Genentech: Giving

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Today’s students are the researchers, physicians and healthcare innovators of tomorrow. But all too often, students face challenges in their education and career journeys.</p> <p>That’s why we support all stages of the education continuum, from <a href="/diversity-inclusion/kindergarten-to-careers">Kindergarten to Careers</a>, so students are supported and empowered to pursue and thrive in careers in science and medicine.<br /><br />We do this through deep partnerships, mentoring, training, resources, and grants that:</p> <ul> <li style="margin-left: 40px;"> <p>Build excitement about science and scale industry-aligned career exploration with elementary, middle and high school students;</p> </li> <li style="margin-left: 40px;"> <p>Provide wrap-around and financial support to students in undergraduate and graduate studies; and</p> </li> <li style="margin-left: 40px;"> <p>Invest in promising models to recruit, retain and advance the next generation of post-docs</p> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="tile-block"> <div class="tile-block__container homepage-layout tile-block-layout" data-tile-block-id="19304e0a-94f4-11ec-8f9e-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="f7bde7b8-578e-11ea-adfa-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='/good/giving/programs-volunteerism/futurelab';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <div class="content-tile__image fill-parent"> <div class="content-tile__image__container__wrapper" style="height:0; padding-bottom:56.25%; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <img class="background--gray--blue-lt fill-parent" src="/assets/content/tile_image/futurelab_sean+johnston.jpg" alt="Futurelab and Futurelab+" /> </div> </div> <div class="content-tile__content"> <p class="content-tile__header clamp" data-clamp@md="2" data-clamp@sm="3" ><a href="/good/giving/programs-volunteerism/futurelab">Futurelab and Futurelab+</a></p> <p class="content-tile__body clamp" data-clamp@md="3" data-clamp@sm="3" >Genentech’s commitment to providing access to STEM education, from Kindergarten through 12th grade, to inspire the next generation of innovators.</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="66e184d6-94fc-11ec-885f-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='/good/giving/corporate-giving/requests-for-proposals';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <div class="content-tile__image fill-parent"> <div class="content-tile__image__container__wrapper" style="height:0; padding-bottom:56.25%; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <img class="background--gray--blue-lt fill-parent" src="/assets/content/tile_image/ColdRoom_tile_for_RFP_page.jpg" alt="Graduate, Postgraduate, and Career Development" /> </div> </div> <div class="content-tile__content"> <p class="content-tile__header clamp" data-clamp@md="2" data-clamp@sm="3" ><a href="/good/giving/corporate-giving/requests-for-proposals">Graduate, Postgraduate, and Career Development</a></p> <p class="content-tile__body clamp" data-clamp@md="3" data-clamp@sm="3" >Genentech makes continued investments in graduate and postgraduate student studies to advance the next generation of talent in science and medicine.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <a name="health-impact" id="health-impact" class="js-scrolldepth-element anchor-block"></a> <header class="section-title section-title--no-spacer"> <div class="section-title__main"> <h1 class="section-title__head">Health Impact</h1> <p></p> </div> </header> <section class="editorial"> <p>We believe that to improve health access and outcomes for all patients, we must invest at multiple levels -both “upstream,” on prevention, and “downstream,” on issues related to the healthcare talent pipeline, clinical research and care delivery environments and patient and community support. At Genentech, we have done this by:</p> <ul> <li style="margin-left: 40px;">Incubating transformational solutions to optimize health outcomes, with a focus on:</li> <ul> <li style="margin-left: 40px;">Advancing inclusive research by supporting new approaches to strengthen patient and community voice, power, and engagement in research and care.</li> <li style="margin-left: 40px;">Promoting inclusive care delivery by building accountability, capacity, and community partnerships</li> <li style="margin-left: 40px;">Investing in promising models to recruit, retain, and advance the next generation of healthcare and scientific talent, and healthcare education and training to mitigate bias, build empathy, and improve the patient experience.</li> </ul> <li style="margin-left: 40px;">Increasing patient access to information and high-quality care, including early diagnosis, comprehensive education, support services, medicine, and financial assistance.</li> </ul> <div class="block-basic block-basic--highlight"> <p align="center"><b>Independent Co-pay Assistance Foundation Charitable Support</b></p> <p align="center">As part of our commitment to the health and wellbeing of all patients, Genentech supports patients who cannot afford their out of pocket costs for medicines through donations to independent co-pay assistance foundations. More information about our eligibility requirements and funding restrictions for this type of funding can be found <a href="/good/giving/corporate-giving/co-pay-foundation-charitable-support">here</a>.</p> </div> </section> <section class="tile-block"> <div class="tile-block__container homepage-layout tile-block-layout" data-tile-block-id="34135946-94f5-11ec-bbfa-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="84fb9cf0-0a07-11ee-8320-0242ac150002" 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='https://www.gene.com/stories/community-health-fund';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <div class="content-tile__image fill-parent"> <div class="content-tile__image__container__wrapper" style="height:0; padding-bottom:56.25%; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <img class="background--gray--blue-lt fill-parent" src="/assets/content/tile_image/chjf_tile_image_980x548.jpg" alt="Community Health Fund" /> </div> </div> <div class="content-tile__content"> <p class="content-tile__header clamp" data-clamp@md="2" data-clamp@sm="3" ><a href="https://www.gene.com/stories/community-health-fund">Community Health Fund</a></p> <p class="content-tile__body clamp" data-clamp@md="3" data-clamp@sm="3" >The CHF grantees are reshaping what it means to be healthy, shifting policies and advocating for investments that support healthier futures for generations to come.</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="c4d777f6-a87c-11e7-88f1-d0431ef1c812" 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='https://www.gene.com/stories/right-now-o-clock';"> <div class="content-tile__inner"> <div class="content-tile__image fill-parent"> <div class="content-tile__image__container__wrapper" style="height:0; padding-bottom:56.25%; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <img class="background--gray--blue-lt fill-parent" src="/assets/content/tile_image/0319_Right-Now-O-Clock_header_tile_980x548_op.jpg" alt="Supporting Essential Patient Services" /> </div> </div> <div class="content-tile__content"> <p class="content-tile__header clamp" data-clamp@md="2" data-clamp@sm="3" ><a href="https://www.gene.com/stories/right-now-o-clock">Supporting Essential Patient Services</a></p> <p class="content-tile__body clamp" data-clamp@md="3" data-clamp@sm="3" >Grants to programs that support patients access information and high-quality care and support.</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="6db5fdf4-969b-11ed-9436-0242ac150004" 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='https://www.gene.com/stories/grants-to-spark-systemic-change-with-communities-of-color';"> <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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