Archive for 2007

Genentech goes offshore

Genentech is investing $140mm in a new biologic manufacturing plant in Singapore. The first commercial-scale microbial fermentation plant in Singapore, and a significant International investment by US-based Genentech. This is the latest of a number of international manufacturing and R&D centers being located in Singapore, and is a sign of the growing trend of biotechnology […]


Patent licensees gain more power

I touched briefly on the Medimmune v. Genentech case in a previous Carnival of Biotechnology, but I didn’t go into great detail on the case because I didn’t want to scoop David Morrill who interviewed me for an article on the case. You can read my thoughts in David’s article, but I’ll go ahead and […]


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