IBM’s Watson has graduated from competing on Jeopardy! to treating cancers. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is using the AI system to analyze medical articles, patient records, and clinical-trial results—helping physicians make treatment decisions. In a recent study with Baylor College of Medicine, Watson sifted through 23 million scientific abstracts to identify, in weeks, six cancer-related proteins worth targeting. (Typically, researchers have one such find a year.) On deck: a $100 million project to develop health applications in Africa.
Company Info
Sector | Technology |
Industry | IT Services |
Country | U.S. |
Revenues ($ millions) | 94,128 |
Company type | Public |
CEO | Virginia M. Rometty |
Website | http://www.ibm.com |
Impact Segment | Public Health/Nutrition |
Fortune Rankings
Fortune 500 Rank | 24 |
Fortune 500 Profile | http://fortune.com/fortune500/ibm-24 |
Most Powerful Women Rank | 1 |
Most Powerful Women Profile | http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women/ginni-rometty-1/ |
World's Greatest Leaders Rank | - |
World's Greatest Leaders Profile | - |