安妮·沃西基将以3.05亿美元回购23andMe及其数据。
Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305M

原始链接: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/anne-wojcicki-to-buy-back-23andme-and-its-data-for-305-million.html

23andMe联合创始人安妮·沃西基(Anne Wojcicki)通过其非营利组织TTAM研究机构,重新获得了这家基因检测公司的控制权。TTAM以3.05亿美元的价格收购了23andMe几乎所有资产(包括其DNA检测、研究和远程医疗业务),击败了再生元制药公司(Regeneron Pharmaceuticals)。此举发生在23andMe于3月份申请破产保护,沃西基辞去CEO职务之后。 再生元最初准备以2.56亿美元的价格收购这些资产,但沃西基利用TTAM更高的报价重新启动了拍卖。沃西基在一份声明中表达了她的兴奋之情,强调TTAM致力于继续23andMe的使命,即让人们能够接触并了解人类基因组。 23andMe曾估值60亿美元,但在2021年上市后,面临着财务困境和隐私问题,包括2023年影响数百万客户的数据泄露事件。TTAM的收购仍需获得美国破产法院的批准。

Anne Wojcicki is buying back 23andMe for $305 million through her non-profit, TTAM Research Institute. Questions arise about the source of the funding, with speculation linking it to her divorce settlement. TTAM's legitimacy as a non-profit is also being questioned, given its recent establishment and basic website. The institute's stated mission focuses on democratizing access to genetic data for research. The buyback follows Wojcicki's previous attempts to take 23andMe private, which were initially rejected. The company faced financial difficulties and concerns over data security, leading to the current deal. Users online discuss the implications of the deal. Speculation abounds regarding the ease of avoiding debt and ensuring sufficient scrutiny in these kinds of buyouts.
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23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.

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Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the company announced Friday. 

TTAM will acquire substantially all of 23andMe's assets for $305 million, including its Personal Genome Service and Research Services business lines as well as telehealth subsidiary Lemonaid Health. It's a big win for Wojcicki, who stepped down from her role as CEO when 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.

Last month, Regeneron announced it would purchase most of 23andMe's assets for $256 million after it came out on top during a bankruptcy auction. But Wojcicki submitted a separate $305 million bid through TTAM and pushed to reopen the auction. TTAM is an acronym for the first letters of 23andMe, according to The Wall Street Journal.

"I am thrilled that TTAM Research Institute will be able to continue the mission of 23andMe to help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome," Wojcicki said in a statement.

23andMe gained popularity because of its at-home DNA testing kits that gave customers insight into their family histories and genetic profiles. The five-time CNBC Disruptor 50 company went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. At its peak, 23andMe was valued at around $6 billion.

The company struggled to generate recurring revenue and stand up viable research and therapeutics businesses after going public, and it has been plagued by privacy concerns since hackers accessed the information of nearly seven million customers in 2023.

TTAM's acquisition is still subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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