African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles
TechCrunch
AUGUST 29, 2022
Founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, the three-year-old startup seeks to address the gap in the global genomics market where less than 3% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is African. It was a big part of the company’s operation; at some point, 54gene was one of Nigeria’s largest providers of COVID testing.
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