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Channing Robertson, an advisor to Theranos. Serena Stewart, a phlebotomy trainer who trained employees at the Theranos Wellness Centers set up by Walgreens in Arizona. Stephanie Seitz, an ND who discussed the problems with people interpreting and ordering their own labwork, as well as problems with Theranos's inconsistent results in Arizona.
The Dropout, based on the ABC Audio podcast of the same name — is a series about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. [3] The show touches on experiences that likely motivated Holmes's deceptions and lies in a linear fashion, starting from her preteens and all the way to her exposure as a fraud.
The terms of Holmes's settlement included surrendering voting control of Theranos, returning 18.9 million shares to the company, a ban on holding an officer or director position in a public company for 10 years, and a $500,000 fine. [64] [65] [66] At its height in 2015, Theranos had more than 800 employees. [67]
Theranos Inc. (/ ˈ θ ɛr. ə n. oʊ s /) was an American privately held corporation [5] that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $9 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014.
In late 2015, Carreyrou began a series of investigative articles on Theranos, published in The Wall Street Journal on the blood-testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. The articles questioned the company's claim to be able to run a wide range of lab tests from a tiny sample of blood from a finger prick.
Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al., Robertson was paid approximately US$ 463,000 by Theranos from March 2015 to February 2016. [35] In 2017, Theranos named him the co-leader of their technology advisory board. [36] [37] [38] Brian Grossman of PFM Health Sciences relied upon expertise by Robertson, prior to his firm's investment in Theranos. [39]
The Dropout is an American true crime podcast hosted by Rebecca Jarvis that follows the story of Elizabeth Holmes, her defunct medical company Theranos, and the related federal criminal fraud trial, United States v.
In 2005, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes hired Ian Gibbons as the company's chief scientist. [20] [13] [2] Gibbons was the first experienced scientist hired by the company, [9] [2] with the title of Senior Director of Assay Development. [21] [22] He initially served as the company's lab director and as director of product development. [23]