Biotechnology: a survey of key industrial components and characteristics identified with rRNA

Running head: BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY: AMGEN INC.
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY: AMGEN, INC.
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BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY: AMGEN INC.1
Introduction
The field of biotechnology encompasses the application of life forms or living organisms
in the development of technology or technological derivatives. The following paper will briefly
discuss on the key industrial components and characteristics identified with respect to a selected
biotechnological company, that is Amgen Inc.
Discussion: Understanding the Organization
Company Name, Website Link
The company so selected is ‘Amgen Inc.’, - an abbreviation of its previous name,
‘Applied Molecular Genomics Inc.’ It is an independent, multinational industry specializing as
one of the largest functioning biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies across the
international market. Currently, the organization holds a workforce of approximately 5, 125
scientists and thus, one of the highest employment providers of 7.5 % of Ventura’s County’s
current employees. The link to the company’s website is as follows: http://www.amgen.com/
(Amgen Inc., 2020)
Technology
The organization centers its mission, values and foundational policy on the principle of
providing healthcare services and products developed with respect to DNA technology of the
recombinant type. Currently, the organization has specialized in the development of products
based on biochemistry and molecular biology technology. Prevalently used examples: Enbrel (a
pharmaceutical product with abilities of blocking tumor necrosis factor), Neulasta (an infection
preventive drug suitable for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with immunostimulator