Issue |
Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 31, Number 4, Avril 2015
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Page(s) | 447 - 449 | |
Section | Forum | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/20153104020 | |
Published online | 08 May 2015 |
23andMe ou comment (très bien) valoriser ses clients
Chroniques génomiques
23andMe: how to make (a lot of) money out of your customers
UMR 7268 ADÉS, Aix-Marseille, Université/EFS/CNRS,Espace éthique méditerranéen, hôpital d’adultes la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France
CoReBio PACA, case 901, parc scientifique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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bertrand.jordan@univ-amu.fr
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brjordan@orange.fr
Abstract
The announcement of several deals between the DTC genetics firm 23andMe and Genentech, Pfizer and other corporations reveals the real business model of the company: selling access to sets of characterized patients for targeted drug development. This may be a useful strategy, but it raises a number of questions concerning the privacy of the company’s customers and also of adequate compensation when they become valuable currency.
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