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# Keynote: Genentech, San Francisco : The Acceleration of Personalized Medicine in the Era of Exponential Genomics

This event was for 550 executives from this pharma-tech company — it’s owned by French pharmaceutical giant Roche. It’s also one of the global leaders in the business of pharmacogenetics : that is, the development of highly targeted drug therapies based on particular genetic profiles.

My keynote took a look at the future of healthcare and the big transformative opportunities that exist in a world of accelerated science. The topic strikes close to home for me : I’ve had my own [genetic profile](/2016/06/23-and-me-genomic-medicine-and-preventative-care/) done (the news is all good!)

![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ExceedExpectations.jpeg)Partnering for Possibilities