Timo Heikkinen: Top Data Science’s AI Solution Enables Cost-Effective Covid-19 Mass Testing

First of all, how are you and your family doing in these COVID-19 times? 

Timo Heikkinen: Good. Given the difficult circumstances, the whole team is mostly working remotely, with some office work keeping social distancing and good hygiene.

Tell us about you, your career, how you founded Top Data Science.

Timo Heikkinen: I have 3 co-founders, and I serve as a founding CEO, while two top data scientists as CTO and Head of AI, focusing on Computer Vision. In 2018 a Japanese Imaging AI software company acquired our company. 

How does Top Data Science innovate? 

Timo Heikkinen: Solving tough problems starts with asking why and questioning conventional methods and solutions. 

We innovate by co-creating as a team with a multicultural and diverse background. 

How the coronavirus pandemic affects your business, and how are you coping?

Timo Heikkinen: Actually, Covid-19 became an important project and product for us as we developed an AI solution to help in testing. 

You can briefly read the info and maybe use our articles in your article: Top Data Science’s AI Solution Enables Cost-Effective Covid-19 Mass Testing;  Top Data Science AI enables scalable and highly accurate Covid-19 testing.

Who are your competitors? And how do you plan to stay in the game?

Timo Heikkinen: We stay in the game by working as AI co-creators with strategic customers and partners, with a scientific approach constantly following the industry, and by hiring top talent with a versatile background and complementing skills.

Your website?

https://topdatascience.com/