Amgen

Amgen was founded in Thousand Oaks, California in 1980 under the name Applied Molecular Genetics Inc. This American multinational biopharmaceutical firm is currently one of the world's largest independent biotechnology enterprises.

Amgen made $23.4 billion in sales in 2019. The corporation produced $6.2 billion in sales in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 11% over the same period last year. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, total revenues grew 6% to $6.2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period last year. Higher unit demand countered lower net selling prices in the second quarter of 2020, resulting in an increase. In compared to the third quarter of 2019, total sales climbed by 12% to $6.4 billion, owing to better volume growth, which was largely offset by lower net selling prices and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Founded: 1978

Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Market cap: 119.07B USD

Website: https://www.amgen.com/