UiO:Life Science' board of directors has decided to admit six new teams to the innovation programme SPARK Norway on 2 February 2024. Their decision is based on the conclusions from the evaluation process.
The new teams:
- Blood-based test for solid cancer early detection
Project leader: Carmen Herrera, Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo
Team members: P?l Falnes (UiO) and UiO Growth House - Mathematical biomarkers to predict treatment response in breast cancer
Project leader: Leonard Schmiester, Department of Biostatistics Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, UiO
Team members: Alvaro K?hn-Luque (OUS), Arnoldo Frigessi (UiO/OUS), Aleix Prat (Hospital Clinic Barcelona), Fara Brasó-Maristany (Hospital Clinic Barcelona), Vessela Kristensen (OUS/UiO), Youness Azimzade (UiO) - EvoMab: germinal center guided affinity maturation of therapeutic antibodies
Project leader: Johanne Jacobsen, Department of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO
Team members: Valgerdur Bj?rnsdottir (UiO) - Autologous cell-based therapy for coagulation factor deficiency
Project leader: Giacomo Roman, Department of Haematology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital
Team members: Maria E. Chollet (UiO/OUS), Anindita Bhattacharya (UiO/OUS), Knut Lauritzen (UiO/OUS), Christian Qvigstad (UiO/OUS), Gareth Sullivan (OUS), Per Morten Sandset (UiO/OUS), Benedicte Stavik (OUS) - PharmaChip
Project leader: Steven Ray Wilson, Section for Chemical Life Sciences - Biomolecules, Bio-inspired Materials and Bioanalytics, University of Oslo
Team members: Fr?ydis Sved Skottvoll (SINTEF), Aleksandra Aizenshtadt (UiO), Stefan Krauss (UiO/OUS), Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard (UiO), Michal Mielnik (SINTEF) - Ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty - a systematic approach to Bellemans technique
Project leader: Lars Engseth, Department of Orthopaedics - Ullev?l, Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiO and Oslo University Hospital
Team members: Stephan R?hrl (OUS/UiO), J?rgen Gr?nsund (UiS/Moreld Capnor)
- SPARK Norway now has a portfolio 19 active teams – so-called SPARKees
Mentors and milestone plans next
UiO:Life Science received 15 applications in the seventh open call for SPARK Norway fall 2023.
Each of the admitted projects is now assigned a mentor, advisors and project coordinator who is responsible for following up individual projects. The projects start with setting up milestone plans that respond to the challenges identified by the evaluation committee.
Facts SPARK Norway
- a two-year innovation programme to further develop i