Genentech

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Genentech

Summary

Genentech is a business[1]. Genentech ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genentech is in the country of United States[3].
  • Genentech is in the country of US[4].
  • Genentech's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Genentech's instance of is recorded as university spin-off[6].
  • Genentech's founder is recorded as Robert A. Swanson[7].
  • Genentech's founder is recorded as Herbert Boyer[8].
  • Genentech is owned by Hoffmann-La Roche[9].
  • Genentech's headquarters location is recorded as South San Francisco[10].
  • Genentech's Commons category is recorded as Genentech[11].
  • Genentech's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[12].
  • 1976 marks the founding of Genentech[13].
  • April 7, 1976 marks the founding of Genentech[14].
  • 1986-12-23 marks the founding of Genentech[15].
  • Genentech's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hoffmann-La Roche[16].
  • Genentech's official website is recorded as http://www.gene.com/[17].
  • Genentech's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Genentech[18].
  • Genentech's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/genentech-inc-history/[19].
  • Genentech's product or material produced is recorded as bevacizumab[20].
  • Genentech's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+14815'}[21].
  • Genentech's legal form is recorded as XTIQ[22].

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Founding

Founders include Robert A. Swanson[7] and Herbert Boyer[8]. Recorded inception include 1976[13], April 7, 1976[14], and 1986-12-23[15].

Operations

Genentech's headquarters location is recorded as South San Francisco[10]. Genentech's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hoffmann-La Roche[16].

Industry

Genentech's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[12].

Ownership

Genentech is owned by Hoffmann-La Roche[9]. Genentech's product or material produced is recorded as bevacizumab[20].

Why It Matters

Genentech ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] Genentech has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Genentech is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 01BD-9781-C978-CCA1-6EF0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 01BD-9781-C978-CCA1-6EF0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  2. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Isni → 0000000404651775
    Inception → +1976-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1976-04-07T00:00:00Z, 1986-12-23
    Topic's main category → Category:Genentech
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13561]]: 77321, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181713333|Genentech Inc (#181713333)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6882|SCImago Institution"
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