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Elizabeth Anne Holmes (born February 3, 1984) is an American biotechnology entrepreneur who was convicted of fraud in connection with her blood-testing company, Theranos. [2] The company's valuation soared after it claimed to have revolutionized blood testing by developing methods that needed only very small volumes of blood, such as from a ...
Holmes Products was founded by Jordan Kahn in 1982. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2005, Berkshire Partners , Holmes' parent company, sold Holmes Products to Jarden Corporation for US$ 625.9 million. At the time of the sale, the brands of Holmes included Rival (acquired in 1999 [ 3 ] ), Crock-Pot , Bionaire and White Mountain.
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.
Elizabeth Holmes, the 37-year-old founder and former CEO of Theranos, is set to be sentenced on Nov. 18 after being found guilty on four charges of fraud and deceiving investors in January, per ...
The film revolves around Elizabeth Holmes and her former company Theranos. It is considered a companion piece to the book, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. [2] The Inventor had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019.
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.
Ernest W. Holmes Sr. (January 17, 1883– June 10, 1945) was born in Hobbs Island, Alabama. [1] He became the inventor of the first tow truck when he fastened various parts to his 1913 Cadillac. [2] He then founded Ernest Holmes Co, which still spiritually lives on through Miller Industries.
D. H. Holmes was a New Orleans department store and later a New Orleans–based chain of department stores. The company was founded in 1842 by Daniel Henry Holmes , after whom it is named. [ 1 ] In 1849 he moved his headquarters to Canal Street , where he developed his first department store.