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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Johana Bhuiyan and agencies

Genetic testing firm 23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce amid financial struggles

sign reading 23andMe in grass outside a glass building
23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, in 2023. Photograph: JHVEPhoto/Alamy

The genetic testing firm 23andMe said on Monday it would cut about 40%, or 200 employees, from its workforce and discontinue further development of all its therapies as part of a restructuring program.

“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,” said the company’s CEO, Anne Wojcicki.

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