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. The company is also hiring for its own research division, which will be led by Dr David Nutt, who was formerly head of Britain's Office on Drugs and Crime.
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.