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But didn't Walgreens have to test the technology to agree to the partnership in the first place? There is a difference between the tech that doesn't work and t

But didn't Walgreens have to test the technology to agree to the partnership in the first place? There is a difference between the tech that doesn't work and tech that cannot work. The former will work eventually, but the latter can never work. Can you tell which it is?

gumby 10y ago
> But didn't Walgreens have to test the technology to agree to the partnership in the first place? Famously Walgreen's didn't do due diligence. > There is a difference between the tech that doesn't work and tech that cannot work. It was already pretty well known that blood concentrations vary enough in the body that you need large samples to get reproducible results. Life science VCs all passed on this deal. The fundamental science was not there. Note: I have worked in pharma and designed successful clinical trials.