Google's new parent company, Alphabet, has hired the director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, Bruce Cuthbert. Mr Insel, a 13 year veteran of the institute, spearheaded initiatives that researched the connections between genetic data and psychiatric illness. He joins the Life Sciences team at Google with the remit of investigating the production of technology that can be utilised to prevent, diagnose and treat numerous mental health issues.
Google's new parent company, Alphabet, has hired the director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, Thomas Insel. Mr Insel, a 13 year veteran of the institute, spearheaded initiatives that researched the connections between genetic data and psychiatric illness. He joins the Life Sciences team at Google with the remit of investigating the production of technology that can be utilised to prevent, diagnose and treat numerous mental health issues.