{"id":37,"date":"2026-02-25T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:55:47","slug":"spark-nordic-powerhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/spark-nordic-powerhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"SPARK NORDIC POWERHOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.790722596448255;width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1-1024x367.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SPARK-Nordic_Logo_RGB_Farge-1-1536x550.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A source for the coolest solutions in the health industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the projects present at Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SDDS-poster-Kirstine-Noerregaard-SPARK-DK.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SDDS-poster-Kirstine-Noerregaard-SPARK-DK.pdf\">An Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) targeting MMP-14 for effective treatment of cancers with unmet needs<\/a><\/p><cite>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:Kirstine.sandal@finsenlab.dk?subject=SDDS\">Kirstine Sandal N\u00f8rregaard<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/One-pager-SPARK-Norway-2026-Giacomo-Roman.pdf\">A novel 3D liver organoid platform technology for drug toxicology screening and cell therapy<\/a><\/p><cite>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:giacomo.roman@medisin.uio.no?subject=SDDS\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:giacomo.roman@medisin.uio.no?subject=SDDS\">Giacomo Roman<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Poster-for-Spark-Conference-Diabetic.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Poster-for-Spark-Conference-Diabetic.pdf\">A novel therapy to protect<br>kidney function in diabetic patients<\/a><\/p><cite>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:beatrice.linnea.christina.fagerang@regionh.dk?subject=SDDS\">Beatrice L. 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Fagerang <\/a>and <a href=\"mailto:rafael.bayarri.olmos@yale.edu?subject=SDDS\">Rafael Bayarri Olmos<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/one-pager-spark-norway_Carmen_Herrera_updated.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/one-pager-spark-norway_Carmen_Herrera_updated.pdf\">Blood-based test for monitoring lung cancer<\/a><\/p><cite>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:m.d.c.h.gonzalez-molina@ibv.uio.no?subject=SDDS\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:m.d.c.h.gonzalez-molina@ibv.uio.no?subject=SDDS\">Carmen Herrera <\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/innovation-portfolio\/colorific\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/innovation-portfolio\/colorific\">Colorific &#8211; Revolutionary rapid tests with nanoswitch technology<\/a><\/p><cite>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:jacky.loo@aalto.fi?subject=SDDS\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:jacky.loo@aalto.fi\">Jacky Loo<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparknordic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPARKFinland_SDDS26_ICDx_onepager_.pdf\">ICDx &#8211; 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