One of the most compelling business stories over the past 18 months or so has been that of the Theranos, the developer of a perhaps revolutionary blood testing system, which allegedly allow testing of blood with such a small amount a person would only need their finger pricked. No longer would there be the need to go to a doctor’s office for vials of blood to be drawn but could have it all done at your local apothecary; with drop of blood collected in something called a nanotainer, the sample could be run through the company’s proprietary testing machines to deliver hyper-accurate results.
