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Anne Wojcicki has resigned as 23andMe's CEO. She is the sister of late YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and the ex-wife of Sergey Brin.
The company Anne Wojcicki co-founded has burned through more than $1 billion and laid off more than half its staff.
Wojcicki said she intends to become an outside bidder to acquire the company’s assets after her earlier efforts to take 23andMe private failed.
Me co-founder Linda Avey expressed frustration about the fall of the genetics testing company in a social media post.
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Dealbreaker on MSNAnne Wojcicki Had a Fully Financed Plan to Take 23andMe Private. Then It Fell Apart.Me CEO Anne Wojcicki has been trying to take the DNA testing company private this past year, making clear along the way that she would oppose any deal to sell the business to someone else. Wojcicki later softened her opposition,
Me has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki has resigned as the company continues its push to cut costs.
Me cofounder Linda Avey is mourning what the biotech company could have become. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday.
Californian and NY Times columnist draws major buzz for “Abundance,” a new book about how Democrats can boost their fortunes by cutting red tape to build more housing, transit and clean energy.
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Futurism on MSN23andMe Is Selling All Your Data, in Largest Sale of Genomes in HistoryThe DNA data from around 15 million people around the world is officially going on sale. As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of that data,