Robert A. Swanson
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Robert A. Swanson was a venture capitalist who cofounded the biotechnology giant Genentech
in 1976 with Herbert Boyer
. Genentech is a pioneer in the field, and it remains one of the leading biotech companies in the world.
He held an B.S. degree in Chemistry from MIT as well as a Master's degree in Management (M.B.A.)
from the MIT Sloan School of Management
. Both degrees were conferred in 1970.
He is regarded as an instrumental figure in launching the biotechnology revolution. The authors of the book, 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium ranked Mr. Swanson number 612. Mr. Swanson was inducted into the Junior Achievement U. S. Business Hall of Fame in 2006.
On 6 December, 1999, he succumbed to brain cancer, at the age of 52.
Genentech
Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
in 1976 with Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer is a recipient of the 1990 National Medal of Science, co-recipient of the 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize, and a co-founder of Genentech. He served as Vice President of Genentech from 1976 through his retirement in 1991....
. Genentech is a pioneer in the field, and it remains one of the leading biotech companies in the world.
He held an B.S. degree in Chemistry from MIT as well as a Master's degree in Management (M.B.A.)
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
. Both degrees were conferred in 1970.
He is regarded as an instrumental figure in launching the biotechnology revolution. The authors of the book, 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium ranked Mr. Swanson number 612. Mr. Swanson was inducted into the Junior Achievement U. S. Business Hall of Fame in 2006.
On 6 December, 1999, he succumbed to brain cancer, at the age of 52.