The Impossible Bet: The Bay Area Story That Changed Medicine (SPONSOR EVENT)

Join Genentech at KQED’s studio headquarters for an evening about the unlikely Bay Area story that helped launch modern biotech and rewrote the rules of science.

Featuring a screening of The Impossible Bet, a new documentary film produced in collaboration with T Brand Studio, the content studio of New York Times Advertising, the evening will explore the people, places and trailblazing spirit of discovery behind Genentech’s South San Francisco roots. From a bold idea sketched on napkins to the birth of a new industry, the story traces how a culture of curiosity, risk-taking and bold experimentation continues to inspire what comes next.

The evening will open with remarks from Genentech CEO Ashley Magargee and U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin, a longtime champion of the Bay Area’s life sciences and innovation community.

The Impossible Bet: The Bay Area Story That Changed Medicine invites guests to reflect on how an unlikely idea born here in the Bay Area grew far beyond its origins — helping launch an industry, transform medicine and shape scientific progress, patients and communities around the world.

Schedule:

• 6PM – Remarks:
  • Ethan Toven-Lindsey, KQED Editor-in-Chief
  • Kevin Mullin, U.S. Representative, CA 15th District
  • Ashley Magargee, Genentech CEO
• 6:10PM – Screening: The Impossible Bet
• 6:50PM – Reception

This event is presented by Genentech.