2023年3月27日,

2023年3月27日,另一波裁员已经被尼日利亚基因组学业务执行54基因,位于华盛顿。这一次,10名雇员,或25%的劳动力已经小影响,据两位熟悉事件的人。根据我们的消息来源,组织现在雇佣了不到30个人在它的所有功能。54基因的新领导层关注优先业务的核心目标和设定该公司未来的成功,这意味着某些工作被重新定义或废除最近,根据基因54,证实了最新的裁员。54基因CEO Abasi Ene-Obong由于几乎干跑道,54基因开始2022年拥有超过300名员工,但到今年年底,其数量缩减到只有39岁。这次金融危机导致下一轮投资,降低了公司的估值从1.75亿美元到5000万美元,Abasi Ene-departure Obong 10月联合创始人兼首席执行官。Teresia泊斯德,组织的前法律总顾问,被任命为临时CEO的公司的董事会。为了吸引更多的资金,该公司上周表示,其管理将会完全重组。泊斯德已经转变成一个顾问的位置,和旧金山企业家罗恩Chiarello现在负责。一位消息人士称,整个市场营销、销售和合规部门已经解散,幸存的员工和合同外公司正在填补空缺的职位。 The corporation has insisted that its initial area of focus — genomic research — will continue to be its major priority. There are now only six individuals managing this core service, according to a source. In 54gene’s three branches of genomic research — sequencing, biobank, and genotyping — two individuals are employed in each area. According to a second person acquainted with the firm’s predicament, it is clear that the company needs additional workers in its key areas after the layoffs since “fatigue could push staff to depart without being fired off.” Parts of the company’s statement acknowledged that moving forward, “our recruiting will correspond to our fundamental objective ,” so it appears to be aware of this. Charles Rapulu Udoh Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc. ), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert. As an award-winning writer and researcher, he is passionate about telling the African startup story, and is one of the continent’s pioneers in this regard Share this: