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Spark Biomedical CEO and board member Anja Krammer [Composite image: Source photo, Spark; DI Studio]
Spark Biomedical Names MedTech Veteran as Its New CEO
by Sandra Engelland | May 13, 2026
Anja Krammer has extensive expertise scaling healthcare and medical technology companies, turning breakthrough innovations into commercially successful products across clinical and consumer markets, Dallas-based Spark said.
by David Seeley |
Apr 30, 2025
Spark said the new funding—led by WAVE Ventures and supported by Pathway to Cures—will help it scale its bioelectronic medicine platform and support its focuses on neurological health, hemostasis, and women’s health. In February, the company got a U.S. Air Force grant to explore its tech's potential in easing pilot disorientation.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 14, 2023
Dallas-based Spark says its Sparrow Ascent system—which received FDA clearance in July—is a safe, drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment serving patients seeking to decrease or eliminate their reliance on opioids.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 31, 2022
Some of the top players in the North Texas technology ecosystem were honored Thursday at the annual Tech Titans awards gala. Fujitsu North America CEO Doug Moore was inducted into the Tech Titans Hall of Fame, and Charlie Vogt, CEO of telecommunications firm DZS, won the Corporate CEO Award. The fastest-growing tech company award went to Fort Worth's TimelyMD.
"The need to come together as an industry, reconnect with friends, and build new business connections were really what this year’s awards gala was all about," said Tech Titans' Paul Bendel. See the full list of winners here.
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Dell's Erik Day, Spark Biomedical's Daniel Powell, and The DEC's Bill Chinn [Photo: Tres Cox]
Dallas Medical Device Company Wins Top Prize at Dell for Startups Pitch Competition
by Kevin Cummings | Aug 9, 2022
“Opioids are diabolical, because they actually change the structure and function of your brain; they change the way your reward system works,” said Daniel Powell, CEO at Spark Biomedical.
Meet Powell and six other startup leaders.
Meet Powell and six other startup leaders.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 26, 2021
Now in its third year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 78 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Feb 18, 2021
The medical device startup developed the Sparrow Therapy System, a wearable neurostimulation device that provides drug-free opioid withdrawal relief. What's next? Spark also has another device in clinical trials to help the youngest victims of addiction—babies. Meet CEO Daniel Powell in our Q+A.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Oct 6, 2020
The Roaring Twenties-themed virtual event will be a live, cinematic experience complete with a "Speakeasy Party To Go" feature for at-home watch parties. See who could take home an award.
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