Google x a health project: the fight against multiple sclerosis
Google x lab is Google’s innovation and Development Department, owns a dizzying array of projects, like self-driving cars, high altitude balloons, such as Internet access. A few days ago, Google x and United States pharmaceutical companies, announced a joint research deal with multiple sclerosis medication.
According to reports, Google x has owned the life sciences sector, specializing in health and medical research in the field. This time they and the United States pharmaceutical company BiogenIdec cooperation to study multiple sclerosis in the performance differences between different patients, and dealing with drugs.
According to Bloomberg, bilateral cooperation will last for many years, Google will be primarily responsible for a massive patient data analysis. It is reported that at present no good drugs to cure multiple sclerosis.
Performance of multiple sclerosis in patients with different distinct, some patients with paralysis can occur, some patients into a temporary coma.
Currently, BiogenIdec companies develop, manufacture drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, and through this joint research and Google x, they want to prescribe on different patients.
Historically, Google x sector have never been involved in health programs, but since last year, Google x adjustment strategy. A year ago, Google started to develop a smart contact lenses eyeglasses, you can monitor the blood sugar levels of diabetic patients. Since then, the technology has been licensed to a company called “Novartis” healthcare companies.
In September last year, Google acquired a company dedicated to manufacturing in Parkinson’s patients, “anti-shake” intelligent spoon company, and this team will be integrated into Google the x Division.
Google x was so involved in medical and pharmaceutical industry, will in the future become a pharmaceutical company?
The company told the media that Google has no intention of becoming a pharmaceutical company, but Google x will become a pharmaceutical company’s research partners, looking for innovative approaches to dealing with incurable diseases.
United States Science and technology news website on TheVerge said that, judging from this diversification sclerosis cooperative research and development, Google’s ambition is x in the field of health care.