Company, Manufacturing
Genentech Silver
Genentech is a company in pharmaceutical industry, based in South San Francisco, United States, founded in 1976.
biotech company
- Industry
- Manufacturing: pharmaceutical industry
- Headquarters
- South San Francisco, United States
- Size
- Enterprise (1,000+)
- Founded
- 1976
Products and services
- bevacizumab
Common questions
- What does Genentech do?
- Genentech: biotech company (pharmaceutical industry).
- Where is Genentech based?
- Genentech is based in South San Francisco, United States.
- When was Genentech founded?
- Genentech was founded in 1976.
- Who founded Genentech?
- Genentech was founded by Robert A. Swanson, Herbert Boyer.
- How big is Genentech?
- About 14,815 employees (2016).
- Is Genentech still operating?
- Yes, Genentech is operating.
People
SilverLeadership and board
- Robert A. SwansonFounder
- Herbert BoyerFounder
On Data Galactica
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- David Botsteinformer
- Marc Tessier-Lavignecurrent
- Robert Gentlemancurrent
- Teresa K. Woodruffformer
- Susan Desmond-Hellmanncurrent
- Helen Mooreformer
- Bruce Rothcurrent
- Vishva Dixitcurrent
- Ira Mellmancurrent
- Richard B. Brewerformer
- Casper Hoogenraadcurrent
- Zhang Zeminformer
- Andrey Vladimirovich Zhuravlevformer
- Morgan Shengformer
- James A. Wellscurrent
Market position
Silver- Parent
- Hoffmann-La Roche
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Size and scale
Silver- Employees
- 14,815 2016
- Size band
- Enterprise (1,000+)
Journey
- 1976FoundedWikidata
Reviews and reputation
Employee and customer reviews are on the roadmap.
Registration and identifiers
Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q899140
- Data Galactica id
- DGC-M5AX0QCPC3QA
What we have, and what we might have wrong
This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Silver 4 sections
- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.