Leaders & Advisors
SPARK NTD brings together leading scientists, clinicians, industry experts, and global health innovators to guide the program and support participating teams.
Program Leadership
Guiding SPARK NTD
The SPARK NTD leadership and operational team oversees strategic direction, partnerships, fundraising, program operations, and educational activities.
Independent Experts and Mentors
The SPARK NTD Indepent board has representatives of Academic partners and Industry/PDP partners, Clinicians, Government, Entrepreneurs etc. The board support raising funds, Approve Strategy, Advice on program and connect to broader ecosystem.
Scientific Advisory Board
Expert Guidance Across Disciplines
Our Scientific Advisory Board provides expertise spanning drug development, diagnostics, vaccines, regulatory science, and global health policy to ensure SPARK NTD projects receive the highest-quality guidance.
Drug Development
Diagnostics
Regulatory Science
Global Health Policy
Clinical Research
Vaccines
Vector Biology
Implementation Science
Mentors
Project-Level Expert Support
Each project is supported by a dedicated mentor team with expertise tailored to project needs. Mentors come from academia, industry, product development partnerships, regulatory agencies, and public health organisations. This group has expertise spanning drug development, diagnostics, vaccines, regulatory science, and global health policy to ensure SPARK NTD projects receive the highest-quality guidance.
Become a Mentor
Share your expertise to help advance promising NTD innovations. SPARK NTD mentors provide transformative guidance that accelerates projects from discovery toward real-world impact.