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Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program Monday. CEO Stephen Gillett announced the “difficult decision” to wind down the program in a staff memo, according to Business Insider. “Over the years, Verily has built a legacy in developing world-class, innovative medical devices,” Gillett wrote, noting that the “path […]

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Leonie Benesch Stars In For Medical Feature ‘Late Shift’: Breaking Baz Interview

German actress Leonie Benesch (September 5, The Teachers’ Lounge) feels that we’ve been inundated with medical dramas on television that offer unrealistic depictions of what actually occurs in a hospital. The glamorized flights of fantasy of such shows are a far cry from what Berlin-based Benesch experienced making director Petra Volpe’s feature Late Shift, where she plays Floria, […]

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