Verb Surgical, Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) joint venture with Google parent Alphabet‘s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily Life Sciences, said today that it debuted its 1st digital surgery prototype to its collaboration partners at Ethicon Endo-Surgery and J&J. Robotic surgery, a fast growing field dominated by Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and its da Vinci system, isn’t using robots yet, according to Verily CEO Andrew Conrad. In […]
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Nikon’s Optos, Google’s Verily ink deal for machine learning in retinal imaging
Nikon (TYO:7731) subsidiary Optos and Google (NSDQ:GOOG) unit Verily inked a deal this week to develop technologies for machine learning-enabled retinal imaging. The deal calls for the companies will collaborate on improving the screening for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema, both among the leading causes of blindness worldwide. The program combines Nikon’s leadership in optical engineering and precision […]
Verily launches Liftware smart utensils
Verily Life Sciences, the healthcare play owned by Google parent Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL), said this week it launched the Liftware Level smart utensil designed to aid individuals with limited hand or arm mobility. The Liftware Level is designed to help individuals who have hand and arm mobility issues, including those with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, Huntington’s disease or post-stroke deficits. The […]
J&J and Google’s Verb Surgical looks to define, lift robotic surgery
Robotic surgery units available on the market right now are not technically “robots,” according to Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) worldwide medical devices chairman Gary Pruden. But Verb Surgical, J&J’s joint venture with Google parent Alphabet‘s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily Life Sciences, will be looking to produce a system that is truly robotic, and that will help improve surgical outcomes worldwide. According to […]
Siemens, IBM Watson Health, 3M and Google get into population health management
Four major players in the medical field are pairing up to dive into population health management, according to press releases posted today. Siemens (NYSE:SI) and IBM‘s (NYSE:IBM) Watson Health announced a 5-year population health management deal, while Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) Verily Life Sciences and 3M (NYSE:MMM) announced a similar agreement in the field. IBM Watson Health’s deal with […]
Brigham doc wins $75m heart disease research grant
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital cardiovascular medicine chief Dr. Calum MacRae won a $75 million heart disease research grant from the American Heart Association to investigate coronary heart disease. The money comes from the One Brave Idea research grant, which was funded by the AHA, Verily Life Sciences and AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), with an eventual end goal of […]
Sanofi, Google’s Verily launch $500m Onduo diabetes JV
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Verily Life Sciences, the healthcare play owned by Google parent Alphabet (NSDQ:GOOGL), are launching a joint venture to tackle diabetes. The Cambridge, Mass.-based Onduo JV will aim to combine Verily’s expertise in miniaturized electronics, analytics, and consumer software with Sanofi’s diabetes program. Dr. Joshua Riff, formerly senior vice president of prevention & wellbeing at UnitedHealth‘s (NYSE:UNH) Optum business, was tapped to be […]
Verily, GlaxoSmithKline partner to form $713m joint Galvani Bioelectronics
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) said today it is partnering with Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) Verily to form Galvani Bioelectronics, a new firm focused on bioelectronic medicine. Bioelectronic medicine operates around using miniaturized, implantable devices, much like neuromodulation devices, designed to modify electrical signals through nerves for a variety of different effects, including pain relief and chronic condition management, the company […]
Google’s Verily Star Trek “Tricorder” moonshot flops
Verily’s moonshot project which aimed to create a futuristic every-aspect diagnostic device and cancer treatment, much like Star Trek’s “Tricorder” devices, has flopped after 3 years in development, according to a report from STAT news. The device from Verily, Google‘s (NSDQ:GOOG) newly named life sciences arm, aimed to operate as both a multi-function diagnostic device as well […]
Verb Surgical CEO Heunnekens says company is focusing on “digital surgery”
Verily and Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) collaborative business Verb Surgical looks to set the stage for a new style of robotic surgery, called “digital surgery,” according to an interview with CEO Scott Huennekens. Verb Surgical aims to develop a comprehensive surgical platform that incorporates “leading edge” robotic capabilities and medical technology for use in the operating room, […]
The exodus of key personnel at Google’s Verily | Personnel Moves for March 29, 2016
There’s reportedly a rare exodus under way of key personnel from a Google (NSDQ:GOOG) operation, its Verily healthcare “moonshot,” with former employees blaming the mercurial leadership of CEO Andrew Conrad. A dozen top engineers, scientists and managers have departed since Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, was launched 3 years ago, according to the Stat website. […]