Billy Evans, the partner of the founding father of Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, is working on a new startup, which goals to supply “optimization of human health” through blood tests, According to New York Times.
The Times reportedly talked to two investors demolished, called Haemanthus, and also watched some of Haemanthus’s marketing materials.
In these materials, the company claims that it has developed a machine that uses lasers to research blood, saliva and urine samples to detect cancer and infection. Apparently, he plans to start out with animal health before he expands to people and tries to lift over $ 50 million.
The jump reminds that for Theranos who promised to conduct various medical examinations on small amounts of blood taken from the punctured fingers. In 2022, Holmes (with whom Evans has two children) was sentenced to 11 years in prison for investors’ fraud, although in a recent interview she said that “she was completely involved in my dream of sharing inexpensive healthcare solutions for everyone.”
Early investor on Facebook, Jim Breyer, told The Times that his team was asked to speculate, but refused “for many the same reasons why we will get to Theranos twice.”