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Re: Theranos

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Post by eliasmacpherson »

rfnslyr wrote: post #38
smoyer wrote: post #31

"We believe access to accurate, affordable, real-time diagnostic information is a basic human right." There's a bit of a conflict-of-interest if the company that makes money providing "X" declares that "X" is a basic human right. Even as a non-profit (most hospitals are non-profit, but that just means the corporation doesn't keep earnings), you can't justify that statement.

People who make these statements don't fully understand what they are typing. I feel like in the modern English language, you almost have to over emphasize just to get your basic point across.

Here's an example of what you are talking about:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392586/Oxford-Engli...

Re: Theranos

#52

Post by [deleted] »

gojomo wrote: post #18

Seems like an ease/cost breakthrough for health-monitoring... so I'm surprised they picked a name that sounds so much like 'Thanatos', the Greek god of death.

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Re: Theranos

#53

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medman77 wrote: post #48

The company is all hot air. They have a board full of retired military figure heads that have no experience in medical devices or retail services. Additionally, they do not have any products to show. Look at their patents. They are all very general and broad. There has been NO FDA CLEARANCE for anything they are doing, which raises legal questions. Speaking of legal, search for lawsuits they are involved in. Their co…

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Re: Theranos

#54

Post by X4 »

benrapscallion wrote: post #46

it's weird how the founders' background is all about "dropped out from here" and "dropped out from there". Is dropping out an achievement?

idk, but it appears like it really is and most importantly it is very important to know where someone is coming from. Finding a high profile company/institution and dropping out, because you can do better without them shows ego and attribution. Most billionaires dropped out and became billionaires then.

Re: Theranos

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Post by jerryhuang100 »

their patents portfolios seems huge with 17 issued and mostly covered microfluidic diagnostics. one of them is titled "Real-time detection of influenza virus" (US 8,007,999). it would be really disruptive if they could do their claimed 1000+ lab tests with their proprietary microfludic devices in under 4hr.

Re: Theranos

#56

Post by beagle3 »

MichaelGG wrote: post #12

Does this mean that I'll be able to walk in and order my own blood tests in the US, without being extorted by a doctor? I see zero reason for me to be forced to schedule time with a doctor, pay her, just for her to "order" tests and have the results sent only to her, and then pay her again to read them back to me. I get regular liver checks due to medication I take. Being able to walk into a lab and download the resu…

Do note that this is a state by state issue. You are held hostage by the medical establishment in NY, much less so in CO.

Re: Theranos

#57

Post by perchance »

medman77 wrote: post #48

The company is all hot air. They have a board full of retired military figure heads that have no experience in medical devices or retail services. Additionally, they do not have any products to show. Look at their patents. They are all very general and broad. There has been NO FDA CLEARANCE for anything they are doing, which raises legal questions. Speaking of legal, search for lawsuits they are involved in. Their co…

I agree. Building a medical device and/or diagnostics company is not a joke.

Re: Theranos

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Post by sesqu »

taf2 wrote: post #33
noir_lord wrote: post #4

Yep, I still have no idea who they are or what they do. It's a pretty looking website though. http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2010/07/08/theranos-rai... actually made it a lot clearer than their website did.

the pictures of the people kind of creeps me out. the technology sounds great but the website design kind of gives me a half life feeling... like if I give them my blood next thing we know I'll be walking around like a zombie. besides that - website looks great. It would be great if my kids did could only have to deal with a finger prick to draw blood... definitely one of my worst memories growing up.

I know exactly what you mean. I haven't seen a website scream "ulterior motives" quite so loudly in a long while.

Re: Theranos

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Post by perchance »

taf2 wrote: post #33
noir_lord wrote: post #4

Yep, I still have no idea who they are or what they do. It's a pretty looking website though. http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2010/07/08/theranos-rai... actually made it a lot clearer than their website did.

the pictures of the people kind of creeps me out. the technology sounds great but the website design kind of gives me a half life feeling... like if I give them my blood next thing we know I'll be walking around like a zombie. besides that - website looks great. It would be great if my kids did could only have to deal with a finger prick to draw blood... definitely one of my worst memories growing up.

management resembling zombies... asking for people's blood....

aha!... now we are getting somewhere.

Re: Theranos

#60

Post by aharrison »

justinjlynn wrote: post #24
justinjlynn wrote: post #10

Theranos is a medical laboratory that appears to have developed new methods of measuring lab values in small sample sizes more quickly. This is interesting because it means that instead of a traditional blood draw with a needle and vial requiring a trained phlebotomist and healthy veins, physicians can use blood collected from a finger stick -- a far less invasive and painful procedure. Additionally, it appears that…

With the volumes they're dealing with and the automation they tout I bet they're using integrated microfluidic chips with built in sensor technology. That's so cool and it makes sense given the time they spent in stealth mode since that's a rather new technology and getting it certified must've taken some time. Looking a patents and bingo, they have patents on microfluidic techniques. Awesome. Eventually they might h…

You appear to be interested and aware of the current state of clinical chemistry. Are you aware of any HN/Slashdot-esque sites for this pursuit? One of my main areas of hobbyist interest this year is biochemical assays and health diagnostic mechanisms, but there is a lot of chaff in my google searches.

Any pointers would be appreciated. My email is in my profile if you would like to discuss it more in depth.

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