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Billy Evans , partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes , is working on a young startup that look for to deliver “ human health optimisation ” through descent testing , according to The New York Times .
The Times reportedly utter to two investors pitch on the inauguration , telephone Haemanthus , and also viewed some of Haemanthus ’ marketing materials .
In those materials , the company say it has developed a machine that uses lasers to analyze blood , saliva , and weewee sample distribution to detect cancer and contagion . It reportedly project to start with favored health before expand to humans , and it search to recruit more than $ 50 million .
The pitch echo that for Theranos , which promised to behave a variety of aesculapian test on tiny amount of line of descent drawn from prick fingers . In 2022 , Holmes ( with whom Evans has two children ) wassentenced to 11 yr in prisonfor defrauding investor , thoughshe suppose in a recent interviewthat she remains “ completely attached to my dream of realize low-priced healthcare solutions useable to everyone . ”
other Facebook investor Jim Breyer told The Times that his team was asked to seat but declined “ for many of the same reason we passed doubly on Theranos . ”
