A SPARK Norway project led by researchers Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll and Håvard Attramadal forms the basis of a new startup company, Tribune Therapeutics, focused on fibrosis. Dr. Kaasbøll, who led the SPARK project, will become Chief Scientific Officer at Tribune. Dr. Kaasbøll and Dr. Attramadal are both researchers at Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of […]
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SPARK Japan receives patent award
Research Studio powered by SPARK, the SPARK Japan program headquartered at University of Tsukuba, was recently awarded the IP BASE Award from the Japan Patent Office. Research Studio won the 2nd IP BASE Award for Ecosystem development along with Zero One Booster Inc., an accelerator. The Ecosystem award is given to communities or organizations who […]
SPARK Finland named a top biotech incubator in Europe
SPARK Finland has been selected by Labiotech.eu, the leading digital media covering the European biotech industry, as one of the top 25 biotech incubators in Europe. Labiotech.eu said in its story, “Incubators can give biotech startups the boost they need to get off the ground. These are our top picks of the biotech incubators across […]
SPARK Africa co-director identified new SARS-CoV-2 variant in South Africa
In December, two new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus were identified in the U.K. and in South Africa. Characterized by more accumulated mutations than other SARS-CoV-2 lineages, the two variants appeared to dominate over other versions of SARS-CoV-2. SPARK Africa co-director Prof. Tulio de Oliveira has been at the forefront of investigating the new South […]
Prof. Collen Masimirembwa to chair Pharmacogenomics Research Network committee
Prof. Collen Masimirembwa, director of SPARK GLOBAL Africa, has been appointed chair of the Developing Countries Committee at the Pharmacogenomics Research Network. Prof. Masimirembwa is President and CEO of the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AIBST) in Zimbabwe, and is a Distinguished Professor at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at […]
Justen Manasa appointed University of Zimbabwe Innovation Hub Manager
As of June 1, 2020, Dr. Justen Manasa of SPARK Zimbabwe was appointed the University of Zimbabwe Innovation Hub Manager. Dr. Manasa said, “In this role I am managing a recently constructed multidisciplinary tech development space composed of almost 5000sqm of lab space. In this space, I serve as a project manager, technology manager, mentor […]