Piribo: Biotechnology Company Genentech Examined in New SWOT Analysis

March 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Piribo, the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has added a new report providing an in-depth SWOT analysis of Genentech, Inc.

The report “Genentech, Inc. - SWOT Analysis”, available at http://tinyurl.com/bzr8rn examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides a comprehensive summary of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Genentech is one of the leading biotechnology companies engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and commercialisation of medicines for patients with significant unmet medical needs. The company markets and sells many biotechnology products and also receives royalties on its technology.

Headquartered in South San Francisco, California and employing about 11,200 people, the company primarily operates in the US. It recorded revenues of $11,724 million during the financial year (FY) ended December 2007, an increase of 26.3% over 2006. The operating profit of the company was $4,229 million during FY2007, an increase of 34.2% over 2006. The net profit was $2,769 million in FY2007, an increase of 31% over 2006.

Key information contained in the 26-page report includes:
•   Crucial company information required for business and competitor intelligence needs
•   A study of the major internal and external factors affecting the company in the form of a SWOT analysis as well as a breakdown and examination of leading product revenue streams
•   Supplemented data with details on the company's history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement

The report helps the reader to support sales activities by an improved understanding of customers' businesses, and to qualify prospective partners and suppliers. It enables the reader to keep fully up to date on competitors' business structure, strategy and prospects as well as obtaining the most up to date company information available.

The report “Genentech, Inc. - SWOT Analysis” is available from Piribo. For further information, please visit:  
http://www.piribo.com/publications/pharmaceutical_compani...

Piribo product ID: DAT01645

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About Piribo.
Piribo (http:www.piribo.com) is a UK-based independent online store supplying business information on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The website now carries over 10,000 English language titles including, market reports, studies and books and is the UK’s largest online biopharma information store. Subscribers receive a free monthly newsletter and email alerts on new titles in their areas of interest. The company was established in 2004.