Denver. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a manufacturer of switching wireless access point hardware, is apparently sponsoring a mixed martial arts event. According to Richard Steele Promotions, Xirrus is sponsoring its "Steele Cage 3" event.

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JULY 27, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a manufacturer of switching wireless access point hardware, is apparently sponsoring a mixed martial arts event. According to Richard Steele Promotions, Xirrus is sponsoring its "Steele Cage 3" event.

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MARCH 4, 2013

It might be, on news that Kevin Sharer , the former CEO of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has joined venture capital investment firm Foundation Medical Partners. Is Amgen the next source of the healthcare industry's venture capital deals?

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AUGUST 12, 2013

According to Newegg, it will launch a pop-up store from August 16-18th in Thousand Oaks, California, at The Oaks shopping center. City of Industry-based Newegg , the big online electronics retailer, is making its first foray into the physical, retail market, with a new pop-up store.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen said this morning that it has acquired Turkish pharmaceuticals firm Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals. Amgen said the deal is worth $700M in cash. Amgen said the acquisition will help to significantly expand its presence in Turkey.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers have put their backing behind a new, Westlake Village based drug development firm, Atara Biotherapeutics , in an unusual spinout of technology from the biotech giant.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biopharmaceuticals startup Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it has raised $38.5M in a Series B funding round, for its efforts to develop treatments for patients with end-stage renal disease.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of wireless networking equipment, said today that it has named Steven Wastie as its Chief Marketing Officer. Wastie has previously served in similar roles at iPass, Juniper Networks, Inktomi, Netscaape, and At&T Online Services.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres has delayed its IPO, after lowering its IPO pricing estimates this week. According to industry reports , Ceres is delaying the offering until next week. Ceres had initially planned to price its IPO on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , the developer of high performance wireless access points, reported today that it has deployed its products in Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots. According to Xirrus, its wireless network will serve premium seating areas, as part of the Gillette Stadium Putnam Club.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based biotech Amgen is acquiring Iceland-based deCODE Genetics , in a deal worth $415M in cash, the two companies announced this morning. deCODE Genetics is a provider of human genetic research which was founded in 1996.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said this morning that it has agreed to buy KAI Pharmaceuticals , a developer of treatments for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on dialysis, for $315M in cash. KAI Pharmaceuticals is based in South San Francisco.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Xirrus , the wireless hardware provider based in Thousand Oaks, has just raised $10.1M in a funding round, part of an ongoing $11.0M funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company.

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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 24, 2012

George Rathmann , the founding CEO of Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen , has died, the company announced late Monday evening. Rathmann served as founding CEO of Amgen from 1980 to 1988, and was Chairman of the company until 1990.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen has backed a developer of therapeutic antibodies, via its venture capital arm, Amgen Ventures. According to Seattle-based Theraclone Sciences , Amgen Ventures was one of the investors in a $10.6M, Series B extension round for the company.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The news for employees over at Thousand Oaks-based Amgen got worse on Tuesday, after the company said it is deepening job cuts, and plans to now cut 20 percent of its employees as part of previously announced cutbacks at the company.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , the developer of seeds for the energy and biofuels industry, said today that its Brazilian subsidiary, Ceres Sementes do Brasil Ltda., is in a deal with Syngenta to develop sweet sorghum-based products to power Brazil's ethanol mills.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said this week that it is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in Singapore, and will invest approximately $200M in the new plant. Amgen also revealed that it will start construction in the next few months.

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JULY 30, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus is looking to help wireless network designers to implement its wireless arrays, with a new software tool released today.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced Sunday that it has acquired San Francisco biopharmaceuticals company Onyx Pharmaceuticals , in a deal worth $10.4 Onyx is a developer of biopharmaceuticals used to help patients with cancer. Amgen said it will pay $125 per share inc ash for Onyx Pharmaceuticals. The deal is worth $9.7

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