Kleiner Perkins, venture capital, and the chairmanship of Genentech, 1976-1995
By: Thomas J. Perkins. Interviews conducted by Glenn E. Bugos in 2001. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Bugos, Glenn E., 1961-; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.; Program in the History of the Biological Sciences and Biotechnology.
Published: 2002
Subjects: Swanson, Robert A., 1947-1999.; Raab, Kirk.; Genentech, Inc. -- History.; Kleiner & Perkins.; Biotechnology industries -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.; Biotechnology -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.; Capitalists and financiers -- California -- Interviews.
Genres: Interviews.
Description: Founding Kleiner & Perkins [later Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers] and early investments in Tandem Computers and Genentech; chairmanship of Genentech board of directors and executive committee; hiring Robert Swanson at Kleiner & Perkins and initial dealings with Swanson and Herbert Boyer to found Genentech; K & P investment in Cetus; subcontracting early Genentech research to University of California San Francisco, City of Hope, and Caltech; investments in early Genentech's products; licensing and manufacturing strategies; clinical trials and dealings with Food and Drug Administration; invention of clinical research and development partnerships and junior common stock; recruiting Genentech's board; Genentech's IPO; Genentech as model for Hybritech, Inc; Kirk Raab as chief operating officer and relationship with Bob Swanson; licensing agreements with Eli Lily, Kabi Vitrum, and others; FIPCO strategy; Hoffmann-La Rouche acquisition of Genentech; thoughts on investment bankers; patent infringement litigation; comments on Frederick Frank, James Gower, Fred Middleton, David Packard, Kirk Raab, Robert Swanson, Jimmy Treybig and others.