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Several teams have applied to the first NeuroCure / SPARK-BIH Call and the evaluation event took place on September 17th 2020 at BIH head quarters. The teams from the field of Neuroscience have presented their projects in short pitch presentations in front of an expert jury.

September sees three additional projects selected for funding and mentorship as part of the Inventors for Health (I4H) program. Onboarding and validation of these potentially practice-changing projects begins now and will become part of the SPARK-BIH program.

Over 60 participants from SPARK programs from all around the globe met on September 11th 2020. The focus of this year`s meeting was on educational activities and COVID projects initiated by the SPARK network of scientists without borders.

This year's training course received again overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Are you focused on your academic career path or are you already thinking outside the academic box? Young talents in academia feel that many barriers keep them from transitioning to the healthcare industry.

"Translating academic careers into healthcare professionals", published recently in Nature Biotechnology tackles this topic and provides interesting information. Craig C. Garner, the founding director at SPARK Berlin, is one of the authors.

Insight into a translational project supported by SPARK-BIH and the Validation Fund.