Robert Swanson
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Robert Swanson was an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and first CEO of the pioneering biotechnology company Genentech.
Aliases (2)
- Genentech ×3
- Robert A. Swanson ×1
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biotechnology company
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business executive → entrepreneur → human → venture capitalist → |
| businessSector |
life sciences
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| coFounded |
Genentech
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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| employer |
Genentech
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| familyName |
Swanson
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| fieldOfWork |
biotechnology
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venture capital → |
| givenName |
Robert
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| hasRole |
corporate leader
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investor → startup founder → |
| industry |
biotechnology
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biotechnology → pharmaceuticals → |
| knownFor |
being the first CEO of Genentech
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co-founding Genentech → |
| name |
Robert Swanson
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| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
pioneering commercial applications of recombinant DNA technology through Genentech
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| notableWork |
establishing one of the first biotechnology companies
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| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur → venture capitalist → |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive Officer of Genentech
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co-founder of Genentech → |
Referenced by (3)
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Herbert Boyer
("Robert A. Swanson")
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coFounderWith |
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Genentech
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foundedBy |
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Robert Swanson
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name |