Genentech: Leadership

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line-height: 1.5;">As the founders of the biotechnology industry, our goal is to use the power of genetic engineering and advanced technologies to make medicines that address unmet medical needs, and help millions of people worldwide.</p> </section> <section class="editorial"> <br><br><br><br> </section> <section class="tile-block"> <div class="tile-block__container homepage-layout tile-block-layout" data-tile-block-id="579580f6-e289-11ec-a780-0242ac150004"> <div class="tile-block__content__grid-wrapper"> <div class="tile content-tile tile--sm col-4@md col-6@sm col-6@xs" data-id="f7aae83e-578e-11ea-a4c6-0242ac150004" data-priority="999"> <div class="aspect aspect--3x4@md aspect--3x4@sm aspect--3x4@xs"> <div class="aspect-inner"> <div class="content-tile__wrap tile__wrap"> <div class="content-tile__link-wrap" onclick="document.location.href='/about-us/leadership/our-founders';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <div class="content-tile__image fill-parent"> <div class="content-tile__image__container__wrapper" style="height:0; 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Swanson the biochemist Dr. Herbert W. Boyer.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tile content-tile tile--sm col-4@md col-6@sm col-6@xs" data-id="f7eb7e80-578e-11ea-946f-0242ac150004" data-priority="999"> <div class="aspect aspect--3x4@md aspect--3x4@sm aspect--3x4@xs"> <div class="aspect-inner"> <div class="content-tile__wrap tile__wrap"> <div class="content-tile__link-wrap" onclick="document.location.href='/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <a class="v3-tile v3-tile-content-no-border" href="/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors" style="box-shadow: none;"> <div class="aspect aspect--3x4@md aspect--3x4@sm aspect--3x4@xs"> <div class="aspect-inner"> <h1 class="v3-tile-content__head type--center">Board of Directors</h1> <div class="v3-tile-content__divider"></div> <p class="v3-tile-content__body type--center" style="text-align: center;">Learn more about the Genentech and Roche Board of Directors.</p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tile v4-tile tile--article tile--sm col-4@md col-6@sm col-6@xs" data-gene-seen-id="forty-moment-" data-id="650a9862-f84c-11e5-b897-0800275266e8"> <div class="aspect aspect--3x4@md aspect--3x4@sm aspect--3x4@xs"> <div class="aspect-inner"> <div class="tile__wrap height-full"> <div class="tile__inner height-full relative background--teal--blue-lt"> <div class="tile__image fill-parent"> <img class="tile__image__mobile-fallback" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,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" data-src="/assets/content/tile_image/video_tile/generated_Moment01_tile_S_760x1012-new-small%402x.jpg" alt="" /> <img class="tile__image__default-image" src="/assets/content/tile_image/video_tile/generated_Moment01_tile_S_760x1012-new-small%402x.jpg" data-src="/assets/content/tile_image/video_tile/generated_Moment01_tile_S_760x1012-new-small%402x.jpg" alt="" /> </div> <a href="https://www.gene.com/stories/the-meeting" class="fill-parent"> <div class="height-full relative"> <div class="tile__moment-marker"> <p class="type-display-3 type--white type--center"></p> </div> <div class="tile__content fill-parent spacer-top-small spacer-btm-small"> <div class="height-full width-full"> <div class="type--center"> <p class="tile__header type-header-1 type--white clamp " data-clamp="2">The Meeting</p> <p class="tile__body type-body-1 type-body-1--tile type--white clamp" data-clamp="3">Sometimes epic tales begin with a simple phone call. 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