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Facebook hires former Genentech exec as CFO

Facebook today announced the hiring of David Ebersman, the former executive vice president and chief financial officer CFO of Genentech, as the company's chief financial officer. He won't join the company until September. Techmeme Back in March, the company started the search for a new CFO before...

Tags: Facebook, Genentech Inc., CFO, Real Estate, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, IPO, Business Operations, Finance, Financial Services, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Genentech playing poker with Alzheimer

Genentech playing poker with AlzheimerYour health articles push my buttons.It's not you. It's the subject. My knowledge of the health industry is only about 5% of what I know about Open Source. That doesn't mean I don't have opinions, well informed or not. We...

Tags: Investment, Benefits, Alzheimer, knowledge, Genentech Inc., stock

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Genentech playing poker with Alzheimer's?

If the market buys into the importance of Genentech's Alzheimer's work, bidding the stock over the current $86/share Roche offer, the deal could be off. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Roche Holding AG, Genentech Inc., Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Genentech deal shows drug companies are oil drillers

Genentech deal shows drug companies are oil drillersHigh profit margins are addictive......and when things are left to themselves they tend not to last long. This is a major reason why companies employ lobbyists in an attempt to defeat Adam Smith's invisible hand, while publicly espousing laizzez faire (free markets...

Tags: Genentech Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Genentech deal shows drug companies are oil drillers

The problem is we're finding, as the science of DNA advances, that there are few easy answers. A drug which works for one person may not work for others. Side-effects are worsening for those whose genetic code rejects a new substance. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Drug Company, Genentech Inc., Side-effects, Biotechnology, Wiki, Sales Strategy, Online Communications, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Time to regulate drug prices?

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, USA Today, and Harvard shows that most Americans now want drug prices regulated This is their chief concern with the industry. Safety and advertising are less important. The study's summary PDF shows people are having a tougher...

Tags: Compound, Dana Blankenhorn, Genentech Inc., Management, Risks, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-03-05

Best companies to work for: Genentech, Wegmans Food Markets, Valero Energy

According to Fortune, 100 best companies to work for in the United States are Genentech, Wegmans Food Markets, Valero Energy, Griffin Hospital, W.L.Gore & Associates, Container Store, Vision Service Plan, J.M. Smucker, REI and S.C.Johnson.

Tags: Wegmans Food Markets, Valero Energy

Blog posts 2006-01-10

Apple/Genentech BLAST update (Mac)

Breakthrough implementation of BLAST software that accelerates protein and DNA searches used in biomedical research and drug discovery. Apple/Genentech BLAST is up to five times faster than the standard BLAST implementation, the popular bioinformatics tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI. Apple/Genentech BLAST provides improved accuracy and speed...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Genentech Inc., Healthcare, Biotechnology

Software downloads 2002-02-07

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Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans

Apple CEO Steve Jobs expects to return from his medical leave at the end of June as planned, according to an Apple director who responded to an investor at the company's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. The investor â€" the only one to press for details on Jobs'...

Tags: Shareholder, Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Director, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-25