Nov 27, 2017
startup, Helsinki, Tampere, Slush, SPARK, Australia, Germany, Norway
During this week Finland will be at the center of attention of global startup world. One of the worlds largest startup events, Slush, takes place in Helsinki with massive amount…
Nov 20, 2017
SPARK Finland, SPARK Berlin, Slush Y Science, Craig Garner, Michael Wallach, SPARK Australia, Slush, SPARK Global
Slush is one of the leading startup events in the world and held annually in Helsinki (FIN). It brings together 17,500 attendees and 1 million live stream viewers. In 2016, over 2,300…
Nov 12, 2017
Sartar, FICAM, Biomarkkerit, iDenta, Dialysis Team, Olfactomics, Bio-Europe, Medica, Surgify, SPARK Finland, SEBI
Finnish SPARKees are once again on the road. On last week there was Bio-Europe event in Berlin (GER) and four of our teams attended on that. Teams were SEBI Group, Sartar…
Nov 7, 2017
SPARK Finland, Sartar Therapeutics, Heikki Joensuu, Orion
Professor Heikki Joensuu, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed Vice President of Therapy area Oncology, R&D in Orion Corporation as of 1 December 2017. He joins Orion from the Comprehensive Cancer Center,…
Nov 2, 2017
European SPARK family has grown with a new official member… SPARK Norway has started it’s program and selected first projects in the end of October. University of Oslo (UiO Life…
Oct 24, 2017
SPARKee, Sartar Therapeutics, GIST, patent
On last week Finnish SPARKee Sartar Therapeutics was awarded a U.S. patent for their novel targeted therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). GIST is a rare intestinal soft tissue tumor…
Oct 23, 2017
SPARK Finland, Dean, Risto Renkonen, University of Helsinki
The Board of University of Helsinki assigned Professor of Glycobiology Risto Renkonen for the third term (2018-2021) as a Dean of Faculty of Medicine. He has had a strong vision how…
Oct 16, 2017
Tekes, research funding, Business Finland
Research funding by Tekes will be renewed, and in future it will be Business Finland research funding. Tekes organizes an information event and it will be held on November 8th at…
Oct 3, 2017
SPARK Finland, Juuso Blomster, development manager
SPARK Finland has updated it’s management team with top tier professional. We are proud to announce that Dr. Juuso Blomster (PhD, MD) has joined our team as a Development Manager.…
Sep 26, 2017
SPARKees, Hedman, Oksala, Heinonen, Viheriälä
During August/September we have had an extra call for 3-4 new projects to attend our SPARK program. Selection was supported by our international panel of 14 professionals that represent large…