Amgen's NESP victory cuts out Johnson and Johnson
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Thousand Oaks, CA-based Amgen has been awarded by a panel in Chicago exclusive rights to its next-generation anemia drug, novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein (NESP). The panel rejected the claim of New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson and Johnson that the drug falls under a 1985 license agreement between the two companies for erythropoietin (EPO). The decision gives Amgen a monopoly over the expected blockbuster drug, caused the company's stock to rise, and probably averted a hostile takeover by Johnson and Johnson.
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Thousand Oaks, CA-based Amgen has been awarded by a panel in Chicago exclusive rights to its next-generation anemia drug, novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein (NESP).
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 1999
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Adding new meanings to the genetic code
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Understanding of biological structure-function relationships has been greatly enhanced by the use of site-directed mutagenesis to exchange one or more amino acids at any given position in a protein.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2001
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Ruling favors Amgen
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The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of Amgen's erythropoietin patent suit against Transkaryotic Therapies and its partner Aventis Pharma.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2000
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