History
Over a decade of helping people access, understand and benefit from the human genome
Here’s a glimpse at some of 23andMe’s key moments.
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April 27, 2006
23andMe founded
May 22, 2007
Series A financing
March 12, 2009
Parkinson’s disease research initiative launched
June 15, 2011
23andMe database surpasses 100,000 customers
August 17, 2011
Replication of more than 180 genetic associations, proving efficacy of 23andMe web-based research model
November 22, 2013
23andMe receives an FDA warning letter stating health-related reports must go through FDA review process
November 19, 2007
23andMe launches first product at $999
October 13, 2009
23andMe tests NFL players’ DNA for athletic genetic factors
June 23, 2011
23andMe identifies two new genetic associations with Parkinson’s disease and finds a substantial genetic component for the disease
March 14, 2013
Identified multiple genetic factors impacting development of nearsightedness in largest ever genome-wide association study on myopia
May 29, 2008
Launch of consumer-enabled research program to actively engage individuals in genetics research
April 23, 2010
DNA Day 2010 promotion offers $99 experimental price drop; inventory sells out
July 3, 2012
23andMe contributes to genetic discoveries related to breast size and breast cancer
December 4, 2012
23andMe Scientists receive more than $500,000 in funding from the National Institutes of Health in support of projects to better understand the genetics of allergies; to assess accuracy of new sequencing technologies in clinical applications; and to develop tools that will further accelerate the pace of human genetic research
December 11, 2012
Series D financing raises more than $50 million; reduces price to $99
January 28, 2014
23andMe helps identify 11 new genetic associations for asthma-with-hay fever
February 4, 2015
23andMe study uncovers the genetics of motion sickness
January 2015
Collaborations with Genentech and Pfizer to study disease
March 3, 2015
Researchers from Stanford University and 23andMe discover genetic links to Rosacea
February 19, 2015
23andMe receives first ever FDA authorization for a direct-to- consumer genetic test:
carrier status report for Bloom’s syndrome, clearing way for similar tests
October 14, 2015
Series E financing raises $115 million
June 18, 2015
23andMe surpasses 1 million genotyped customers
October 21, 2015
New customer experience launches for $199, includes first health-related reports meeting FDA requirements
Feb 2, 2016
23andMe study publishes in Nature which identifies genetic variants associated with preference to mornings or nights
Feb 22, 2017
Celmatix and 23andMe announce launch of fertility research community; 5,000 people enroll within 10 days
April 6, 2017
Granted first ever FDA authorization to market direct-to-consumer Genetic Health Risk reports, including tests for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
April 2017
23andMe surpasses 2 million genotyped customers
March 21, 2016
23andMe announces a new Apple ResearchKit module that allows researchers to integrate genetic information into app-based studies
April 5, 2016
$250,000 NIH grant funds 23andMe research leveraging genetic ancestry to uncover variants associated with disease
September 21, 2016
23andMe offers a genetic ancestry only service as a standalone product for $99
October 13, 2016
NIH grant to reduce health research disparities among African Americans
October 19, 2016
23andMe launches genotyping services for research grant program
April 2015
Additional international launches (Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden)
March 2015
Therapeutics Group forms, led by esteemed scientist, Richard Scheller
October 2014
23andMe launches health reports in Canada
December 2014
23andMe launches health reports in UK
June 24, 2010
23andMe makes new genetic discoveries for hair curl, asparagus anosmia, the photic sneeze reflex, and freckling using web-based, participant-driven methods
November 9, 2010
Series C financing raises more than $22 million
October 30, 2008
TIME Magazine names 23andMe’s PGS 2008 Invention of the Year
Sept 9, 2008
23andMe price reduced to $399