Join Genentech at KQED’s studio headquarters for an evening about the unlikely Bay Area story that helped launch modern biotech and rewrote the rules of science.

Featuring a screening of The Impossible Bet, a new documentary film produced in collaboration with T Brand Studio, the content studio of New York Times Advertising, the evening will explore the people, places and trailblazing spirit of discovery behind Genentech’s South San Francisco roots. From a bold idea sketched on napkins to the birth of a new industry, the story traces how a culture of curiosity, risk-taking and bold experimentation continues to inspire what comes next.

The evening will open with remarks from Genentech CEO Ashley Magargee and U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin, a longtime champion of the Bay Area’s life sciences and innovation community.

The Impossible Bet: The Bay Area Story That Changed Medicine invites guests to reflect on how an unlikely idea born here in the Bay Area grew far beyond its origins — helping launch an industry, transform medicine and shape scientific progress, patients and communities around the world.

Schedule:

• 6PM - Remarks: Ethan Toven-Lindsey, KQED Editor-in-Chief; Kevin Mullin, U.S. Representative, CA 15th District; Ashley Magargee, Genentech CEO
• 6:10PM - Screening: The Impossible Bet
• 6:50PM - Reception

This event is presented by Genentech.