Wojcicki’s Nonprofit Gets Court Approval to Buy 23andMe for $305M

Wojcicki’s nonprofit gets court approval to buy 23andMe for $305M

NEW YORK — Anne Wojcicki’s bid to buy 23andMe, the genetic testing company she cofounded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court green light. That means Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “substantially all” of San Francisco-based 23andMe’s assets for $305 million. The transaction — which arrives more than three months after 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — is set to officially close in the coming weeks. “I a…

Under bankruptcy settlement, Alaskans can request 23andMe immediately delete their DNA data - Chilkat Valley News

Alaskans can request that their DNA and personal genetic information be deleted immediately by bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe, under the terms of a recent legal settlement.  State Attorney General Treg Taylor announced the option in a news release on the settlement on June 30. “I know there are a lot of people out there who don’t realize that the samples and data they gave to 23andMe could soon be controlled by a different entity,” Tay…