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Basel, 20 October 2006\line \line {\b {\i Science}  
Magazine ranks Roche No. 3 among Top Employers in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries} \line \line For 
the fifth consecutive year, Roche was named to Science\u8217?s list of Top 20 Employers in the Biotech and 
Pharmaceutical Industry, moving up in rank for the fourth straight year to number three on the list, 
selected from more than 330 companies. Genentech, also a member of the Roche Group was again ranked 
number one.\line \line Roche was singled out in three areas: being an innovative 
leader in the industry, having work culture values that are aligned with personal values and having 
a clear vision of where it is headed. \line \line \u8220?At Roche, our success is based 
on scientific innovation. Talented people working together are the major factor in that success,\u8221? said 
Jonathan 
Knowles, member of the Roche Corporate Executive Committee and Head of Global Research. \u8220?The exciting 
scientific environment we have created, the unique way in which we share knowledge within the company 
and with our partners in our innovation network, as well as how we develop people helps us to attract 
new talent and retain the talented people we have,\u8221? added Knowles.\line \line  \u8220?We 
are very proud of the recent {\i Science}  recognition and other workplace honors that 
validate our commitment to being an employer of choice,\u8221? said Gottlieb Keller, member of the Roche Corporate 
Executive Committee and head Corporate Services and Human Resources.\line \line The 
Top 20 list was the result of a month-long online survey by Science of readers, subscribers and others 
working in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Participants rated 330 companies on 42 different 
attributes from seven different categories: corporate image, leadership and direction, financial prowess, 
work culture/environment, work/life balance, academics and collegial exchange, and compensation and 
benefits\line \line {\b About Roche} \line Headquartered 
in Basel, 
Switzerland, Roche is one of the world\u8217?s leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of 
pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As a supplier of innovative products and services for the early detection, 
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to 
improving people\u8217?s health and quality of life. Roche is a world leader in diagnostics, the leading supplier 
of medicines for cancer and transplantation and a market leader in virology. In 2005 sales by the Pharmaceuticals 
Division totalled 27.3 billion Swiss francs, and the Diagnostics Division posted sales of 8.2 billion 
Swiss francs. Roche employs roughly 70,000 people in 150 countries and has R&D agreements and strategic 
alliances with numerous partners, including majority ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai. Additional 
information about the Roche Group is available on the Internet (www.roche.com (http://www.roche.com)).\line \line {\pard\f0\li0\ri0\sa360\sl360\fs18 All 
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used or mentioned in this release are protected by law.\par}\line \line \line {\b Additional 
information} \line - Survey (http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2006_10_20/science_2006_top_employer_survey_it_all_starts_with_science/(parent)/14014)\line 
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