This proved to be a brutal, extremely costly mistake. Genentech proved to be such an incredible superstar
Sulaco, An apposing view could be that Genetech may not have evolved into anything more than it was originally. Notice how many of the best and brightest jumped shipped as soon as Roche took total control. That happens many times in that industry and Roche knew that which may be why they followed that strategy.
The entire industry is fully aware of the catastrophic error made by Swiss Roche with South San Francisco Genentech (DNA) in 1991.
If I followed my thought-line from above, I would say this is a very big assumption. The Roche strategy may still be popular and logical today. I’m not arguing, just looking at it from another view. I love your posts.