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The CSP program is a recognized, modern career path in academic medicine that provides physicians with a structured residency training with defined space for clinical and basic science research. Submission deadline: 18.03.2021.

An initiative by the "Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung" (BMBF). Submission deadline: 04.03.2021.

An initiative by the "Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung" (BMBF) together with the "Nationale Dekade gegen Krebs". Submission deadline: 27.04.2021.

SPARK Europe has joint forces for education on translational research and technology transfer! For the first time, European SPARK sites are hosting a joint SPARK Europe Webinar Series. The very first webinar took place on January 19th, 2021 and was a success. Overall, 170 participants from 7 European countries followed the live webinar.

Dr. Panagiotis Fikatas, Senior Surgeon at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, invented a surgical device using a knot technology for minimally invasive surgery. Early prototyping and development work was significantly supported by the SPARK-BIH program with the Validation Fund and funds from the Stiftung Charité.

The studies of Prof. Peter Kühnen on normalizing body weight was funded by the SPARK-BIH / Validation Fund program. He has now been awarded the Paul-Martini-Prize 2020.