Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amylin) is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the diabetes and other metabolic diseases through the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines. It markets two medicines to treat diabetes, BYETTA (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection. It is also markets a diabetes treatment, BYDUREON (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension). BYDUREON is an extended-release medication for type 2 diabetes that provides continuous glycemic control in a once-weekly dose. Amylin maintains a research and early development program focused on peptide and protein therapeutics. It has also entered into alliances and business initiatives, including its relationship with Biocon, Limited (Biocon) to develop pharmaceutical products, including AC165198, a peptide hybrid drug candidate for diabetes, which was developed from its phybrid technology platform. In August 2012, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company acquired the Company.