23andMe破產反轉 再開拍賣搶逾15M基因數據




23andMe破產後欲重新開啟資產競標 包括用戶基因數據

美國紐約消息——基因測試公司23andMe因破產問題,近日向美國密蘇里州聖路易斯的破產法官申請,要求重新開啟對其資產的競標程序,當中包括用戶的基因數據。此舉源於公司聯合創辦人Anne Wojcicki提出了一份3.05億美元的收購報價。

早前,23andMe在5月的破產拍賣中,已選定由Regeneron製藥公司提出的2.56億美元報價作為領先出價,但Anne Wojcicki後來成立了一家名為TTAM Research Institute的非牟利機構,向23andMe提交了更高的報價。公司因此請求法官批准重新與潛在買家洽談,認為TTAM有足夠的資金支持這項較高的出價。

Regeneron的律師Emil Kleinhaus則表示,儘管Regeneron願意重新出價,但若最終接受Wojcicki的報價,Regeneron要求獲得1,000萬美元的解約費。他批評23andMe此舉不公平,稱拍賣程序已經結束,規則明確,不應該“重來一次”。

位於加州南舊金山的23andMe於今年3月申請破產,原因包括消費需求下降及2023年發生的數據洩露事件,該事件導致數百萬用戶的敏感基因及個人信息曝光。此次破產拍賣將涵蓋超過1,500萬份客戶DNA資料,這些數據是透過23andMe的直接面向消費者的唾液檢測套件收集而來。

數據洩露和破產申請引起美國立法者關注,他們擔心大量基因數據可能被不法買家收購和濫用。23andMe曾將TTAM列為先前拍賣的後備競標者,當時TTAM的報價為1.46億美元。

評論與分析:

23andMe的情況反映出基因測試市場的複雜性與風險。基因數據不僅是商業資產,更牽涉到用戶隱私和倫理問題。Anne Wojcicki作為創始人之一,重新出價展現她對公司資產和未來發展的執著,但這同時也讓市場競爭變得更加激烈和充滿爭議。

Regeneron要求解約費的做法,從企業角度看是合理的保護措施,避免因為競標規則變動帶來損失;然而,這也暴露出拍賣過程中規則設計的僵硬和可能的不公平。未來類似的破產拍賣或資產轉讓,或許需要更靈活且透明的規範,以平衡各方利益。

更重要的是,數據安全和用戶信任成為基因測試公司必須面對的核心課題。23andMe的數據洩露事件提醒業界,擁有龐大基因數據庫的企業,必須嚴格保護用戶隱私,否則即使技術先進,也可能因信譽受損而陷入困境。

最後,這次事件亦凸顯了基因數據在商業和社會層面的雙重價值與挑戰。基因數據的買賣不僅是金錢交易,更涉及倫理、法律和個人權益。未來監管機構如何制定合適政策,保障用戶同時促進科技發展,將是業界和社會必須共同面對的課題。

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