Google announced a new research hub in Singapore and a set of health partnerships, saying it plans to deploy frontier AI across the country’s healthcare system. The company made the announcement at the Google for Health Summit in Singapore.
According to Google, the work is meant to speed up scientific discovery, transform clinical care delivery, and give Singaporeans proactive health tools. The company said it is working with local researchers, clinicians and public agencies. It also said it is partnering with the Singapore Ministry of Health.
The new Google Research hub will be made up of local research scientists and software engineers, Google said. It will focus on advancing foundational AI models to speed up scientific breakthroughs. The group will also work with academic institutions, including the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, to help develop future scientific leaders and provide targeted research support.
Google Research will also expand its existing health research work in Singapore, the company said. That includes bringing open models such as MedGemma to frontline care settings. Google said this would allow secure, customized solutions to be developed while maintaining full data sovereignty.
Google.org and Google DeepMind are contributing $7 million to the Philanthropy Asia Alliance’s Health for Human Potential Coalition, according to Google. Of that, $1 million is for PathGen, an AI platform that uses Google technology to help countries detect disease threats faster. Google said PathGen also helps countries share data for public health intelligence while protecting in-country data sovereignty.
Google DeepMind is working with the National University Health System to evaluate an AI co-clinician tool. Google said the tool helps clinicians quickly synthesize information from medical guidelines and literature, and assists doctors with clinical queries as they care for patients.
Separately, Google Cloud is partnering with NHG Health on a population health program. Google said the program uses AI-driven predictive insights to forecast health risks, such as chronic conditions, across sub-populations. Those insights feed into an AI health coach on the NHG HealthBot, which uses Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience platform. The coach is meant to deliver personalized lifestyle guidance and preventive care reminders to residents.
The announcement did not give a timeline for the rollout, the cost of the partnerships beyond the $7 million contribution, or details on how many clinicians or patients will use the tools. It also did not say how the co-clinician evaluation will be measured.
Google said it expects that pairing its technical expertise with Singapore’s healthcare institutions will help build a system that can serve as a blueprint for scaling AI safely for public good. The company said countries face shared challenges such as aging populations and the shift toward personalized and preventive care.