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Beginning Days Of Walgreens-Theranos Partnership In The Spotlight
Walgreens was considering a partnership with Theranos Inc. when founder Elizabeth Holmes arrived at Johns Hopkins University in the spring of 2011. She brought with her a machine she said could test tiny samples of blood for dozens of conditions and thick binders of data to show its accuracy. A Hopkins scientist told her that his researchers needed to put the device in their Baltimore laboratory to verify the technology on Walgreens鈥� behalf, and Ms. Holmes agreed to provide one, say people familiar with the meeting. (Weaver and Carreyrou, 5/25)
Meanwhile, lawyers have filed a complaint against the startup聽鈥�
The lawyers have come knocking at Theranos鈥檚 door. A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of an Arizona man alleges that the embattled Silicon Valley company deceptively marketed tests it said would deliver accurate medical results from a finger prick of blood. (Robbins, 5/25)
Startup Theranos is now facing heat from consumers. On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in Northern California, accusing Theranos of falsely marketing its proprietary finger-prick blood test.n (O'Brien, 5/25)