R&D Head Sean Harper On Amgen's Long-Term Investment View
Executive Summary
Amgen is validating targets through the deCODE Genetics investment it made five years and moving drugs into the clinic. It's one of multiple technologies – along with its BiTE and oncolytic virus platforms – that R&D head Sean Harper said is starting to bear fruit for the company.
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