Amgen 2009 Annual Report Download - page 8

Making a Difference for Patients,
Our Communities, and the Environment
(Top) In partnership with The National Kidney
Foundation, Amgen provided free kidney health risk
assessments to approximately 3,000 people at the
2009 NBC-TV Health and Fitness Expos in Washington,
D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami.
(Center) In a “Breakaway Mile,” a one-mile ride held
at specific Amgen Tour of California finish lines, a
local cancer survivor and an Amgen scientist ride with
the survivor’s peloton of support team members—
caregivers, family members, and healthcare professionals.
(Bottom) Amgen Scholars from 15 countries across
Europe presented their summer research projects
at the fi rst Amgen Scholars European Symposium,
held at the University of Cambridge in England in
September 2009. The 59 undergraduates represented
35 different colleges and universities. In the United
States, more than 260 U.S. Amgen Scholars convened
at the University of California, Los Angeles, in July
2009 for the third national symposium.
Medical and Patient-Focused
Partnerships
■ Amgen partnered with the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) Foundation and the
CDC to communicate the importance of
preventing and managing infection during
chemotherapy treatment.
■ Public service announcements sponsored
by Amgen and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)
encouraged cancer patients, their caregivers,
and physicians to learn what can be done to
lower the risk of infection before starting
chemotherapy.
■ Amgen partnered with the National
Osteoporosis Foundation and the Society
for Women’s Health Research on Know My
Bones, a program to educate women on the
importance of managing their osteoporosis.
■ Amgen continued its sponsorship of the
Amgen Tour of California and the company’s
Breakaway from Cancer® initiative for the
fourth consecutive year. Breakaway from
Cancer® has become Amgen’s signature
oncology initiative to raise awareness of the
free education, tools, and resources available
to cancer patients and their caregivers.
Amgen’s four nonprofi t partners—Prevent
Cancer Foundation, Cancer Support Community
(formerly known as The Wellness Community®),
Patient Advocate Foundation, and National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship—play
leading roles in every aspect of cancer care
to help people affected by this disease.
■ Amgen and Wyeth’s 2009 Addressing
Psoriasis™ campaign paired Tim Gunn, of
TV’s “Project Runway,” with dermatologist
Susan C. Taylor, M.D. The mission: To raise
awareness and help people with psoriasis
understand that proper management of their
disease may help them feel more confi dent
in their everyday style. Winners of an essay
contest walked the runway in New York at
an Addressing Psoriasis™ fashion show.
■ Amgen partnered with ONSEdge, a subsidiary
of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), and
celebrity makeup artist and cancer survivor
Jan Ping on Coping with Cancer from the
Outside In, a campaign to teach oncology
nurses about skin-related side effects
associated with epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) inhibitors used to treat
certain cancers.
Philanthropy, Community,
and Environment
■ Amgen and the Amgen Foundation gave
more than a quarter billion dollars through
Foundation grants, corporate giving, and
product donations.
■ Amgen Scholars, a $27.5-million program
that gives undergraduates the opportunity
to conduct hands-on research with top
academic scientists, had more than 300
student participants from 172 colleges
and universities in 39 U.S. states and 15
European countries. A new online community
at www.amgenscholars.com, launched in
partnership with The Scientist, connects,
engages, and inspires Amgen Scholars
around the globe.
■ The Amgen Foundation continued to
expand its giving programs in Europe with