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Roche acquired Syntex in 1994, and Chugai Pharmaceuticals in 2002. Oseltamivir an antiviral drug used to combat influenza. Roche is the only drug company authorized to manufacture the drug, which was discovered by Gilead Sciences. Roche purchased the rights to the drug in 1996, and in 2005, settled a royalty dispute, agreeing to pay Gilead ...
Genentech, Inc. is an American biotechnology corporation headquartered in South San Francisco, California, wholly owned by the Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company, the Roche Group. It became an independent subsidiary of Roche in 2009. Genentech Research and Early Development operates as an independent center within Roche. [6]
In October 2024, the company completed the acquisition of the Genentech biologics manufacturing site in Vacaville, California, from Roche. [citation needed] As of 2023, the company employed approximately 18,000 people across more than 30 locations. [15] [16]
1896: foundation of Hoffmann-La Roche. [6]1933: foundation of Interpharma. 1950s: Cilag merged with Janssen Pharmaceutica, into Janssen-Cilag. 1996: Ciba-Geigy merged with Sandoz, with the pharmaceutical and agrochemical divisions of both staying together to form Novartis.
Roche Applied Science was founded in 1859 as Boehringer Mannheim, a developer of rare chemicals and pharmaceuticals. In the 1950s, the bioreagents product line was developed according to the company’s own needs in diagnostics research.
In March 2019, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced its entry into the gene therapy manufacturing market with a $1.7 billion cash acquisition for Brammer Bio. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] In May 2019, Thermo Fisher Scientific partnered with MMJ International Holdings to manufacture drug products developed by MMJ for the treatment of multiple sclerosis ...
Vincent Roche became president and CEO of Analog Devices in May 2013 and chairman of the board in June 2022. [31] He first joined the company in 1988 as a marketing director in Limerick, Ireland. [32] [33] Barrie Gilbert was named the first Technology Fellow of Analog Devices in 1979.
Martin Dow was founded in 1995 and began operations in 2000 with a small manufacturing facility in Lahore. [7] In 2010, Martin Dow acquired the manufacturing facility and brands of Roche Pakistan. [8] In 2015, Martin Dow was recognized as a Global Growth Company by the World Economic Forum. [9]