About Elizabeth Holmes:
Elizabeth Anne Holmes is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO of Theranos, a blood test company, which she founded in 2003 at age 19 while she was a chemical engineering major at Stanford University. The company was originally based on her invention and patent for a way to run 30 common lab tests, on blood obtained via a fingerstick, using microfluidics or "lab-on-a-chip" technology - a much faster and cheaper method than traditional lab testing techniques. By 2014, the company offered 200 tests, was licensed to operate in every state in the US, and was valued at nearly $10 billion. Theranos has entered into a partnership with drugstore chain Walgreens to build thousands of Wellness Centers (beginning with California and Arizona) offering a full menu of blood tests directly to consumers at a charge that is generally one-quarter to one-tenth of what others charge.
Too often you see someone fall, break a rib, go in to the doctor and discover a tumor.
Elizabeth Holmes