Must Reads: Keys to Ventas’ Success, Google ‘Ventures’ into Anti-Aging Tech

Diversified Business Model is Key to Success — For large-cap real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas, Inc., success flows from having a diverse capital stack and a variety of products in different geographies, Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said at the recent Citi Global CEO Property Conference. The company’s experience with various types of deals […]

Google Bids to Become Next Big EHR Solution

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), which has been dipping its toes into the aging health care space of late, is now part of a group bidding for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) $11 billion electronic health record (EHR) contract. The tech giant was recently named as a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) bid for the DoD Healthcare Management Systems […]

Influx of Silicon Valley Execs Cashing In on Senior Care Tech

Driven by the aging challenges faced by their parents, a number of tech executives have left positions at prominent Silicon Valley companies, like Google, to create a flurry of new startups and apps dedicated to elder care. And the trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down, suggests an article from re/code, especially as more entrepreneurs […]

Aging2.0 Connects Senior Living Providers, Tech Startups in New Launch

The market for health care technology abounds with a plethora of startups striving to develop the next big thing that improves quality of care in the most cost-efficient manner possible. As one global startup accelerator takes its network to the next level, such technologies may soon hit the market for senior living organizations in the […]

Google Makes New Play at Aging Tech Startups

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to attach itself with the aging healthcare space, especially now with its new partnership with a nationally recognized startup accelerator focused on tech solutions for the elderly and long-term care. Tuesday, Google for Entrepreneurs (GFE) announced it has partnered with Aging2.0, a startup accelerator network, to help amplify support of entrepreneurs […]

Google Pill: The Next Big Thing in Aging Care?

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) may not only provide help in searching for more medical information on various illnesses, but its latest moon-shot endeavor aims to detect life-threatening diseases like cancer and heart attacks before they materialize, a company official announced Tuesday. Known as the “Nanoparticle Platform,” Google is developing a new technology in the form of […]

$1.5 Billion Research Center Will Be Google’s New Aging Tech Lab

Nearly a year to the date after its launch, Google’s life sciences arm Calico is gearing up to begin developing new technologies for the aging population with the launch of a new partnership that will create a $1.5 billion aging research center.    The Google-backed company, which launched in September 2013, recently announced a research and […]

Google Gets Into Aging, Launches Calico

Google could be getting into the senior care industry with the launch of Calico, a new company devoted to health and well-being—particularly the challenge of aging and associated diseases, Google announced Wednesday. Calico’s CEO and founding investor is Arthur D. Levinson, the chairman and former CEO of biotechnology company Genentech and the current chairman of Apple. […]

Will Google’s Robo-Cars Drive Senior Independence?

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