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John-Arne-Røttingen, a white man with short hair, smiles at the camera wearing blue suits — biotech coverage from STAT — John-Arne Røttingen is the head of the Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s top private funders of biomedical research. Illustration: STAT; Source: Wellcome Trust

LONDON — The key groups involved in addressing global health problems often include governments, foundations, and pharmaceutical companies.

But to John-Arne Røttingen, the new head of the Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s top private funders of biomedical research, there’s another sector that should be getting involved — the tech industry.

The Alphabets and Amazons of the world have been growing their health-related initiatives, but the industry is rarely mentioned when neglected public health issues are discussed, Røttingen argued.

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