23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki to Buy Back Bankrupt Company for $305 Million

The deal follows a state-led lawsuit and public outcry over the potential sale of sensitive genetic data of some 15 million customers.
23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki to Buy Back Bankrupt Company for $305 Million
The 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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23andMe co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki has agreed to repurchase the bankrupt genetics firm for $305 million, after her nonprofit outbid pharmaceutical giant Regeneron in a court-supervised auction.

The deal, announced in a June 13 press release, was struck between 23andMe and TTAM Research Institute, a California-based medical research organization led by Wojcicki. It nullifies a previously announced $256 million acquisition agreement with Regeneron after the court reopened bidding in response to Wojcicki’s higher offer.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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