Genentech

Genentech, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Biotechnology
Founded	1976
Headquarters	South San Francisco, California, United States
Key people	Ashley Magargee; (interim CEO); Ed Harrington; Levi Garraway; Stephen Williams; Sean Johnston; Severin Schwan; (Chairman of Genentech Board of Directors, CEO of Roche Group); Anna Batt; Aviv Regev;
Products	Avastin, Herceptin, Rituxan, Perjeta, Kadcyla, Gazyva, Tarceva, Ocrevus, Polivy, Tecentriq, Xofluza, Hemlibra, Venclexta, Esbriet, Cotellic, Alecensa, Zelboraf, Nutropin, Actemra, Lucentis, Xolair, Activase, Cathflo Activase, Xeloda, Boniva, TNKase, CellCept, Pegasys, Pulmozyme, Tamiflu, Valcyte, Anaprox, Cytovene, EC-Naprosyn, Erivedge, Fuzeon, Invirase, Klonopin, Kytril, Naprosyn, Rocephin, Roferon-A, Romazicon, Valium, Xenical, Zenapax
Revenue	$26.4 billion (2020)
Number of employees	13,539 (July 2021)
Parent	Roche
Website	gene.com

Genentech, Inc. is an American biotechnology corporation headquartered in South San Francisco, California. It became an independent subsidiary of Roche in 2009. Genentech Research and Early Development operates as an independent center within Roche.^[5] Historically, the company is regarded as the world's first biotechnology company.^[6]

As of July 2021, Genentech employed 13,539 people.^[7]

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