"The industry remains strong, Lem said, but it has seen waves of layoffs largely because of company mergers such as Switzerland-based Roche taking over Genentec

"The industry remains strong, Lem said, but it has seen waves of layoffs largely because of company mergers such as Switzerland-based Roche taking over Genentech in South San Francisco." http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_14508960 http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_14508960