- Theranos has laid off about 100 employees,
- It's the third round of layoffs in the past two years for the blood-testing company. At one point, the company had more than 700 employees.
- Tuesday's layoff brings the headcount down to about 24,
- In March, the
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Theranos has laid off most of its remaining staff
Theranos has laid off about 100 employees, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, leaving a headcount of about 24.
Theranos's employee headcount is dwindling.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the blood-testing company, which was recently charged with fraud by the SEC, has laid off another 100 employees. It's the third round of layoffs in the past two years for the blood-testing company. At one point, the company had more than 700 employees.
That brings Theranos's headcount to about 24 employees, The Journal reported.
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Theranos has been under fire since October 2015 when The Wall Street Journal published an investigation that called into question the accuracy of its blood test. Eventually, one of the company's lab-testing locations was shut down, and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, was barred for two years from running a clinical lab.
As part of its resolution with the SEC, Holmes agreed to give up majority voting control over the company and reduce her equity in the privately-held company. She also will not be allowed to run a publicly traded company for 10 years.
In 2017, the company had consolidated its offices into its Newark, California, manufacturing space, leaving its office space in Palo Alto, and announced in December it had raised $100 million in secured debt financing from Fortress Investment Group to get it through 2018.
Theranos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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