Verily, an Alphabet subsidiary specializing in precision health technology, has introduced Viewpoint Workbench, an enterprise-grade platform designed to consolidate multimodal data and expedite biomedical research. Workbench offers a secure collaborative environment for data generators, researchers, and biopharmaceutical organizations to manage and analyze their data, facilitating the generation of evidence for the development of safe and effective therapies.
Key points about Viewpoint Workbench by Verily:
- Secure Collaborative Platform: Workbench is designed to provide a secure and collaborative setting for a wide range of users, including data generators, researchers, and biopharmaceutical organizations. It helps streamline data management and analysis while ensuring compliance with data governance mandates.
- Part of Verily Viewpoint: Viewpoint Workbench is part of the Verily Viewpoint suite, a comprehensive set of solutions aimed at accelerating the availability of safe and effective therapies to individuals in need by enabling the generation of necessary evidence.
- Adaptable to Any Organization: According to Scott Burke, Chief Technology Officer at Verily, Workbench is adaptable to any organization, making it easier for researchers to use data to advance scientific understanding.
- Integration of Technologies and Best Practices: The platform integrates technology and best practices developed over several years of constructing data infrastructure for extensive research initiatives, including the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Parkinson’s Disease (AMP PD) program, and the Project Baseline Health Study.
- Support for Collaborative Research: Workbench is designed to support collaborative research by integrating multiple data layers and enabling data access and analysis while maintaining data governance.
- Feedback from Industry Leaders: Industry leaders, such as Dr. James Lu, CEO and Co-Founder of Helix, and Manish Raisinghani, President and CEO of Target ALS, have expressed enthusiasm for the platform’s potential to facilitate collaborative research and accelerate scientific progress in their respective fields.
- Secure Collaboration and Data Governance: Workbench enables secure collaboration among data generators, research sponsors, and biomedical researchers. It includes features for data analysis, access control, and interaction with a growing network of researchers, promoting scientific progress and reproducible research.
Verily’s mission is to advance precision health and promote healthier lives by operating at the intersection of technology, data science, and healthcare. The company develops tools and products that accelerate evidence generation, personalize care, and enhance cost predictability in healthcare. Viewpoint Workbench is a significant addition to their suite of solutions, providing researchers and organizations with a secure and collaborative platform for data analysis and biomedical research.
