Favorite Quotes from Anne Wojcicki at TechCrunch Disrupt SF

“We have tried to create a community of people where you can explore all kinds of things.” “Wellness and lifestyle is an interesting area for us to do research… FDA often does not fund in this area.” “We can leverage our community in areas where research is not generally funded.” “When you look at the $3B it takes to build a drug—if we start with human genetics do we have a better chance for success?”

“23andMe is all about our customers having agency.” “The existing health care system is set up for treatment, not for prevention.” “I think there is a huge opportunity for personalization—not all 40 year olds have the same risk factors (but we are told the same things.)” “No one makes money preventing diabetes, but that is what our customers want, so we will work to provide it.” Conference Link: TechCrunch Disrupt SF