Google announced at its Google for Health Summit in Singapore that it is deepening its partnership with the Singapore Ministry of Health to apply what it describes as frontier AI across the country’s healthcare system. The company said the work will focus on scientific research, clinical care and preventive health services.

Google said it will establish a Google Research hub staffed by local research scientists and software engineers. The hub will work on foundational AI models and collaborate with the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. Google also said it plans to expand health research initiatives in Singapore, including bringing open models such as MedGemma to frontline care settings for the development of customized solutions while maintaining data sovereignty.

Google.org and Google DeepMind said they will contribute $7 million to the Philanthropy Asia Alliance’s Health for Human Potential Coalition. According to Google, $1 million of that contribution will support PathGen, an AI platform intended to help countries detect disease threats and share public-health data while keeping data within the relevant country.

Google DeepMind is working with the National University Health System to evaluate an AI co-clinician tool that can synthesize medical guidelines and literature and assist with clinical queries. Separately, Google Cloud said it is partnering with NHG Health on a population-health program using predictive insights and an AI health coach in NHG HealthBot for lifestyle guidance and preventive-care reminders.