Google’s sister company launched a program in California and other states to help route patients to nearby coronavirus testing. Dr. Vivian Lee, president of health platforms for Verily, shared lessons learned from that effort and Verily’s work with schools and businesses.
Color vice president for research and scientific affairs Alicia Zhou explained that there is an ethical obligation to provide information on actionable genes, but costs and logistics have previously made doing so prohibitive.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
The company just announced strategic alliances with Novartis, Otsuka, Pfizer and Sanofi to develop new clinical research programs utilizing the Project Baseline platform across therapeutic areas ranging from cardiovascular disease to oncology to mental health.