Amgen to Present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Amgen Chairman and CEO Kevin Sharer will present at the conference. Live audio of the presentation will be available over the Internet and can be accessed from Amgen's Web site, www.amgen.com, under Investors.

Information regarding presentation time, webcast availability, and webcast links are available on Amgen's Investor Relations Events Calendar.

About Amgen

Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and our vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com.

    CONTACT: Amgen, Thousand Oaks
    David Polk, 805-447-4613 (media)
    John Shutter, 805-447-1060 (investors)

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media, David Polk, +1-805-447-4613, or investors, John Shutter, +1-805-447-1060, both of Amgen, Thousand Oaks