Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Theranos founder takes a stand

SAN JOSE, California – Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand Friday afternoon to defend herself against allegations of criminal fraud linked to the failure of Theranos Inc., the startup she founded in 2003 as a 19-year-old college outburst.

Ms. Holmes, who seemed complex and polished, opened her testimony at the beginning of Theranos’ story: discussing her laboratory work as a first-year student at Stanford University, the mentorship she received from a Stanford professor, and her vision of changing herself as a teenager. health Service. Her appearance – revealed for the first time in court – gave energy to a case that goes towards its 12th week with testimony.