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Unrepentant Elizabeth Holmes already plotting biotech comeback from behind bars: ‘Shameless and delusional’
TechElizabeth Holmes' biotech comeback plans
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, is plotting a comeback from her Texas prison camp despite being only three years into her 10-year sentence.
Holmes has helped her husband raise $18 million for another blood testing startup, sparking criticism from a Silicon Valley biotech insider who calls her'shameless and delusional'.
- Silicon Valley swindler Elizabeth Holmes is already plotting a comeback from her Texas prison camp, despite only being three years into her 10-year sentence.
- The Theranos fraudster, 42, has managed to help her husband raise a reported $18 million for another blood testing startup, The Post has learned.
- “She is shameless and delusional to think that she could be taken seriously again by any medical and biotech professionals,” a Silicon Valley biotech insider told The Post.
Key Takeaways
- Elizabeth Holmes is planning a biotech comeback from prison
- She is serving a 10-year sentence for her role in the Theranos scandal
- Holmes' sentence has only just reached the three-year mark
- The new startup has raised a reported $18 million
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- Right: “Why would I deceive you? There’s no reason for me to do that,” an unblinking, wild-eyed Elizabeth Holmes said.
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Expected Outcomes
- Potential success or failure of Holmes' new startup
Why It Matters
The outcome could impact the biotech industry and public perception of Holmes
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- Sep 9Post (ZM): “Why would I deceive you? There’s no reason for me to do that,” an unblinking, wild-eyed Elizabeth Holmes said.
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