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Genentech

Genentech

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Also known as: GENENTECH | Genentech and Biogen IDEC | Genentech, Inc. | GENENTECH INC | Genentech, Inc., University of Colorado Denver, National Jewish, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Long Island Jewish Hospital | Genentech/Roche | Genentech (South San Francisco, California, USA) | Genetech

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Dec 31, 1992

First marketed drug

Apr 6, 1979

First NDA

Oct 17, 1985

Last known activity

Jan 31, 2026

Acquired by Roche on Jan 1, 2009

Timeline

1970s

  1. Jan 1, 1976

    Genentech— Founded

  2. Apr 6, 1979

    somatropin— NDA Secondary Org

2000s

  1. Jan 1, 2007

    Tanox— Acquired

  2. Jan 1, 2009

    Roche— Acquired By

2010s

  1. Feb 22, 2013

    trastuzumab emtansine— NDA Organization

2020s

  1. Aug 7, 2020

    risdiplam— Marketing Organization

Drugs by trial phase (430 distinct, 1479 trials)

Indications

Studied for

Marketed drugs (33)

Subsidiaries (1 direct, 1 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
South San Francisco, CA, US Jan 1, 1976
First NDA
Oct 17, 1985
Last known activity
Jan 31, 2026

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Fast track
  • Priority review
  • Breakthrough therapy
  • Accelerated approval