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Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
 PROFILE
Druggernaut Hoffmann-La Roche is the US prescription pharmaceuticals unit of Roche Group, with businesses ranging from pharmaceuticals to vitamins and diagnostic products. The Roche subsidiary develops and makes drugs to treat such conditions as AIDS, cancer, heart disease, influenza (Tamiflu), and obesity (Xenical). Not all of Hoffmann-La Roche's products, however, address the grim side of life: The firm also makes vitamins and diagnostic tools. Hoffmann-La Roche has collaborative agreements with Affymetrix and Incyte Genomics to develop new drugs. The company takes its name from its Swiss founder, Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 800.00
Employees: 1,100
Revenue per employee: $727,272.73

 KEY PEOPLE
• George B. Abercrombie
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
340 Kingsland St.
Nutley, NJ 07110
US
Phone: 973-235-5000
Fax: 973-235-7605
Online: Web Site

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