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-- $53 million matched, positioning Foundation for continued impact; opportunity and need persist in challenged research funding environment -- NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced that with the help of the Parkinson's community, it has completed and surpassed the $50-million Brin Wojcicki Challenge. Longtime Foundation supporters Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki have matched more than $53 million in...
SAN FRANCISCO, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 11 Inaugural winners receive US$3 million each for Groundbreaking Achievements in Life Science Research Art Levinson, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan and Yuri Milner announced today the launch of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences ("Breakthrough Prize"), recognizing excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, announces the appointment of Christine Castro as Vice President Communications, Neil Rothstein as Vice President Marketing, and Jonathan Ward as Vice President Strategic Alliances joining the company's executive leadership team. As Vice President, Communications, Chris Castro is responsible for the company's corporate communications, media relations and investor relations...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online 23andMe, a company focused on personal genetics, recently took the first step in working towards Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance; the FDA plans to review the paperwork over the next few months. Previously, the Silicon Valley company refrained from government regulation, claiming that the service provided consumers with information rather than a medical service. CBS News reported that 23andMe submitted the first group of...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, today announced that it has delivered its first round of 510(k) documentation to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since its 2006 inception, 23andMe largely created the direct-to-consumer market for genetic analysis. As a leader in personal genetics, the company is now the first in the industry to announce it is working towards FDA clearance. The FDA will review the filing...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has announced the addition of Andy Page to its Board of Directors. "It is with great pleasure that we welcome Andy to our board," said Anne Wojcicki, CEO and co-founder of 23andMe. "Andy's strong finance and consumer background will be tremendously valuable as we grow the consumer genetic testing market." Andy Page currently serves as the President of Gilt Groupe, an online luxury...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate DNA Day, Khan Academy, the world's online classroom, and 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, are working together to promote the importance of genetics education. 23andMe's Genetics 101 and Human Prehistory 101 video series are now available on KhanAcademy.org. DNA Day commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, and colleagues published papers in the journal Nature on the structure of...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Barbara Walters, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Wanda Sykes and a host of celebrities are tracing their ancestry in the PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (http://www.pbs.org/findingyourroots) with the scientific help of leading personal genetics company, 23andMe. 23andMe genotyped all of the celebrities featured on Finding Your Roots and consulted with show producers to help them map the heritage and...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has Parkinson's disease, has teamed up with 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, in its Parkinson's Disease Research Initiative to enroll 10,000 individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) to participate in research. Individuals in this online community are helping to advance research in Parkinson's by completing online surveys and sharing their genetic data with researchers. 23andMe's...
A charitable foundation established by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, has given a $500,000 grant towards Wikipedia's $28.3 million annual budget, various media outlets have reported. The half-million dollar grant was given by the Brin Wojcicki Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Brin and his wife, the co-founder of personal genomics website 23andMe. It was officially announced by the Wikimedia Foundation on Friday, Rik Myslewski of The...
