Robert A. Swanson
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Robert A. Swanson (1947-1999) cofounded Genentech in 1976 with Herbert Boyer. Genentech is now one of the leading biotech companies in the country and a pioneer of the industry.
He held an S.B. degree in Chemistry from MIT as well as a Master's degree in Management (M.B.A.) from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Both degrees were conferred in 1970.
"On 6 December, the founder of Genentech, Robert Swanson, succumbed to brain cancer. He was only 52..." - Ref: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v403/n6767/full/403264a0.html
