Which Path Forward For Foundation Medicine?

Now backed by Roche, can Foundation Medicine continue to innovate in the delivery of molecular information in oncology and outpace the twin threats posed by the commoditization and regulation of genomic data?

CEO Michael Pellini, MD, calls the transformational billion-dollar-plus deal his company, Foundation Medicine Inc., inked with Roche in January 2015, “an opportunity to both broaden the existing business and, for the first time, think about incorporating additional assets.”

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