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Alphabet’s Verily Opens Coronavirus Test Lab
Coronavirus // August 11, 2020

Verily, an Alphabet company and Google sibling, has established a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab at its south San Francisco headquarters, intended to speed up COVID-19 testing. An interview with Deb Hanks, Verily’s head of pathology, cast a light on the current issues with...

Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments
Coronavirus // March 19, 2020

Google’s attempts to aid the world during the outbreak of the coronavirus could have privacy concerns, according to some U.S. senators. The new site, created by Google parent Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily, offers a questionnaire to help people find out simply and quickly if...

Coronavirus Testing Platform Verily Halts Appointments
Coronavirus // March 16, 2020

After reaching its full volume on its inaugural day, an Alphabet-run site to screen individuals for the coronavirus is no longer taking appointments. The Verily healthcare unit made the site available on Sunday (March 15) in collaboration with American government officials, Bloomberg reported. A message...

Alphabet’s Verily Introduces Pilot Website For Coronavirus Screening Info
Coronavirus // March 16, 2020

An online portal to help people determine if they need to be tested for the coronavirus was developed on Monday (March 16) as a pilot in San Francisco by Verily, a sibling of Google and parent Alphabet. The website is first rolling out to residents...

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Alphabet Helps Its Health Business Verily Raise $1B to Expand Data-Driven Healthcare

September 09, 2022
Alphabet-owned health technology company Verily is preparing to expand its precision health businesses after a $1 billion investment round. The capital — from a round led by Alphabet itself — will be used “to support a variety of the company’s core initiatives focused on real-world evidence generation, healthcare data platforms, research and care, and the […]

Alphabet’s Verily Opens Coronavirus Test Lab

August 11, 2020
Verily, an Alphabet company and Google sibling, has established a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab at its south San Francisco headquarters, intended to speed up COVID-19 testing. An interview...

Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments

March 19, 2020
Google’s attempts to aid the world during the outbreak of the coronavirus could have privacy concerns, according to some U.S. senators. The new site, created by Google parent Alphabet’s life...

Coronavirus Testing Platform Verily Halts Appointments

March 16, 2020
After reaching its full volume on its inaugural day, an Alphabet-run site to screen individuals for the coronavirus is no longer taking appointments. The Verily healthcare unit made the site...