Alphabet’s life science unit makes device to aid gathering of health data for research
March 11, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Alphabet, Connectivity Bridge, Verily, google, life sciences
Verily, the life sciences unit of Alphabet, has unveiled Connectivity Bridge, a device designed to sync and collect medical information for …
Google and AHA to fund $50m cardiovascular disease project
November 13, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease, google, heart disease
The American Heart Association and Google Life Sciences have announced a joint research collaboration to bring ‘unconventional thinking’ to the …
Sanofi joins Google in diabetes tech push
September 1, 2015Medical Communications Andy Conrad, Google life sciences, Sanofi, Type 1 diabetes, diabetes, google, type 2 diabetes
Google is continuing its work in diabetes, by teaming up with pharma giants Sanofi to create new digital technologies and …
Monique Levy joins Google’s healthcare advisory board
August 20, 2015Medical Communications google
Monique Levy, vice president of digital innovation at healthcare data and analytics firm Decision Resources Group, is joining Google’s healthcare …
Google to expand diabetes monitoring technology
August 14, 2015Medical Communications blood sugar, diabetes, glucose, google, smart technology, wearable tech
Google is teaming up with the diabetes device maker DexCom to build a small and affordable sensor that could help …
Google unveils its health wearable
June 24, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, brett wells, fitbit, gogle x, google, researchkit, study kit, wearable
Google has developed a health-tracking wearable that is not for the consumer market but rather designed to be utilised in …
Google backs Oxford Sciences Innovation
June 22, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Oxford, Oxford Sciences Innovation, google, ventures
Google has invested into a company that funds spinoffs from Oxford University’s technology and science departments called Oxford Sciences Innovation …
Google advances health data collection initiative
June 5, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, brett wells, google, healthkit, researchkit, studykit
Google is advancing a suite of applications known as ‘Study Kit’ that enable users to collect and share health information …
Searching for new biotech solutions
June 1, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, Emily Drabant Conley, google
For pharma, the elevator pitch for 23andMe is an intriguing prospect. It has the largest genetic database in the world, …
J&J and Google partner to build surgical robots
March 30, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Ethicon, J&J, JJ, Johnson and Johnson, MS, google, robots
The medical device subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Ethicon is to collaborate with Google to build surgical robots and perform …
Google files patent for cancer combating wearable
March 23, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Nanoparticle Phoresis, google, google x, nano, oncology, wearable, wipo
Google has filed a patent application for a new cancer-fighting wearable device which it says targets the cells in the …
23andMe to move into drug development
March 16, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, Genentech, Pfizer, google
The Google-backed DNA test company 23andMe has announced plans to start using genetic data to design new drugs. In recent …
FDA launches drug shortages app
March 6, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, FDA, app, drug, google, play, recall, shortages
The US Food and Drug Administration has launched its first smartphone app which provides valuable information about drug shortages. The …
Google search results to include health facts
February 12, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing digital, google, health, internet, knowledge graph, wearables
Google is set to introduce health information directly into its search results as increasing numbers of people use search engines …
US hospitals trial Apple’s HealthKit
February 6, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Health Mate, Motion 24/7 Sleeptracker, Samsung, google, healthkit, wearables
A pilot programme for Apple’s mobile health platform HealthKit has been rolled out across a number of US hospitals to …
