Anne Wojcicki regains control of 23andMe, the company she co-founded and led as CEO, through her nonprofit TTAM with a $305 million bid at a bankruptcy auction.

Anne Wojcicki, chief executive officer and co-founder of 23andMe Inc., speaks during the 2020 Makers Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Getty Images© Getty Images ...

In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called ...

Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, is poised to regain control of the DNA-testing company after a nonprofit she controls topped a prior bid.

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki has been trying to take the DNA testing company private this past year, making clear along the way that she would oppose any deal to sell the business to someone else.

Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of 23andMe after a $305 million bid from a nonprofit she controls topped Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' offer for the DNA-testing company in a bankruptcy auction.

Beleaguered genetic testing company 23andMe announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell itself to a nonprofit led by the company’s co-founder and former CEO, Anne Wojcicki.

In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called ...