BioVex

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN), today announced the completion of the acquisition of BioVex Group, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company based in Woburn, Mass., with additional operations in Abingdon, UK. The acquisition includes OncoVEX(GM-CSF), a novel investigational oncolytic vaccine in Phase 3 clinical development that may represent a new approach to treating melanoma and head and neck cancer. The acquisition was initially announced on Jan. 24. ABOUT BIOVEX -- BioVex is a privately held biotechnology company based in Woburn, Mass. The Company is developing a new class of potent biologics for the treatment of cancer and prevention of infectious disease. The Companys lead product, OncoVEXGM-CSF is a first in class oncolytic vaccine. OncoVEXGM-CSF is currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 multi-national study in metastatic melanoma and a Phase 3 study in head and neck cancer is scheduled to commence in the s...