Program provides hands-on international business experience St. Olaf Norway Innovation Scholars (front row, from left to right) Emily Scott ’20, Estee Welo ’20, Gabriel Hale ’21, and Abhinab Kc ’21 with the business leaders they worked alongside in Oslo (top row, left to right) Behind Bjørn Larsson from Observe Medical, Anita Moe Larsen from Norway Health Tech, and Valerie Robertson from RemovAid. A month-long internship program gives St. Olaf College students with an interest in the intersection between business and health care the opportunity to work firsthand with start-up biotechnology companies in Norway. St. Olaf College students Emily Scott ’20, Estee Welo ’20, Gabriel Hale ’21, and Abhinab Kc ’21 were selected to participate in the Norway Innovation Scholars Program (NISP) early last year. Modeled after the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program, NISP is a monthlong internship during Interim that provides students with an opportunity to evaluate technologies created by Norwegian businesses for the potential to be marketed. NISP allows students to develop skills in market analysis, technology transfer, and business development, among other skill sets.