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I have to figure out how to contact them to see if they might take on some of the functions one would expect a stroke association to do - Google to Apply Expertise to Health and Aging Project.
Google has already had an immeasurable effect on our home lives and work, with its big data work and technological development. Their products may have an indirect effect on the health and well-being of the working population, but now the company is planning a new venture that will tackle health-related issues directly.
A new company founded by Google, called Calico, will investigate new health technologies and approach the issue of aging, and it's been driven by one of Google's founders own health problems.
Larry Page has spoken publically about how much health and aging affect family life - and it's the drive from senior levels of the organisation which has brought their new venture to life.
Google Inc., operator of the world’s most-popular search engine, is investing in a new company focused on health and well-being.
The business, called Calico, will address the challenge of aging and related diseases, Google said in a blog posting. The venture will be led by Arthur Levinson, chairman of Roche Holding AG Genentech unit and a former Google director.
The focus on health, which Google Chief Executive Officer Larry Page acknowledged was a “lot different from what Google does today,” comes as the co-founder himself battles with personal ailments. Earlier this year, he disclosed he was diagnosed with left vocal-cord paralysis, a condition that restricts vocal-cord movement, and is also experiencing impairment on the right side.
“Illness and aging affect all our families,” Page said in the posting. “With some longer term, moonshot thinking around health care and biotechnology, I believe we can improve millions of lives.”
Google is stepping up investments in areas outside its core online-advertising and consumer-services business. The search provider has already put money into health-related companies through its venture arm, called Google Ventures, among other sectors. The Mountain View, California-based company has also worked on longer-term bets through a research unit that’s unveiled plans for computerized eyeglasses and driverless cars.
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