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Anne Wojcicki, chief executive officer of 23andMe. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group—Getty Images) Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe, the struggling DNA testing company , doesn’t think this is ...
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Anne Wojcicki wanted to run things—alone. It was 2009 and her startup 23andMe was riding high, fueled by a steady stream of venture money, intriguing personal accounts of genome exploration, and ...
Anne E. Wojcicki (/ w uː ˈ tʃ ɪ t s k i / woo-CHITS-kee; [2] born July 28, 1973) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded and is CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe. She founded the company in 2006 with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza.
23andMe Holding Co. is an American personal genomics and biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. [1] It is best known for providing a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service in which customers provide a saliva sample that is laboratory analysed, using single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping, [2] to generate reports relating to the customer's ancestry and genetic ...
Wojcicki had said earlier this month she would consider third-party takeover proposals while continuing to evaluate and negotiate a deal. 23andMe, which provides DNA testing that helps users learn ...
In March 2006 Avey, Anne Wojcicki, and Paul Cusenza founded 23andMe, [8] [9] [10] "one of the first, and only, [clarification needed] companies to offer genetic profiles directly to consumers, rather than through doctors or researchers". [11] Avey left the company in 2009. [12] Cusenza had left the company in 2007. [citation needed]
In April, Wojcicki notified the company of her intention to make an offer and take the company private. She followed it up with a non-binding proposal, disclosed in a regulatory filing on ...