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Genentech's Early Cancer Technology Scout On Partnering, Roche Setup & BD Challenges

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

There is still much more to be learnt about cancer immunology, particularly what drives cancer cell growth, proliferation and resistance mechanisms, says Kevin Sin, Genentech's VP of oncology business development. Speaking to Scrip at the recent BIO-Europe Spring partnering conference, Sin describes Genentech's partnering strategy in oncology and how, almost a decade after the merger, Roche and Genentech are still working collaboratively and competitively to find the best new science in cancer.

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Genentech's oncology deals VP outlines his data wishes & valuation methods for early-stage programs

Cancer therapy is changing too rapidly at present for it to make sense to have a strict partnering strategy listing specific areas to invest in, according to Genentech Inc.'s vice president of oncology business development Kevin Sin.

In an exclusive interview during the recent BIO-Europe Spring partnering event in Barcelona, March 20-22, Sin told Scrip that static partnering strategies were a danger for oncology firms seeking breakthrough...

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