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Sep 2022
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From Data to Wisdom: Novo Nordisk’s Toni...

MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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Tonia Sideri was a data scientist herself before taking on her role as head of Novo Nordisk’s AI and Analytics Center of Excellence. Now she’s putting her experience to use helping the Danish pharmaceutical company in its quest to develop medicines and delivery systems to treat diabetes and other chronic diseases, such as hemophilia, obesity, and growth diso ... Show More
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