How the lab-testing firm Theranos duped the world

Think of the impact on the chronically ill who endure routine blood draws, as well as pediatric patients who have much less blood than adults, or the elderly, with brittle veins? [...]Theranos jealously guarded its secrets and did not engage in the scientific method of publishing data, inviting the...

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Published in:Indianapolis Business Journal 2018-05, Vol.39 (11), p.22A-22A
Main Author: Neff, R. Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Automation
Finance
Holmes, Elizabeth
Jobs, Steve
Madoff, Bernard L
Magic & magicians
Management
Medical equipment industry
Scientific method
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Summary:Think of the impact on the chronically ill who endure routine blood draws, as well as pediatric patients who have much less blood than adults, or the elderly, with brittle veins? [...]Theranos jealously guarded its secrets and did not engage in the scientific method of publishing data, inviting the scientific community to scrutinize, challenge, and seek to replicate that data. Except in that case, what disappeared was a unicorn; and a lot of moneys Neff is of counsel at Bingham Greenebaum & Doll and a senior advisor to Evolution Capital Partners.
ISSN:0274-4929