Biotechnology
Manille (AFP) - Un tribunal philippin a interrompu la diffusion commerciale d'un organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM), le riz doré, affirmant que les points de vue contradictoires de la communauté scientifique à son propos font craindre des risques "graves" pour la santé et l'environnement. La cour d'appel de Manille a révoqué le permis de biosécurité nécessaire à la production commerciale de cet OGM accordé par le régulateur gouvernemental en 2021, après une plainte à son encontre. La décision du tribunal, qui date du 17 avril et a été consultée jeudi par l'AFP, s'applique aussi à une variét...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time on May 30 after a court denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction. Holmes was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with her Silicon Valley start-up Theranos. She was scheduled to begin doing time behind bars in late April, but her lawyers lodged a last-minute appeal on procedural issues after an earlier attempt was denied. A court of appeals on Tuesday denied the new request and Holmes is to report to prison on May 30 to begin serving h...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes will stay out of prison for now after her lawyers lodged a last-minute appeal to avoid starting her 11 year sentence. Holmes was set to begin her sentence on April 27 after being found guilty in January 2022 for defrauding investors with her Silicon Valley start-up Theranos. Earlier this month, Holmes was refused a request to remain free pending her appeal. Her lawyers on Tuesday informed a US judge that they were appealing that decision, meaning she could remain out of prison for the time it took to decide that request. Holmes wa...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes is to begin serving prison time this month after a judge denied her request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction. In a ruling Monday night denying a motion by Holmes, US District Court Judge Edward Davila wrote that it is unlikely her appeal will succeed. "The court does not find that she has raised a substantial question of law or fact that is likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial of all counts," wrote Davila, who presided over Holmes's trial. Holmes was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison fo...
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Washington (AFP) - US federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year jail term for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and want her to pay more than $800 million to investors defrauded by her blood-testing startup, according to a court filing. "The government recommends the Court sentence the defendant to 180 months in custody and order her to pay $803,840,309 in restitution," said a court filing submitted Friday by US attorney Stephanie Hinds. The toughly worded filing said Holmes had been "blinded by... ambition," and that "her reality-distortion field put, and will continue to put, people in harm’...
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New York (AFP) - A federal judge rejected a motion by Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for a new trial following her conviction for fraud, according to a decision seen Tuesday by AFP. Holmes, who was convicted in January of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup, had argued that a new trial was warranted after a prosecution witness, Adam Rosendorff, came to Holmes's residence to express regret. Attorneys for Holmes argued that Rosendorff's remarks showed the Justice Department had "cherry-picked" from testimony "to make things seem worse than they were," according to a legal brief ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Monday asked for a new trial, saying a star prosecution witness showed up at her home saying he felt he had "done something wrong." Holmes is scheduled to be sentenced in October after a jury early this year found her guilty of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec being brought to book over a company flaming out, in a sector littered with the carcasses of money-losing businesses that once promised untold riches. Her case shone a spotlight on the blurred line betwe...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A top aide and ex-boyfriend of fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on Thursday of defrauding investors and patients at the failed blood testing startup. Jurors found Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani guilty on all 12 fraud counts charged by federal prosecutors, a spokesperson at the courthouse in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose told AFP. He is to be sentenced on November 15 and faces the potential for prison time as well as cash fines. The judge set his bail at $750,000 to insure he shows up for sentencing. Balwani was tried separately from one-time US biotech...
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San José (United States) (AFP) - A top aide and ex-boyfriend of fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes went on trial Tuesday in California, with prosecution and defense clashing on allegations Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani helped perpetrate massive fraud at the startup. Holmes was convicted in January of cheating investors in the blood testing company once hailed as revolutionary and valued in the billions of dollars, but which collapsed under claims its technology did not work as promised. US prosecutor Robert Leach told jurors in a federal courthouse in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, that...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A federal judge on Wednesday set a September date for the sentencing of fallen biotech star Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec being brought to book over a company flaming out, in a sector littered with the carcasses of money-losing businesses that once promised untold riches. Her case shone a spotlight on the blurred line between the hustle that characterizes the industry and outright criminal dishonesty. Jurors found her guilty of four counts of tricking investors ...
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