再生元斥2.56億收購23andMe基因測試公司




Regeneron以2.56億美元收購基因檢測公司23andMe,承諾重視客戶DNA資料的倫理使用

美國生物製藥公司Regeneron Pharmaceuticals於周一宣布,將透過破產拍賣以2.56億美元收購基因檢測公司23andMe,並承諾優先保障客戶DNA數據的倫理使用。

透過這宗交易,Regeneron希望藉由整合23andMe超過1500萬名客戶的DNA資料庫,提升其基因組學驅動的藥物研發能力。23andMe以其受歡迎的直接面向消費者的唾液基因檢測套件,累積了龐大的基因數據資源。

不過,此次收購亦再次將焦點放在數據私隱議題上,尤其是考慮到23andMe近期遇到的挑戰。這家基因組學公司曾是家族史DNA測試的先驅,但其核心服務需求逐漸減少,加上2023年爆發的數據洩露事件,令數百萬用戶的敏感基因及個人資料暴露,嚴重損害了公司聲譽。

該次駭客事件及隨後的破產申請,引起立法者高度關注,他們警告稱數百萬用戶的基因資料可能會被出售給不法買家。

面對外界的嚴密監察,Regeneron表示將繼續遵守23andMe現有的私隱政策,並遵守所有相關數據保護法律。該藥廠還承諾將與法院指派的獨立監察員保持透明合作,該監察員將評估交易對消費者私隱的影響,並預計在6月10日前向法院提交報告。

法院將於6月17日審議是否批准此次交易。

Bernstein分析師William Pickering指出,Regeneron在基因組學領域的投資「在戰略上非常合理」,但回報可能需要十年甚至更長時間才能顯現。他同時表示:「考慮到Regeneron過往的紀錄,我們相信23andMe的用戶在私隱保護方面是有保障的。」

根據協議,Regeneron將收購23andMe除按需遠程醫療服務Lemonaid Health外的所有業務。Lemonaid Health服務將會被終止。

交易預計於第三季完成,屆時23andMe將成為Regeneron的全資子公司。

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評論與啟發

Regeneron收購23andMe的舉動,表面看來是生物科技和基因組學領域的一次戰略整合,實際上卻蘊含著複雜的倫理與商業挑戰。23andMe過去在基因檢測市場曾經風光無限,但數據洩露事件重創了用戶信任,亦揭示了基因數據保護的脆弱性。Regeneron此舉不僅是擴充技術和資料庫,更是一場對企業數據治理能力的重大考驗。

在當今數據為王的時代,基因資料屬於個人最私密的資訊之一,任何處理不當都可能引發公眾恐慌甚至法律風波。Regeneron承諾遵守私隱政策及法律規範,並接受獨立監察,這顯示他們意識到透明化操作的重要性,也必須以此來重建公眾信任。

然而,從長遠來看,基因組學的潛力巨大,能夠推動個性化醫療和新藥開發,這正是Regeneron願意投入資源的原因。投資回報需時十年,反映了這是一場耐力賽而非短期博弈。對於香港及全球市場的投資者而言,這提醒我們在追逐高科技創新時,也必須留意企業對倫理和數據保護的承擔,否則再先進的技術也難以持續發展。

最後,這樁交易亦折射出基因檢測行業的重新洗牌:市場需求變化、監管加強、以及企業如何在科技與道德間取得平衡,都是未來值得關注的焦點。對於消費者來說,選擇基因檢測服務時更需謹慎考慮個人資料安全,對企業則是提醒必須以誠信和透明贏得用戶信任,才能在競爭激烈的市場中立足。

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