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Google's Brin allies with Pfizer and GSK in war on Parkinson's
Brin has put some serious dollars behind the R&D efforts, spending $132 million so far to fund programs through the Michael J. Fox Foundation and discovery work at pharma giants Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, Bloomberg reports.
Google VC doubles down on Big Data after biotech bets
Google Ventures is boosting its internal expertise in data analytics, a sign that the web giant's VC group wants to deepen its presence in the growing Big Data field.
Google VC-backed startup plays 'Moneyball' in Big Pharma partnerships
As large drugmakers embrace collaborations to ease various R&D pains, a software upstart has emerged with analytics that give biotech and pharma leaders insights into how well their external...
Roche getting entire workforce to use Google Apps
Swiss drug giant Roche ( $RHBBY ) has generated buzz in the tech press for deciding to adopt Google Apps for its more than 90,000 workers, using the cloud-based software as a way to connect its global...
Google software could aid drug design
Chemists have tapped core Google ( $GOOG ) software for measuring the importance of web pages to study the shape and organization of molecules. The researchers' adapted version of Google's...
Google Ventures-backed DNAnexus forms alliance to provide genomics software to docs
DNAnexus CEO Andreas Sundquist has advanced his Mountain View, CA-based startup's plans to provide its software for managing and analyzing DNA sequencing data to medical users. Geisinger Health
Google Ventures, VCs backing tech focused on genomics
In its examination of the many potential challenges in genomics, Bloomberg made note of how venture capital is playing a role in advancing technologies that aim to tap the full potential of genomic...
Google Earth marks sources of infection
Where in the world do outbreaks begin? Kathmandu, Nepal presents challenges to researchers trying to hunt down the source of typhoid infections in that city. Without the marked streets and other...
UPDATED: Google VC unit takes lead role DNAnexus' $15M round, hosting huge DNA database
Google ( $GOOG ) has staked a claim in the rapidly expanding genomics field-again. DNAnexus, a provider of online tools for managing and analyzing genomic data, revealed today that Google Ventures is
Google AdWords ban keeps drug savings from U.S. poor
The recent prohibition of Google ( $GOOG ) to sell AdWords to foreign online pharmacies, which follows its $500 million fine last month for doing so, hurts more than just Google's financials. It also
