https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/11/22/theranos-trial-elizabeth-holmes-concludes-day-2-of-testimony-defending-herself-against-the-most-damning-evidence/ > Taking the witness stand for a second day of testimony, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sought to show that major pharmaceutical companies had indeed worked with her failed blood-testing company — an attempt to overcome some of the most damaging evidence the jury has seen so far about Theranos’ accuracy issues, including testimony from representatives of two major pharma firms suggesting Holmes distributed reports to her investors with logos stolen from their companies. > Holmes first took the witness stand Friday in what experts say is an unusual and potentially risky move for a defendant, opening her up to aggressive cross-examination by government lawyers who have charged her with 11 felony fraud counts in connection to the now infamous failure of her Silicon Valley start-up.