Verily Life Sciences, also known as Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences), is Alphabet Inc.'s research organization devoted to the study of

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. The organization was formerly a division of Google X, until August 10, 2015, when

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announced that the organization would become an independent subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. This restructuring process was completed on October 2, 2015. On December 7, 2015, Google Life Sciences was renamed Verily.

Researchers

As of July 2014, members of the research team include Andrew Conrad, founder of LabCorp's National Genetics Institute; Vik Bajaj, an expert in

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; Marija Pavlovic, who studies the effect of radiation on DNA; Alberto Vitari, a cancer biologist; Brian Otis, who worked on Google X's glucose-sensing contact lens; and Mark DePristo, who worked on the Genome Analysis Toolkit (GATK) at the

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Acquisitions and funding

On 9 September 2014, the division acquired Lift Labs, the makers of Liftware. Verily Life Sciences in January 2019 raised $1 billion in funding. Andy Conrad remained

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. At the end of 2019, Verily sold its stake in

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joint venture Verb Surgical to development partner

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. In August 2020, Verily announced that it is entering into the insurance market with the launch of Coefficient Insurance Company. The new subsidiary will be backed by Swiss Re Group's commercial insurance unit.

Projects

*Develop comprehensive solutions that combine devices, software, medicine, and professional care to enable simple and intelligent disease management for people with diabetes, in partnership with

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. * A

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for people with tremors. * The

Baseline Study Project Baseline is a broad effort to map human health led by Verily Life Sciences (formerly Google Life Sciences), Alphabet, Inc.'s health sciences division, and was announced in the Wall Street Journal on July 24, 2014. It begins with the Projec ...

, a project to collect genetic, molecular, and wearable device information from enough people to create a picture of what a healthy human should be. *A health-tracking wristband. * A disease-detecting

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platform working with the wristband, a project called

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. *Advancements in surgical robotics, in partnership with

. *Development and commercialization of bioelectronic medicines, in partnership with

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*Development of miniaturized continuous glucose monitors (CGM) in partnership with Dexcom *

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that allow people with diabetes to continually check their glucose levels using a non-intrusive method. On November 16, 2018, Verily announced it discontinued this project. * Smart shoes for health tracking and fall detection * Skin research with L’Oréal

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Researchers

Acquisitions and funding

Projects

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