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Partnering with Pharma

Who we are

“A great idea is a great idea, no matter where it comes from.”


The Corporate Business Development function, formerly known as Pharma Partnering, manages the entire business development spectrum, from identifying new partnering opportunities to executing deals and managing global alliances and assets.

>240

active global partnerships supporting innovation, research, and long-term growth

16 out of 21

new medicines have involved a partner over the last decade

140

people worldwide focused on bringing in and managing lasting partnerships

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Our approach

Our success in bringing breakthrough treatments to patients today is the result of pioneering partnerships that are built on trust, flexibility, shared values and a passion for advancing science to make a lasting contribution for people’s health.

Identify

the areas of interest

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Search

for the latest developments

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Start

in-depth conversations

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Ensure

enduring partnerships

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Where we are

130 of our colleagues around the globe are building the bridge between brilliant ideas coming from within Roche and those coming from the world around us. Our global footprint with offices in Basel, South San Francisco, Boston, Cambridge, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo offers speed, flexibility and accessibility.

Aerial view of the strikingly tall Roche Tower and adjacent modern office buildings in Basel, Switzerland.

Basel: Keep discovering below

Genentech campus in San Francisco USA. Modern office buildings with glass and light-colored siding, illuminated at dusk.

South San Francisco: Learn more about our Genentech Partering team

Shanghai CiCOR office building with a flat roof overhang and a large, silver DNA-like sculpture in the foreground.

Shanghai: Learn more about our Asia Partnering team

What makes Roche a unique partner for you

At Roche and Genentech, our unique company structure and culture empower us to foster meaningful, long-lasting partnerships that transform groundbreaking science into life-changing advancements for patients. We are committed to transparent collaboration, creating a dynamic ecosystem where innovation thrives. As a trusted partner, we focus on mutual growth and success, driven by a shared vision of making a positive impact on society.

17 countries

are hosting our world-class scientists across 4 continents

Global manufacturing

network and worldwide commercial presence to serve 150+ markets

#1 ranked

in “AI future readiness” amongst pharmaceutical companies

3 facts that make us a unique pharma partner:

Our capabilities strongly position us to deliver on our ambition
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What we are looking for in a partner

What we focus on:
  • End-to-end disease areas

  • First-in-class or best-in-disease molecules

  • Novel targets or novel enabling modalities

  • Digital technologies, data sets, and advanced analytics

Assets we are looking for:
  • Answer a clear & addressable unmet need

  • Engages a "foundational target"

  • Possesses worthy pharmacologic characteristics

  • Achieves meaningful therapeutic differentiation

  • Unlocks a path to value

What we don't do:
  • Generics, biosimilars

  • OTCs

  • Animal health

Partnering areas of interest

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Oncology and Haematology

Innovation

We focus on first- and best-in-class therapeutics in molecular targeted therapies and cancer immunotherapy.

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Neurology

Innovation

We focus on advances for neurodegenerative, psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolic Disease

Innovation

Roche is committed to making a contribution to areas of huge unmet need and societal burden through transformative science like in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

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Digital and data

Innovation

We are taking PHC toward a future where treatments are targeted to an individual’s needs and unique genetic profile.

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Immunology

Innovation

Leading the way to advance science in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

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Infectious Diseases

Innovation

We are advancing innovation to combat infectious diseases like HBV, influenza and MDR.

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Ophthalmology

Innovation

We are focusing on saving people’s eyesight from the leading causes of vision loss through pioneering therapies and cutting- edge research.

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Research Technologies

Innovation

We focus on therapeutic modalities and enabling technologies.

Propose a partnership

If you have an opportunity for collaboration or an interesting technology, or if you have an asset in one of our areas of interest, we would like to hear from you.

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Innovation

In everything we do, we are guided by the needs of patients and their loved ones, acting with integrity, courage and passion.

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