Theranos Inc. Cotton Polo Shirt
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This Theranos Inc. cotton polo shirt nods to one of the most recognizable and cautionary stories in 2010s Silicon Valley. Founded in 2003 as Real-Time Cures, the Palo Alto health-tech company became closely associated with ambitious blood-testing promises, the Edison name, and its later public unraveling. Wear it as a sharp, understated conversation piece for collectors of startup history, business journalism, and corporate-rise-and-fall artifacts.
Theranos Inc. was an American privately held health technology company founded in 2003 by 19-year-old Stanford University undergraduate Elizabeth Holmes. Originally called Real-Time Cures, it adopted the name Theranos, combining “therapy” and “diagnosis.” Holmes used an education trust to start the business, which pursued lab-on-a-chip blood-testing technology intended to make testing cheaper and more accessible. Theranos moved to 1601 S. California Ave. in Palo Alto in June 2012 and later operated laboratories in Newark, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2013 it partnered with Walgreens for in-store testing, following a Safeway clinic investment in 2012. The company promoted its Edison analyzer and nanotainer blood-collection vessel. Reporting by The Wall Street Journal in October 2015 questioned its technology and testing practices. Regulatory actions, lawsuits, and lost partnerships followed. Theranos ended laboratory operations in 2017, announced its shutdown on September 4, 2018, and transferred patents to Fortress Investment Group later that month.
Theranos Inc. Cotton Polo Shirt
$38.99
Sale price
$38.99
Regular price
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Length, in | 27.75 | 29.00 | 30.50 | 32.00 | 33.60 | 34.50 |
| Body Length Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Width (Laid Flat), in | 19.75 | 21.00 | 22.00 | 23.25 | 25.50 | 26.00 |
This Theranos Inc. cotton polo shirt nods to one of the most recognizable and cautionary stories in 2010s Silicon Valley. Founded in 2003 as Real-Time Cures, the Palo Alto health-tech company became closely associated with ambitious blood-testing promises, the Edison name, and its later public unraveling. Wear it as a sharp, understated conversation piece for collectors of startup history, business journalism, and corporate-rise-and-fall artifacts.
Theranos Inc. was an American privately held health technology company founded in 2003 by 19-year-old Stanford University undergraduate Elizabeth Holmes. Originally called Real-Time Cures, it adopted the name Theranos, combining “therapy” and “diagnosis.” Holmes used an education trust to start the business, which pursued lab-on-a-chip blood-testing technology intended to make testing cheaper and more accessible. Theranos moved to 1601 S. California Ave. in Palo Alto in June 2012 and later operated laboratories in Newark, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2013 it partnered with Walgreens for in-store testing, following a Safeway clinic investment in 2012. The company promoted its Edison analyzer and nanotainer blood-collection vessel. Reporting by The Wall Street Journal in October 2015 questioned its technology and testing practices. Regulatory actions, lawsuits, and lost partnerships followed. Theranos ended laboratory operations in 2017, announced its shutdown on September 4, 2018, and transferred patents to Fortress Investment Group later that month.
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