Interview

January 6, 2020

The people behind real healthcare innovation

McKinsey’s Tobias Silberzahn talks to Dr. Tryggvi Thorgeirsson, the Nordic digital therapeutics innovator and cofounder of SidekickHealth


Supported by

SidekickHealth

As part of my work at McKinsey I have had the privilege to speak with many inspiring innovators. 

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Tobias Silberzahn, partner at McKinsey
Tobias Silberzahn, partner at McKinsey
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