Alphabet is now building on this progress by launching Isomorphic Labs, a name it says is inspired by the notion that biology and information science could share a common underlying structure.

Verily, Alphabet's life science unit, will partner with Duke University and Stanford Medicine for the study, and it will take place over the next few months. Skip to main content.

Alphabet Inc.’s spun-off health science company Verily Life Sciences LLC has raised $1 billion in a round led by Alphabet to support the expansion of its businesses focused on precision health.