The decline and fall of elizabeth holmes and theranos. Jan 24, 2019 a bloodsplattered theranos machine nearly pricks an employee struggling to fix it. Theres a lot of blood in the inventor, which makes sense since its a documentary about blood, but yeah, things get pretty bloody. Margaret lyons, the new york times you will not want to put this riveting, masterfully reported book down. The story of elizabeth holmes and the theranos scandal, also tackled. Nov 28, 2018 theranos claim to have invented blood tests that need just a single drop of blood was false.
Elizabeth holmes is the founder of blood testing company theranos, which skyrockets her to fame with an. All about the elizabeth holmes movie starring jennifer lawrence. Carreyrou tells the story in his new book bad blood. Out for blood in silicon valley 2019 official trailer. A bestselling book, hit podcast and now a new documentary.
Mar 09, 2019 from the beginning of the inventor, hbos upcoming documentary about the failed blood testing startup theranos, director alex gibney ties the story of founder elizabeth holmes to another notable. Bad blood is a straightforward read about the rise and fall of theranos, done in chronological order in thirdperson up until carreyrou becomes personally involved, at which point things accelerate to the sec civil settlement. The inventor, a documentary about theranos and the. The unraveling of theranos and elizabeth holmes its also just one of two documentaries about holmes and theranos arriving in the next few days. But if she talked the talk, there were hints that theranos did not quite walk the walk. What the theranos documentary misses the new republic. This gruesome graphical rendering is what youll walk away with from hbos the inventor. Here, gibney imagines what itd look like if a theranos. Hbos the inventor explores how theranos happened, but not. More bad blood for theranos founder elizabeth holmes. Reporter john carreyrou on the bad blood of theranos. Wall street journal reporter john carreyrou tells the astounding story of the silicon valley startup that dazzled investors, but whose.
From academy awardwinning director alex gibney comes a documentary about the rise and fall of theranos, the onetime multibilliondollar. Bad blood the movie is expected to star jennifer lawrence as holmes. John carreyrou talks bad blood book and theranos ceo. In fact, theranos was mythical for a different reason, because the technological promise it was. Before any of the above options came out and a week before the book dropped in may 2018 a studio movie about elizabeth holmes and theranos was announced via deadline. Elizabeth holmes, founder of theranos, didnt change the world with a finger pricking device that could run hundreds of blood tests, as she. Even before john carreyrou was done writing bad blood, he knew there were others clamoring to take a bite of the theranos apple. The unraveling of theranos and elizabeth holmes its also just one of two documentaries about holmes and theranos arriving in the. The book received critical acclaim, winning the 2018 financial times and mckinsey business book of.
Michael loccisanogetty images no one deserves more credit for their theranos investigative coverage than. In fact, theranos was mythical for a different reason, because the. Vanessa taylor theranos pic bad blood adam mckay jennifer. Inside the hollywood frenzy around jennifer lawrences. Bad blood is the real beall endall of theranos information bad blood is wild, and more happens on one page than in many other entire books. Vanessa taylor set to write theranos movie bad blood. Legendary entertainment has set oscarnominated the shape of water cowriter vanessa taylor to write bad blood, the eagerly awaited silicon valley scandal movie that adam mckay will dire. Kate mckinnon is playing elizabeth holmes in a hulu drama vulture. A bloodsplattered theranos machine nearly pricks an employee struggling to fix it. Jun 29, 2018 john carreyrou discusses his book, bad blood, about elizabeth holmes and theranos at politics and prose on 62018. The story of theranos, a multibillion dollar tech company, its founder elizabeth holmes, the youngest selfmade female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company. There was even talk of making a movie based on her, tentatively titled bad blood. Elizabeth holmes the inventor vs bad blood vs dropout. With alex gibney, errol morris, elizabeth holmes, dan ariely.
Hbos the inventor explores how theranos happened, but. A new hbo documentary about theranos founder elizabeth holmes goes inside the bloodtesting company built on a lie. Bad blood explores the culture inside disgraced startup. Wall street journal reporter john carreyrou tells the astounding story of the silicon. Elizabeth holmes, the disgraced founder and ceo of theranos, is getting a lot of attention these days. Bad blood is in development starring jennifer lawrence. May 21, 2018 in bad blood, john carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing. Oct 08, 2016 elizabeth holmes and her company, theranos, promised to change the way people got blood tests. Instead of examining elizabeth holmess personality, look at the people and. Mar 29, 2019 elizabeth holmes, the disgraced founder and ceo of theranos, is getting a lot of attention these days. In 2015, the wall street journal reporter broke the news of.
Inside bad blood, the new theranos book from john carreyrou. This months bad blood bakeoff is a peculiar case of life imitating art imitating life, providing a nifty parallel to the privateequity pile on that once made theranos into silicon valleys. The wall street journal reporter john carreyrou first broke. The deceit was obvious in an article from december 2014. Holmes dropped out of stanford university at 19 to form theranos in 2003. In bad blood, john carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing. Elizabeth holmes is the founder of blood testing company theranos, which skyrockets her to fame with an estimated value in the billions. John carreyrou discusses his book, bad blood, about elizabeth holmes and theranos at politics and prose on 62018. The company soared in valuation after she and others claimed the company had revolutionized blood testing by developing testing methods that could use surprisingly small volumes of blood, such as from a fingerprick, and also claimed these. Elizabeth holmes, a former silicon valley darling whose rapid rise and fall as the founder of the life sciences company theranos that inspired the. No matter how bad you think the theranos story was, youll learn that the reality was actually far worse. The rise and fall of theranos and elizabeth holmes. Legendary entertainment has engaged vanessa taylor to write bad blood, which. Wsjs john carreyrou says theranos is a cautionary tale for the healthtech industry.
His past two movies, the big short and vice, have examined the damage the powerful and elite few can have on the many. Elizabeth anne holmes born february 3, 1984 is an american businesswoman who founded and was the ceo of theranos, a nowdefunct health technology company. Back in 2016, jennifer lawrence signed on to star in adam mckays movie about elizabeth holmes based on bad blood, which means we may. Mar 18, 2019 bad blood is the real beall endall of theranos information, and some of the other material on this list draws heavily from it. May 22, 2018 theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer lawrence. Elizabeth holmes, founder of the supposedly revolutionary bloodtesting company theranos, has been indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy. The book received critical acclaim, winning the 2018 financial times and mckinsey business book of the year award. Entrepreneur elizabeth holmes creates a biotech company that skyrockets her to fame with. The film focuses obsessively on holmes personal qualities. From academy awardwinning director alex gibney comes a documentary about the rise and fall of theranos, the onetime multibilliondollar healthcare company founded.
Mar 15, 2018 there was even talk of making a movie based on her, tentatively titled bad blood. Legendary entertainment has engaged vanessa taylor to. Entrepreneur elizabeth holmes creates a biotech company that skyrockets her to fame with an estimated value in the billions. Sometimes, entrepreneurs do have to take no for an answer. Jun 24, 2016 this months bad blood bakeoff is a peculiar case of life imitating art imitating life, providing a nifty parallel to the privateequity pile on that once made theranos into silicon valleys. May 21, 2018 wsjs john carreyrou says theranos is a cautionary tale for the healthtech industry. Hbos elizabeth holmestheranos documentary is deeply creepy. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a nonfiction book by journalist john carreyrou, released may 21, 2018. When will bad blood movie come out and whos in it refinery29. In bad blood, the wall street journals john carreyrou takes us through the stepbystep history of theranos, a silicon valley startup that became almost mythical, in no small part due to its young, charismatic founder elizabeth holmes. Mar 22, 2019 the story of elizabeth holmes and the theranos scandal, also tackled in hbos new documentary the inventor, will come to the big screen. Mckay is an intuitive choice for director of bad blood.
Mar 18, 2019 a new hbo documentary about theranos founder elizabeth holmes goes inside the blood testing company built on a lie. Theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer. The company soared in valuation after she and others claimed the company had revolutionized blood testing by developing testing methods that could use surprisingly small volumes of blood, such as from a. It was initially touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised blood tests that needed only very small amounts of blood and could be performed very rapidly using small automated devices the company had developed.
Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup wikipedia. Theranos claim to have invented blood tests that need just a single drop of blood was false. The story of elizabeth holmes and the theranos scandal, also tackled in hbos new documentary the inventor, will come to the big screen. Carreyrous reporting in bad blood is exhaustive, including interviews with more than 150 peoplemore than 60 of those being extheranos employees with. Discover how you can enjoy hbos original series, hit movies, documentaries and more. May 16, 2018 the boomtobust story of elizabeth holmes theranos inc. Theranos, founded in 2003 by nineteenyearold wunderkind elizabeth holmes. Jun 15, 2018 elizabeth holmes, a former silicon valley darling whose rapid rise and fall as the founder of the life sciences company theranos that inspired the upcoming jennifer lawrence film bad blood.
Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a new book about theranos and its founder, elizabeth holmes. Elizabeth holmes, a former silicon valley darling whose rapid rise and fall as the founder of the life sciences company theranos that inspired the upcoming jennifer lawrence film bad blood. When federal agencies begin investigating the company, her integrity is called into doubt. From the beginning of the inventor, hbos upcoming documentary about the failed blood testing startup theranos, director alex gibney ties the story of founder elizabeth holmes to another notable. As the story continued to unfold, jarvis noted that there was a renewed interest in theranos as it collapsed. A feature film for his account is in the works, too, which means we may get two theranos movies in 2019. The boomtobust story of elizabeth holmes theranos inc. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, focuses on understanding the culture at theranos and the tyrannic leadership that steered the startup to its onetime valuation. Bad blood is the real beall endall of theranos information, and some of the other material on this list draws heavily from it. It covers the rise and fall of the firm theranos, the multibilliondollar biotech startup headed by elizabeth holmes. In 2018 a film version was in production starring jennifer lawrence and. Npr, san francisco chronicle, time, esquire, fortune, marie claire, gq, mental floss, science friday, bloomberg, popular mechanics, bookriot, the seattle times, the oregonian, publishers weekly, library journal. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a nonfiction book by.
Michael loccisanogetty images no one deserves more credit for their theranos investigative coverage than wall street journal reporter john carreyrou. The academy awardwinning director explained how theranos ceo elizabeth holmes set out to change the world and ended up committing a massive medical fraud. Theranos refused to publish anything yet applied to the fda for approval of its blood tests, even though that was unprecedented in. Elizabeth holmes and her company, theranos, promised to change the way people got blood tests. Jennifer lawrence is set to star as holmes in a featurefilm version of bad blood, adapted by vanessa taylor the shape of water and.
All of the elizabeth holmes and theranos projects in the works. The palo alto company promised to revolutionize health care by requiring only a pinprick of blood to run hundreds of tests. Hbo is available through the hbo now streaming app, tv package, or an. From academy awardwinning director alex gibney comes a documentary about the rise and fall of theranos, the onetime multibilliondollar healthcare company founded by. Jun 23, 2018 elizabeth holmes, founder of the supposedly revolutionary blood testing company theranos, has been indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy. New hbo documentary seeks to explain how theranos founder. And while carreyrous virtuosic bad blood will surely serve as the definitive account of theranoss rise. Theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer lawrence.
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