Genentech is set to lay off 93 employees at one of its South San Francisco production facilities this fall, according to a state filing.
The layoffs will begin in the second week of October and continue through December. The job cuts will span various roles, including senior scientists, software engineers, project managers and data analysts.
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I am not surprised, since the company changed the manufacturing process from stainless steel equipment to disposable one time use. The medicines are more concentrated, and do not need the production volume. A production plant was built on SSF site. Once it has been qualified, the existing stainless steel equipment manufacturing will be closed down. Fortunately, the company was able to transfer a lot of employees to the old plant to the new plus the clinical filling operation.