Microsoft teams up with AstraZeneca on AI incubator

Startups joining the AI Factory for Health will gain access to AstraZeneca’s clinical expertise and legal skills, along with its links to healthcare establishments and data, the companies said in a statement. — Bloomberg

Microsoft Corp is teaming up with UK drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc on creating a health-tech incubator in Paris aimed at bringing new solutions to the field’s most difficult problems.

Startups joining the AI Factory for Health will gain access to AstraZeneca’s clinical expertise and legal skills, along with its links to healthcare establishments and data, the companies said in a statement. Microsoft will provide technological skills and the services of its Azure cloud network.