Headline - Felt sorry for the costs incurred for laboratory tests, Elizabeth Holmes, decided to transform health care. College student dropout from Stanford University is actually managed to become a millionaire at the age of 30 years.
"When you go to the doctor today and is recommended for laboratory tests, then you certainly will go back to the doctor to see the results of the blood test," said Holmes explains the origin of its business.
The inspection process can be continued if it turns out there are other facts of the results of the laboratory tests. "That is, you will go back to the doctor for a third time," Holmes added in the pulpit Tedmed broadcast, online health seminar site.
Holmes wants to change all that. At the age of 19 years, Holmes decided to get out of Stanford - who taught her campus microfluidics and nanotechnology. He founded a company called, Theranos.
Theranos have a system that allows people without a blood test to the laboratory. Patients can simply come to the pharmacy to take blood samples. The system can detect dozens of alleged disease in a drop of blood in just a few hours.
Obviously, it can save time and cost of blood tests, with no back and forth to the doctor. "When people can access information about his own body, he can change their spending," said Holmes.
The success of the revolution of the laboratory tests, make sure the company is able to master Holmes cake diagnostic laboratory industry market worth US $ 76 billion. Therefore, the industry is a matter of time because of the lack of innovation since the 1960s.
"I think, many young people have ideas and extraordinary insight, but sometimes they wait to do something," Holmes said in an interview with CNNMoney page. "What I do, is just to start early," he continued.
Holmes started his business by using school money from his parents. Somewhat stunned, indeed. But anyway now Holmes successfully. Through Theranos, Holmes is able to pick up Larry Ellison as an investor. Ellison is Chief Technology Officer of Oracle.
Nobody knows how much value invested Larry. However, the BBC website mentions a private investor (did not want his name called) has put a nine billion dollar fund.
Demi pave the laboratory business, Holmes took Walgreens, pharmacy network in the United States. Inside the pharmacy, Theranos Wellness Center operates. To provide patient comfort, Theranos play soft music.
Holmes targets, Theranos Wellnes Center will be established in every five miles in America. When in the big city, the target, one mile one Theranos. He is preparing the opening of 8,500 branches across America, and dreaming can be global. (asp)