Genentech, the founder of the biotechnology industry, is committed to the pursuit of scientific excellence. Genentech scientists have a strong track record of publishing research results in open-access peer-reviewed journals. In keeping with this tradition, Genentech has formed an alliance with the UCSF Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics to create a web site dedicated to the dissemination of bioinformatics research results and software tools.