iCarbonX Forms Health Alliance with Seven Companies; Invests $400 Million
January 05, 2017 at 07:50 AM EST
iCarbonX, the Shenzhen big data/artificial intelligence health company, has formed the Digital Life Alliance with seven outside companies, which received a total investment of nearly $400 million from the iCarbonX "ecosystem." Six of the seven companies are from outside China. The collaboration is aimed at helping people live more healthy lives by understanding the medical, behavioral and environmental factors that promote health. iCarbonX was founded by former BGI CEO Jun Wang, who wanted to move beyond genomics, integrating separate technologies to identify all the inputs, including genomics, that determine health. The seven companies joining the alliance are: SomaLogic, HealthTell, PatientsLikeMe, AOBiome, GALT, Imagu and Robustnique. More details.... Share this with colleagues: // //