SPOTLIGHTS

Spotlights gather engaging snapshots from our social media along with enlightening input from our inspiring employees. Illustrating the diversity, creativity, and dedication that steer our mission, it offers a closer look into Genentech's commitment to transformative healthcare solutions, advocating for equity, and catalyzing positive social change.

Tutorial: Scalable and modular data loading, 2025 edition

Torchdata has been our choice since 2023 March, in Prescient-LM — where I have been training LLMs. It was great! It was somewhat difficult to use sometimes, it didn’t have full documentation, etc, but it worked when it worked.

Scalable and modular data loading, 2025 edition

1. Torchdata 0.10.1 and moreTorchdata has been our choice since 2023 March, in Prescient-LM — where I have been training LLMs. It was great! It was somewhat difficult to use sometimes, it didn’t have full documentation, etc, but it worked when it worked. Then it was 2023 July when it was officially discontinued at 0.7.0. We were so sad. A year...

Peering into the Unseen Protein Universe

Read the blog summary of Nathan C. Frey and Dan Berenberg's ICLR 2024 Outstanding Paper Award Winner, "Protein Discovery with Discrete Walk-Jump Sampling." 

Nature publication reveals new insights on cell death

In a recent study, our scientists revealed new insights into the regulation of NINJ1, a membrane protein responsible for cell membrane rupture during cell death.

Anwesha Dey named a 2024 NAM Emerging Leader Scholar

This prestigious recognition highlights Anwesha Dey's exceptional contributions to biomedical science and her commitment to advancing science, innovation, and health equity.

Boost Spotlight

A boost spotlight highlights content that already exists somewhere on the internet.

Native Spotlight

A native spotlight is a new, short-form post that lives directly on gene.com.

Redefining Drug Discovery with AI

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FDA Approves New Targeted Treatment

On October 10, 2024, the FDA approved ItovebiTM (inavolisib) in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant, a new first-line treatment option for people with HR+, HER2-, PIK3CA-mutated metastatic breast cancer, one of the most commonly mutated genes in metastatic breast cancer.

Bridging Equity Gaps in Eye Health Research

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Changemaker of the Year Awards

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Our Contributions to Precision Medicine

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Genentech's Advances in Cancer Research

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AAO 2024 Annual Meeting

At this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, we are presenting results from the Phase IV Elevatum study of our bispecific antibody in underrepresented communities at higher risk of developing diabetic macular edema. Follow #AAO2024.