Theranos — Moral Lessons for the Biotech Industry

Shen Lin
Shen Lin
Sep 7, 2018 · 6 min read

This week I have been reading Bad Blood — Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. I highly recommend this book to anyone working in the biotech startup world as a guide for avoiding a toxic work place. The book details the now infamous rise and fall of Theranos, the biotech startup company in Silicon Valley, once valued at $9 billion with over 800 employees, which has gone under…

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Gene Therapy Research Scientist working at a small biotech company. Blogging all things life and science since 2013.

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