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Fri, Aug 15, 2008 -- 9:00 AM

Genentech Rebuffs Roche


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South San Francisco-based Genentech turned down a buyout offer this week from Swiss drug giant Roche. We look at what a takeover might mean for the Bay Area's leading biotech firm -- and for the local life sciences industry.

Host: Dave Iverson

Guests:

  • Bob Erwin, president and founder of the Martin Nelson Foundation
  • Daniel Levine, web editor for the Journal of Life Science
  • Marilyn Chase, staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal
  • Matthew Gardner, president and CEO of BayBio (Bay Area Bioscience Association)

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