The popular DNA 23Andme testing company filed a bankruptcy protection request and announced that her co -founder and executive director Anne Wojcicki resigned with her current effect.
The company will now try to sell itself under the supervision of the court.
23Andme said in a press release That he plans to continue working throughout the process of selling and “there are no changes in the manner in which the company stores, manages or protects customers’ information.”
On Friday, the State Attorney at 23Andme of the California registry issued users who advise customers to delete their information from the site with respect to the “reported financial trouble” of the company.
23Andme’s tests with saliva were once celebrated among customers and investors, who helped to encourage the company’s value as much as $ 6 billion (4.6 billion pounds).
But either Fighting for survival In recent months.
In September, the company resolved a lawsuit stating that it failed to protect privacy of almost seven million customers whose personal information was exposed to data violated in 2023.
Two months later, reduce 200 employeeswhich is 40% of its workforce.
23Andme said his head of finance, Joe Selsavage, would be taken as a temporary executive director.
Mrs. Wojcicki will continue to serve as a member of the committee, he added.
