Ex-Genentech, Meta, AWS AI leaders launch health AI lab with $500M backing

A team of former Genentech, Meta, and AWS AI leaders launched health AI startup Ortet with a $500 million commitment from Thoreau. Ortet plans to build a full-stack health AI platform and a patient-centered foundation model connecting biological, clinical, operational, and financial dimensions of health.

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