Here are all the deals that Google's AI DeepMind lab has made with Britain's government health agency (GOOG)
DeepMind, an artificial intelligence lab owned by Google parent firm Alphabet, announced in February 2016 that it had set up a new healthcare division called DeepMind Health.
Led by DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman, DeepMind Health has doubled the size of its team to over 40 staff and gone on to sign a number of deals with NHS trusts operating some of the biggest hospitals in the UK.
One such deal is that between DeepMind and the Royal Free London NHS Trust. Unlike the others, the deal with the Royal Free has been heavily criticized by privacy campaigners and academics due to the amount of sensitive data that data DeepMind, which sits under one of the world's largest companies, was given access to. After some of the early criticism, DeepMind set up an independent review board to scrutinize its healthcare work.
Here is a brief overview of the partnerships that DeepMind has formed with NHS trusts.
Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free NHS Foundation TrustDate: September 2015
Length of deal: Five years
Summary: DeepMind signed an initial deal with the Royal Free in 2015 to get its Streams kidney monitoring app into the hands of clinicians. In November 2016, it signed a new five-year deal to expand the app's abilities so that it can be used to help doctors monitor and detect patients at risk of other conditions, including sepsis and organ failure.
Hospitals operated by the Trust: Royal Free Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, Barnet Hospital.
Read more: DeepMind has signed a major new deal with the NHS despite concerns about patient privacy
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Imperial College LondonDate: December 2016
Length of deal: Five years
Summary: DeepMind is deploying its Streams app to medics working in hospitals operated by the Trust. The app, which doesn't yet involve any of the AI technology that DeepMind is known for, allows clinicians to see electronic patient records on their smartphones and get alerts when their patient's conditions start to deteriorate.
Hospitals operated by the Trust: St Mary's, Hammersmith, and Charing Cross.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
YouTube/University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDate: August 2016
Length of deal: Unknown
Summary: DeepMind and University College London Hospital are trying establish whether machine learning techniques could reduce the amount of time it takes to plan radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancers.
Hospitals operated by the Trust: University College London Hospital, University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street, the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, the Eastman Dental Hospital, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, and the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital.
Read more: Google DeepMind is going to try and help the NHS treat head and neck cancer
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