"Aim for treatment, prevention and control of all plague diseases by 2100," Facebook's Zuckerburg CEO and wife declare



Mark Zuckerburg, CEO who launched Facebook and Priscilla's psychiatrist Priscilla Chan, told the press conference, "By the end of this century we will have a way to cure, prevent, or control all diseases We will promise to invest $ 3 billion (about 300 billion yen) on medical research in the next decade.

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Zuckerberg and his wife, who set the goal of working on the resolution of all diseases during the century, declared in December 2015 "Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)"It is said that in the next ten years, $ 3 billion (about 300 billion yen) of funds will be distributed toward medical development. In addition to Facebook, technology companies tackle medical research, Microsoft has been working on cancer treatment using artificial intelligence,A hospital which adopts AI technology of Google's artificial intelligence department "DeepMind" for cancer treatmentHas also appeared.

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On the other hand, "Cancer Research UK" has invested over 3 billion dollars in total for only one epidemic, and public fund trust organization aiming for the world's largest medical research supportWelcome Trust"Is planning to invest $ 6.5 billion (about 655 billion yen) over the next 5 years, or the National Institutes of Health in the United States spends as much as $ 32.3 billion a year (about 3.2 trillion yen) Given that, it is pointed out that CZI's $ 3 billion of funds may not be sufficient for medical research.

Zuckerberg and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerburg have set goals requiring tremendous cost and labor, but with the birth of Max's chancellor's daughter,Donate 99% of Facebook's shares to charityWe also announced plans to donate a total of 45 billion dollars (about 5,535 billion yen). CZI has set a long-term goal of "further advancement of the possibility of human beings and enabling all next generation children to enjoy equality", and in addition to this $ 3 billion investment announced this time, It seems that funds will be used for eradication and educational programs.

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