The leading medical AI
co-pilot in Europe
Kinnevik’s Tatiana Shalalvand sat down with Tandem Health co-founder and CEO Lukas Saari to discuss the real-world impact of the company’s innovative technology, his vision for the future, and why Tandem chose to partner with Kinnevik.
Pictured: Tandem Health's co-founders Oliver Åstrand (CTO), Oscar Boldt-Christmas (CCO) and Lukas Saari (CEO).
What inspired you to start Tandem Health?
Healthcare costs are rising every year, there's shortages of clinicians all over the world, and our aging population is only amplifying the challenges. Significant improvements are needed for us to even maintain current healthcare standards. We have set out to drive this necessary change through technological innovations, to solve the insane facts that clinicians spend 40% of their time on admin and that 3% of global GDP is spent on healthcare admin.
How does your technology improve outcomes for patients?
Our AI medical assistant enables clinicians to focus on providing care, instead of on admin. This means that clinicians can be fully present in the consultation, that all key details are captured in the medical notes, and that documentation is created directly after each consultation.
What do clinicians like most about the AI co-pilot?
We solve the task that clinicians hate the most about their job - documentation. The most common feedback we get is around the improvements to their work environment. Reducing the mental load when you don't need to remember all details constantly for admin reasons, and enabling clinicians to go home on time rather than sitting after hours doing admin. Many users stories are incredibly heartwarming, such as how the their significant other has mentioned they have become so much more energized at the end of the day or how they had planned on retiring this year but now want to work for another couple of years due to the joy Tandem has brought back to their job.
Where do you see Tandem Health in five years?
We are developing the AI native operating system of clinics, reimagining how healthcare is delivered and how workflows are designed in the AI era. Clinicians will recognize Tandem as the provider that brought this revolution to European healthcare, and we will have improved the lives of millions of clinicians and hundreds of millions of patients. This includes not only solving administrative burdens, but also significantly improving the quality of care provided.
Why did you choose to partner with Kinnevik?
In all interactions with Kinnevik, we were impressed by the people we met. They deeply understood our space, had done very thorough research and challenged our thinking. We felt that Cristina, Tatiana, Georgi, Christian and the broader team very much was people we wanted to partner with. Kinnevik's strong focus on healthcare and European brand also aligned well with us setting out to be the European champion in our space.
