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Innovation

UiO:Life Science shall promote innovation for environment and health in the field of life sciences.

The innovation programme SPARK Norway

SPARK Norway is UiO:Life Sciences' innovation programme for health-related life sciences. The programme is two-year, aimed at researchers who will further develop ideas to benefit patients and society. The program offers mentors, milestone-based funding and education. Admission through annual announcements.

Illustration SPARK Norway

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UiO Growth House

The Growth House will contribute to a stronger innovation culture and will contribute to more knowledge from research being put to use. The Growth House help researchers and students to mature early-stage ideas. The Growth House provide tailored counselling, seed funding, meeting places, innovation mentor programme, student internship and more.

Innovation funding

UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers. 

Videos and interviews with some of UiO's young innovative researchers

Simone Mester: Antibodies with long half-life give more efficient drugs   

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Gunnveig Gr?deland: Influenza vaccine that can be rapidly produced to counter an emerging pandemic threat

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Jean-Luc Boulland: Restoration of a functional urinary bladder using cutting-edge technology

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Chief Scientific Officer at Vaccibody
Agnete B. Fredriksen:
From the lab to vaccines that fight cancer and infectious diseases

Chief Scientific Officer at Nextera
Geir ?ge L?set:
Society benefits from better treatment of inflammatory diseases

Researcher at UiO and Oslo University Hospital 
Jan Terje Andersen:
Extends the lifespan of drugs
(in Norwegian on helse-sorost.no)