Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- Amgen, a leading American multinational biotechnology company has announced plans to open a new technology and innovation site called Amgen India in Hyderabad.

The site, which will come up in HITEC City, will accelerate digital capabilities across Amgen's global organization to further advance its pipeline of medicines.

The announcement came after chief minister and Industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu met with Dr. David Reese and Mr. Som Chattopadhyay at Amgen's R&D site in San Francisco.

Hyderabad was selected for its world-class talent in medicine, life sciences, data sciences, and artificial intelligence (AI). The site can accommodate up to 3,000 people and will be operational in Q4 2024, a press release i...