23andMe to Cut 40% of Its Staff Amid Grim Financials
The DNA testing kit company is also discontinuing new developments to its therapeutics program, which has been focused on using customers’ DNA data to aid in drug discovery.
23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce, discontinues all therapy programs
The company said it is evaluating strategic alternatives, including licensing agreements and asset sales, for its therapies in development.
23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division
Me is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.
23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce
Genetics testing company 23andMe is trimming its headcount by 40%. The company said it is undergoing a restructuring to "streamline operations and reduce costs."
23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its staff
More than 200 employees of 23andMe are being laid off as part of the company’s ongoing cost-cutting measures. The layoffs will impact 40 percent of the genetic testing company’s workforce. 23andMe CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki said in a statement released on Monday that the staff reduction would save the beleaguered company more than $35 million.
23andMe Lays Off 40 Percent of its Staff, Ends All Therapy Programs
As founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki struggles to take the company private, 200 jobs are cut as part of its restructuring plan.
23andMe Lays Off 40% of Its Workforce as Company Spirals
The genetic testing company 23andMe announced it was laying off more than 200 employees, or roughly 40% of its entire workforce, according to a press release Monday. The move is part of a restructuring that will see the company also halt the development of its therapeutics division which had been working on various potential medical treatments.
DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers
The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights for survival. The once-popular DNA-testing site will also halt work on therapies it was developing.
23andMe cuts 40% of staff in restructuring
Me announced on Monday it would cut 40% of its workforce, representing more than 200 employees, as part of a restructuring at the company. “We are taking these difficult but necessary actions as we restructure 23andMe and focus on the long-term success of our core consumer business and research partnerships,
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