SPARK GLOBAL is pleased to announce that UniQuest, the commercialization arm of the University of Queensland, has officially joined the SPARK GLOBAL Network through its signing of the charter, formalizing […]
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SPARK China Advisory Committee Established
On April 29, 2025, the SPARK China Advisory Committee was officially established. The first group of committee members bring together industry leaders from well-known organizations, including the head of China […]
Tribune Therapeutics Raises €37M to Develop Anti-Fibrotic Therapies
Tribune Therapeutics, co-founded by SPARK Norway alumnus Ole Joergen Kaasbøll, has raised €37 million in Seed and Series A funding to accelerate its anti-fibrotic drug development. The company is focused […]
SPARK Denmark Alumnus Launches Akasi Pharma to Tackle Neuropathic Pain Without Opioids
We congratulate Walden Bjørn-Yoshimoto who was enrolled in the first cohort in the Danish SPARK programme in 2023 and has established a biotech company, Akasi Pharma in 2025. The company […]
AI Startup Retinov Aims to Prevent Vision Loss from Age-Related Macular Degeneration
SPARK Bordeaux’s Soufiane Ajana created Retinov which is a digital platform designed to predict the risk of developing Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss. It uses […]
AI-BASED METHOD FOR AGE PREDICTION, MORTALITY RISK, AND GEROPROTECTIVE VALIDATION
Jena, Germany. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have achieved remarkable success in securing federal funding through the GO-Bio Initial program of […]
Three SPARK Japan Universities Designated as Medical Startup Support Centers in New Government Program
Left to right: Takeshi Machino, Koji Todaka, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Kenji Konomi We are thrilled to announce that three SPARK Japan universities—University of Tsukuba, Keio University, and Kyushu University—have been selected […]
10th Annual SPARK Global Meeting
The 10th Annual SPARK Global Meeting was held at Stanford University from September 16-17, 2024, in the Li Ka Shing Center. Over the course of 1 ½ days, attendees explored […]
SPARK Gorongosa Launches in Rural Mozambique
From April to August 2024, the SPARK Gorongosa program brought together Mozambican students, teachers, and medical professionals to address the region’s unmet health challenges. Beginning in April with weekly Zoom […]