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Amgen and ShanghaiTech University Announce Plans for Amgen China R&D Center to Open on ShanghaiTech Campus

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Sept. 24, 2013
Amgen and ShanghaiTech University Announce Plans for Amgen China R&D Center to Open on ShanghaiTech Campusc

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SHANGHAI (Sept. 24 2013) – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and ShanghaiTech University today announced the two organizations have entered into a 世界杯比赛时间 memorandum of understanding (MOU) to 世界杯比赛时间 form a strategic 世界杯比赛时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 partnership for the advancement of biopharmaceutical discovery and translational research in China. This agreement includes plans for Amgen to open a China research and development (R&D) center 世界杯比赛时间 at ShanghaiTech University. FIFA 2026开球时间 世界杯比赛时间

“Amgen and ShanghaiTech University 世界杯比赛时间 share mutual goals of scientific 世界杯比赛时间 excellence and rigor and will benefit from each other’s strength and expertise in advancing biopharmaceutical discovery in China,” said Sean E. Harper, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at 世界杯比赛时间 Amgen. "Expansion into China is a business priority for FIFA 2026开球时间 Amgen and opening this R&D center is another clear and important step forward in Amgen's commitment FIFA 2026开球时间 to the China market."

Under the terms of the MOU, Amgen will co-locate its China R&D center with ShanghaiTech University’s two life science institutes: the Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies FIFA 2026开球时间 (SIAIS) and the iHuman Institute.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Amgen,” said Professor Mianheng Jiang, chairman of Executive Committee FIFA 2026开球时间 of ShanghaiTech University. “ShanghaiTech aims to build a research-oriented university that provides a dynamic approach FIFA 2026开球时间 to learning and ultimately solving problems facing society. This partnership is a commitment to develop more effective bio-medicine for the benefits of the patients in China and in the FIFA 2026开球时间 世界杯比赛时间 世界杯比赛时间 世界杯比赛时间 whole world.”

“We are excited about this unique opportunity to work with ShanghaiTech University,” added Mingqiang Zhang, Ph.D., vice president of China Research and Development at Amgen. “The combination of Amgen’s industry-leading expertise in biopharmaceuticals and the FIFA 2026开球时间 world-class academic excellence of scientists at the SIAIS and iHuman institutes of ShanghaiTech will be a very powerful force in advancing drug discovery and development. FIFA 2026开球时间 We aim to address unmet medical needs 世界杯比赛时间 that are particularly relevant for FIFA 2026开球时间 patients in China.”

“We are delighted that Amgen, a key player in the global biologics sector, will be co-locating its China R&D center at ShanghaiTech University,” said Professor Richard A. Lerner, founding director of Shanghai 世界杯比赛时间 世界杯比赛时间 世界杯比赛时间 Institute for Advanced Immunochemical FIFA 2026开球时间 Studies, an antibody research institute of ShanghaiTech University. “We aim to become one of the world’s leading antibody research institutes and the colocation of Amgen’s FIFA 2026开球时间 China R&D center with us FIFA 2026开球时间 will help to steer our research to be more applicable and to ultimately help patients in the 世界杯比赛时间 fight against serious illnesses.”

Amgen expects its China R&D center will be fully operational in 2014.

About Amgen
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Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages 世界杯比赛时间 its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be the world’s largest independent biotechnology company, has reached millions 世界杯比赛时间 of 世界杯比赛时间 patients around the 世界杯比赛时间 world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway FIFA 2026开球时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 potential.

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About ShanghaiTech University
ShanghaiTech University is a research university in the making. Recently endorsed by China’s Ministry of Education, it is jointly sponsored and organized FIFA 2026开球时间 by FIFA 2026开球时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 the Shanghai Municipal Government and 世界杯比赛时间 the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), with the former being responsible for operation.

About SIAIS
Founded by ShanghaiTech University on October 12th, 2012, FIFA 2026开球时间 the Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS) aims to become a first-class, leading antibody FIFA 2026开球时间 research 世界杯比赛时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 世界杯比赛时间 FIFA 2026开球时间 institute in the world. It focuses on elucidating the most fundamental problems in life science research, particularly in immunochemistry. Its international governing board is comprised of world recognized scientists, including pioneering antibody researchers FIFA 2026开球时间 and Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry.

About 世界杯比赛时间 iHuman Institute
The iHuman Institute is a new international effort established as a research institute located on the campus of ShanghaiTech University. What makes the iHuman Institute special is that it is focused exclusively on the basic and applied science of human cell signaling, integrating multiple tools for scientific discovery, and bringing together leading researchers throughout FIFA 2026开球时间 the world. Cell surface receptors and their related intracellular proteins are responsible for human cellular communications with each other and their environment, 世界杯比赛时间 and are involved in a wide range of physiological activities. Such a central role in human biology makes cell signaling the target for intervention for tuning physiological responses and fighting numerous conditions and diseases. These proteins are central FIFA 2026开球时间 to understanding the evolution of FIFA 2026开球时间 mankind and human cognition at a molecular level.

Amgen Forward-Looking Statements
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