tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4530776326093627340..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Former Theranos chemist testifiesChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-39144455595945605162021-09-23T07:40:06.154-04:002021-09-23T07:40:06.154-04:00I think whenever you launch a new product there is...I think whenever you launch a new product there is definitely some uncertainty in how it will perform in the field. If you are B2B in chemicals and you purport that your polymer/additive/whatever you made does XYZ your customer will find out pretty quickly if this is the case. <br /><br />Surekha Gangakhedkar sounds like she may have been intimidated as well. The FDA does have a whistleblower hotline. <br /><br />https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/equal-employment-fda/whistleblower-protection-and-no-fear-act-policy-statement<br /><br />I figure if anyone is going to blow a whistle on the next Theranos it should be the people actually building the products.<br /><br /> Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977693073013632212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30524298451704691162021-09-21T09:18:28.674-04:002021-09-21T09:18:28.674-04:00That was meant to be a reply to anon's comment...That was meant to be a reply to anon's comment at Sep 20 at 3:18PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-83094423665077811302021-09-21T09:17:32.488-04:002021-09-21T09:17:32.488-04:00I remember reading about them and their novel visi...I remember reading about them and their novel vision well before the stories of fraud came out. I thought that would be very cool to be working on such a novel idea and as a scientist, who wouldn't think that? But hindsight is always 20/20. This person testifying was likely being lied to by her manager(s) about progress and maybe she stuck with it for far too long because she believed likely lies/stories from her manager(s). <br /><br />But lets not forget, Holmes' father was a VP at Enron and I'm sure she learned some deception techniques from him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-26491775610943813222021-09-21T08:54:07.255-04:002021-09-21T08:54:07.255-04:00I was amazed that James Mattis remained on the The...I was amazed that James Mattis remained on the Theranos board for at least a couple of years after the allegations of fraud were well-known in the chemistry world. I realize the guy isn't a scientist, but enough people knew about the problems that I would be very surprised if no one tipped him off.KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-84560263664670163842021-09-20T16:03:15.776-04:002021-09-20T16:03:15.776-04:00my bet is green card; you gotta be way too evil to...my bet is green card; you gotta be way too evil to work for theranos fully knowing what that piece of crap really is under the cover.gaoshinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-31606325454290143222021-09-20T15:18:30.560-04:002021-09-20T15:18:30.560-04:00You do ask why someone spent eight years at Theran...You do ask why someone spent eight years at Theranos. Did they feel they couldn't leave, or was the pay too good, or was it Holmes' charm that kept them there - one really wants to know! Everyone reported that engineering was a toxic pit, why wouldn't anyone try to get out as soon as they could?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com