Case Study: Genentech Inc. achieves faster drug research and shorter time-to-market with MongoDB

Best Of Both Worlds Genentech Accelerates Drug Research With MongoDB & Oracle

Genentech, a leading biotechnology firm, faced the challenge of accelerating drug research and reducing the time it takes to bring new therapies to patients. With diverse, high-volume datasets and tight timelines, the team needed a platform that could handle flexible data models while supporting mission-critical transactional systems—because, as their engineers note, shaving days off development can have a direct impact on patients.

Genentech adopted a hybrid approach, combining MongoDB’s flexible document model with Oracle’s proven relational capabilities to get the “best of both worlds.” This architecture sped data ingestion and analysis, streamlined research workflows, and shortened research cycles—enabling faster experimentation and quicker progress toward new drug introductions.

Genentech Inc.

Doug Garrett

Software Engineer