Genentech, a biotechnology company, accelerated its drug research by leveraging MongoDB and Oracle in its Genetic Analysis Lab system. The flexible schema of MongoDB enabled the Genentech team to integrate data from genetic tests with their existing Oracle RDBMS environment, reducing development time from months to weeks or days. This allowed them to quickly introduce new lab instruments, such as genetic test instruments, without disrupting research, which had previously been delayed by three to six months. By collecting and analyzing large amounts of data without requiring programming changes, Genentech was able to accelerate its research efforts and improve patient outcomes.