FORSKNING FOR FREMTIDEN.

In 2025, Bardo Running Club launched its most ambitious fundraising effort to date in support of a groundbreaking Osteosarcoma research project at Oslo University Hospital. The goal was clear: to help decode which treatments work for which patients, and bring precision medicine closer to children and adolescents facing this rare and aggressive form of bone cancer.

The project analyzed biological data from over 100 patients to identify treatment-response patterns - crucial knowledge in a field where one in three children still doesn’t survive, and current therapies come with severe long-term consequences. The aim was not just better treatment, but earlier intervention, fewer side effects, and a fairer chance at survival.

To drive momentum, 45 runners across three Bardo teams took on Holmenkollstafetten. The campaign extended beyond the track, with appearances at both Major Open and Bardo Open, where “Closest to the Pin” contests helped anchor the fundraising into new arenas. Over a three-month period, the campaign reached 393,000 Instagram views - proof of what focus, storytelling, and shared purpose can ignite.

This campaign also marked a turning point for The Bardo Foundation itself. For the first time, bridges were built between the foundation’s branches - combining youth-led initiative with wider organizational experience. The collaboration across Major Open and Bardo Open exemplified this new synergy, demonstrating how a unified mission could be carried out through a traverse of complementary projects, each reinforcing the other in purpose and execution.

This was more than a charity run. It was a coordinated push for better answers - sparked by loss, carried by community, and grounded in science.

Because of Bernardo.