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Stanford’s SPARK program has established a process that advances academic discoveries to industry partnerships or investigator-initiated clinical trials and provides training that enhances career opportunities for its graduates.
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Jeewon Sylvia Kim, Stephen Kargotich, Sophia H. Lee, Rieko Yajima, Adriana Ann Garcia, Gretchen Ehrenkaufer, Mary Romeo, Peter Santa Maria, Kevin V. Grimes & Daria Mochly-Rosen
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