As stress and paranoia start to squeeze Elizabeth Holmes, major questions about the viability of Theranos' technology arise in Episode 3 of Hulu’s miniseries “The Dropout.” thedropout TheDropoutHulu
Did Theranos really use its crappy analyzers at an oncology lab in Nashville?In a particularly disturbing scene in Episode 3, Elizabeth Holmes travels to an oncology lab in Nashville to conduct a human study on terminal cancer patients, fully knowing her technology doesn't even work. Edmond Yu, one of Holmes's important engineers, was already disturbed by the company faking its test with Novartis, and this turns out to be a tipping point for him.
Unfortunately, that didn't stop Holmes from claiming that Pfizer comprehensively validated its technology. She even added Pfizer's logo to a report she sent to numerous investors claiming Theranos' technology was "excellent" and "superior" to other testing companies. Episode 3 recounts an important shift in Theranos research and development labs in which the company moved from its initial prototype using small testing cartridges to what become its bulkier Edison analyzers.