AMGEN ANNOUNCES SENIOR EXECUTIVE RESEARCH APPOINTMENT

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Howard Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Joins as Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that Howard Chang, M.D., Ph.D., will join the company as senior vice president of Research, effective Dec. 16, 2024. Chang will also assume the title and responsibility of serving as Amgen's chief scientific officer, reporting to Jay Bradner, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development.

"Howard is one of our generation's foremost physician-scientists, with expertise in human genetics and a profound ability to distill complex disease biology into clarified targets," Bradner said. "Leading Research at Amgen is a vital role that shapes the disease-altering therapies we pursue for patients. Howard's high-technology approach to science, coupled with his groundbreaking research in gene control, cancer biology and stem cell biology, complements the work we do every day."

Chang will be responsible for establishing and leading all research priorities within Amgen's rare disease, oncology, inflammation and cardiometabolic therapeutic areas. He will also oversee operations in key research hubs from San Francisco to Thousand Oaks, and across the company's global network of specialized sites in Reykjavik, Copenhagen, Munich, British Columbia, and Maryland.

Chang succeeds the highly distinguished Ray Deshaies, Ph.D., former senior vice president of Research, whose departure was announced earlier this year.

About Amgen 
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its 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 one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Amgen is one of the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also part of the Nasdaq-100 index. In 2023, Amgen was named one of "America's Greatest Workplaces" by Newsweek, one of "America's Climate Leaders" by USA Today and one of the "World's Best Companies" by TIME.

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