Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner: Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos - Developing the Future of Home Healthcare

Audio Podcast: Developing the Future of Home Healthcare

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Elizabeth Holmes, President, CEO, and Founder of Theranos, discusses her decision to leave Stanford to launch a biotech company, and what she's learned about raising capital and attracting top talent. Holmes allows the audience to pose numerous inquiries, and she discusses her personal conviction, development process, and path of entrepreneurship.

Elizabeth Holmes Biography

Elizabeth A. Holmes is President and Chief Executive Officer of Theranos, Inc. Holmes left Stanford University in 2003 at the age of 19 to pursue her company, and she successfully raised $6 million in venture capital from many firms, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Holmes' unique background in microfluidics and nanotechnology led her to found Theranos based on her patent, Medical Device for Analyte Monitoring and Drug Release. The invention and the company are based on her vision to create a new sector of personalized health care that enables individuals to take control of their health through real-time diagnosis, monitoring, and non-invasive treatment of targeted ailments.

She took the company from concept to reality, building a management team and leading the product and commercial development infrastructures.

Previous to Theranos, while Holmes was still in high school, she started a business to distribute C++ software to Asian universities. Holmes has a...

Theranos

Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Lecture

2009-03-04

56min 51sec

ID: 2113

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