May 30, 2023
SPARK Finland, SPARK Norway, SPARK Denmark, European SPARK network, Nordic SPARK programs
Nordic SPARK programs are deepening collaboration in developing program offering. Last week, program directors of SPARK Finland, SPARK Norway and SPARK Denmark were designing next steps for their collaborative activities.…
Apr 19, 2023
SPARK Finland, Stanford University, SPARK Norway, SPARK Denmark, Nordic SPARK programs, Silicon Valley, Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2023, UCSF
Nordic SPARK programs have had years of successful collaboration in boosting emergence of new cool solutions in health tech and life science field. Collaboration in mentoring of the projects started…
Mar 31, 2023
SPARKee, SPARK Finland, Sartar Therapeutics, DecoDerma, Orphan drug designation, FDA, EMA, alumni
Finnish SPARKee Decoderma and alumni Sartar Therapeutics have announced recently fantastic news regarding their progress in drug development process. Orphan drug status is assigned to a medicine intended for use…
Nov 18, 2022
SPARK Finland, Amanda Paananen, Management Team, Anu Meerwaldt
We are truly thrilled to announce that Anu Meerwaldt has joined SPARK Finland management team. Amanda Paananen, Development Manager of Helsinki capital region, is now on her leave and will…
Nov 3, 2022
SPARK Finland, Koite Health, Lumoral, Open call, Tommi Pätilä, co-founder, SpectroCor
Call for SPARK Finland program is once again open. Twice a year – in May/June and Nov/Dec – an expert panel of faculty and industry advisors reviews proposals submitted from…
Oct 19, 2022
DecoDerma, Tero Järvinen, Albert Lasker Medical Research Award, Orphan drug designation, Erkki Ruoslahti
Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti (MD, PhD), the chairman of the advisory board for the Finnish SPARK project DecoDerma, is one of three winners of the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award in…
Oct 11, 2022
SPARK Finland, Voima Ventures, NADMED, Financing round
The easy and reliable method that measures all NAD metabolites has also convinced financiers. SPARK Finland alumni NADMED recently completed its first financing round of half a million euros, led…
Aug 24, 2022
SPARK Finland, SPARK at Stanford, SPARK Norway, SPARK Denmark, Nordic SPARK programs, NLSDays, Fireside Chat
The success of Stanford University’s SPARK Program has inspired universities across the globe to establish SPARK programs fostering and professionalizing academic innovation. SPARK Finland, SPARK Norway and the newly established…
Jun 17, 2022
New SPARKees, international evaluation panel, Batch Fall 2022, SPARK alumni, global networks
In August 2022 SPARK Finland continues with a new batch of cool projects. Based on our current model we have an open call twice a year. In May 30th SPARK…
May 27, 2022
SPARK Finland alumni, VIRI, Arivin Therapeutics, INCATE, Incubator, Christopher Jonkergouw
SPARK Finland alumni project VIRI – managed by Christopher Jonkergouw – is transforming into Arivin Therapeutics and progressing towards start startup life. Alongside with that one of the most exciting…