安进Amgen Inc. (AMGN) 2004年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、Amgen Inc.One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks,CA 91320- 2005 Amgen Inc.All rights reserved.MC25288 800M/3-05Inspired science.Defining moments.Amgen 2004 Annual ReportAbout Amgen Amgen is a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry.Our mission is to serve patients.We foster a

2、culture of innovation,using our expertise in advanced science and technology to find new medicines to fight serious illness.For more information about Amgen,our visionary science,and our powerful medicines,visit .Amgen leaders past and present,from left to right,current CEO Kevin Sharer,founder Fran

3、klin“Pitch”Johnson,former CEO Gordon Binder,former CEO George Rathmann(seated)and founder Bill Bowes.On the cover Fu-Kuen Lin,shown here in a photograph from the early 1980s,examines X-ray film to identify the gene coding for human erythropoietin,the discovery that would lead to the production of EP

4、OGEN(Epoetin alfa),Amgens first medicine.Facing page One of Amgens research labs at the companys headquarters in Thousand Oaks,California.In 2005,Amgen celebrates its 25th anniversary.When we began in 1980,no one was sure what viable products might ultimately emerge from the exciting new science cal

5、led biotechnology.But we believed that biotechnology had the power to restore health,even save lives.A quarter century later,weve come further than we ever would have dreamed possible.Our medicines have made a dramatic difference in the lives of more than eight million people.That is the most import

6、ant measure of our success.As we continue to deliver on the promise of the still-young biotechnology industry,we will follow the science wherever it leads,to best treat serious illnesses.Strands of life Pictured above is a strand of DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid),the building block of life and of Amgens