Dec 14, 2017
Surgify, MIT Technology Review, SPARK Finland, seed stage VC, graduate
SPARKee Surgify Medical is the first official graduate from SPARK Finland program. And the way how they have come to this point has been amazing. They have achieved their goals…
Dec 11, 2017
SPARK Finland opens a call for projects targeting on new solutions in healthtech and life science space. Eligible applicants are from Helsinki and Tampere regions – faculty, scientists, clinicians, students…
Dec 5, 2017
SPARK Finland, Finland, Centenary
The centenary of Finland’s independence culminates in Finland’s Independence Day, on 6 December 2017. On behalf of whole SPARK Finland ecosystem we want to congratulate wonderful country of Finland and…
Nov 27, 2017
Helsinki, Tampere, Slush, SPARK, Australia, Germany, Norway, startup
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
Surgify, SPARK Finland, SEBI, Sartar, FICAM, Biomarkkerit, iDenta, Dialysis Team, Olfactomics, Bio-Europe, Medica
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…