The new Google venture is called the Launchpad Studio and it was unveiled in November 2017. The aim is to provide a new health-orientated artificial intelligence access path to Google experts for start-up companies to take advantage of. The service, PharmaPhorum reports, also aims to assist new ventures via product validation and also to give them feedback with their new projects and to help to nurture them into commercially viable healthcare solutions. As part of this process, Google will give eligible new ventures $50,000 in funding plus full access to business focused Google products, such as Google Cloud. Malika Cantor, a program manager with Launchpad, told TechCrunch: "It's our hypothesis that there's a lot of learning to be extracted by looking at an industry and all the ways machine learning can be applied across that industry. We have the startups draft a project proposal that addresses a sizable machine learning problem they're approaching in the next 6 months. We focus on solving the technical challenges."

With the mandate of fostering an ecosystem of applied machine learning startups, Google on Wednesday revealed the first four companies to join its Launchpad Studio and said this initial track is aimed squarely at healthcare and biotech. It--s no secret that Google and rivals Amazon, Apple, IBM and Microsoft are eyeing the $2.7 trillion healthcare market as fertile ground for technological disruption--though it appears Google is the first of the titans to formally establish a program for working with startups specific to the industry. The first four startups, Augmedix, BrainQ, Byteflies and Cytovale, get what Google deftly described as --equity-free support,-- and access to Google mentors, community engagement as well as datasets and testing environments for prototyping, as examples. Augmedix is working to minimize the time doctors spend on a computer during patient visits by leveraging Google Glass to automate scribing and collect audio, video and written notes then use natural language processing to help clinicians make sense of that information. Cantor described BrainQ as a research project concentrating on taking advances in neural networks and applying machine learning to signal processing to develop customized treatment protocols for people who cannot walk anymore, whether because of a stroke, spinal or brain injuries.

With the mandate of fostering an ecosystem of applied machine learning startups, Google on Wednesday revealed the first four companies to join its Launchpad Studio and said this initial track is aimed squarely at healthcare and biotech. It's no secret that Google and rivals Amazon, Apple, IBM and Microsoft are eyeing the $2.7 trillion healthcare market as fertile ground for technological disruption -- though it appears Google is the first of the titans to formally establish a program for working with startups specific to the industry. "Launchpad Studio is the accelerator engine of Google," said Malika Cantor, Program Manager for Launchpad Studio. "We're focused on machine learning startups, we look at technology problems and want to bridge the gap between healthcare and the frontier tech industry because there's a lot of promise but general skepticism about the role AI and machine learning will play." The first four startups, Augmedix, BrainQ, Byteflies and Cytovale, get what Google deftly described as "equity-free support," and access to Google mentors, community engagement as well as datasets and testing environments for prototyping, as examples.

A few weeks after the tech giant admitted that it is already running its own machine learning investment fund, it now announced to the public its hands-on Launchpad Studio program which aims to provide support and resources to hungry AI startups. In the company's Google Developers Blog post on Wednesday, Google claimed that the program's mission is to "enable startups from around the world to build great companies." "In the last 4 years, we've learned a lot while supporting early and late-stage founders. From working with dynamic startups--such as teams applying Artificial Intelligence technology to solving transportation problems in Israel, improving tele-medicine in Brazil, and optimizing online retail in India--we've learned that these startups require specialized services to help them scale," a part of the post read. The Launchpad Studio is another initiative from Google that shows the company's commitment to artificial intelligence and machine learning studies.

Google has introduced a'Google Developers Launchpad Studio' to empower start-ups globally, including from India, which are working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). It will provide tailored technical, product and investment support to the startups, all in one place, Google said on Thursday. From working with dynamic startups such as teams applying AI technology to solving transportation problems in Israel, improving tele-medicine in Brazil and optimising online retail in India, Google has learnt that these startups require specialised services to help them scale. "Whether you're a 3-person team or an established post-Series B startup applying AI/ML to your product offering, we want to start connecting with you. Applications to join Launchpad Studio are now open," posted Roy Glasberg, Global Lead, Google Developers Launchpad.

SAN FRANCISCO: Machine learning and AI-based startups can Google for help as the search giant launches its Google Developers Launchpad Studio Accelerator Programme for startups to build and scale their products across the globe. The accelerator programme is targeting startups in all global markets, including India, as well as homegrown players in the US. The length of the programme is still being worked out. "In the past four years (of Google Launchpad Accelerator), we have learned a lot while supporting early and late-stage founders," said Roy Glasberg, the global lead at Google Developers Launchpad. "While working with startups on innovative solutions, such as applying artificial intelligence to solve transportation problems in Israel, improving tele-medicine in Brazil and optimising online retail in India, we have learned that these firms require specialised services," Glasberg said.

A new week brings a fresh Google initiative targeting AI startups. We started the month with the announcement of Gradient Ventures, Google's on-balance sheet AI investment vehicle. Two days later we watched the finalists of Google Cloud's machine learning competition pitch to a panel of top AI investors. And today, Google's Launchpad is announcing a new hands-on Studio program to feed hungry AI startups the resources they need to get off the ground and scale. The thesis is simple -- not all startups are created the same.

A new week brings a fresh Google initiative targeting AI startups. We started the month with the announcement of Gradient Ventures, Google's on-balance sheet AI investment vehicle. Two days later we watched the finalists of Google Cloud's machine learning competition pitch to a panel of top AI investors. And today, Google's Launchpad is announcing a new hands-on Studio program to feed hungry AI startups the resources they need to get off the ground and scale. The thesis is simple -- not all startups are created the same.

After launching an artificial intelligence-focused venture capital fund earlier this month, Google is today announcing a new program that helps machine learning-centered startups by providing tuned mentorship and support. The Launchpad Studio (via TechCrunch) is a part of the broader Google Launchpad Accelerator program that provides equity-free support, all-expense-paid training at the Googleplex, and access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors. This latest program specifically provides resources and answers to problems that AI startups face, including not enough data and lack of product talent to complement technical skill. To address this, Launchpad Studio offers prototyping assistance, specialized data sets, and simulation tools, in addition to the other resources that are a part of the program. In contrast to the just launched Gradient Ventures, this program does not provide funding, only technical know-how. Meanwhile, Google's latest VC fund also provides technical mentorship, in addition to access to a wider ranger of Googlers.