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Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2016

    Theranos appearance at the AACC annual meeting

    Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive of Theranos, appeared at the 2016 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting in a special session and used the event to present the company's miniLab. The appearance was controversial because Theranos's diagnostic claims were under intense scrutiny and Holmes had recently been barred by U.S. regulators from owning, operating, or directing a blood-testing service for two years. The episode raised concerns about the scientific credibility conferred by the meeting and about relationships between Theranos advisers and the association.