DNA testing agency 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 chapter safety to assist the corporate promote itself after years of monetary difficulties. Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe’s co-founder and CEO, introduced on X that she has resigned with instant impact to develop into an unbiased bidder for the corporate, with chief monetary and accounting officer Joe Selsavage stepping in as interim CEO.
“After a radical analysis of strategic options, now we have decided {that a} court-supervised sale course of is the perfect path ahead to maximise the worth of the enterprise,” Mark Jensen, chair and member of the Particular Committee of the Board of Administrators, mentioned in a press release. “We count on the court-supervised course of will advance our efforts to handle the operational and monetary challenges we face, together with additional value reductions and the decision of authorized and leasehold liabilities.”
23andMe says that it intends to “proceed working its enterprise” all through the chapter proceedings and that buyer’s entry to knowledge and subscriptions received’t be affected.
“We now have had many successes however I equally take accountability for the challenges now we have in the present day,” Wojcicki mentioned. “There isn’t any doubt that the challenges confronted by 23andMe by an evolving enterprise mannequin have been actual, however my perception within the firm and its future is unwavering.”
