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Varda Space Industries Raises $329M, Leading Space Manufacturing Market with Microgravity Production Platforms and Re-entry Capsules
Forge Global USA Overview Varda Space Industries has raised $329 million since its inception, aiming to manufacture performance-enhanced products (such as fiber optic cables, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors) in microgravity on orbita... -
SpaceX’s ‘Starfall’ Capsule to Create Microgravity Manufacturing Market for Semiconductors, Optical Fibers, and Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing Technology USA Overview SpaceX has launched its specialized 'Starfall' capsules, designed to enable commercial in-space manufacturing of high-value products such as semiconductors, optical fibers, and pharmaceuticals. This ... -
ElevationSpace Secures $40M Series B for Re-entry Satellite Development, Totaling $63.5M
Payload Space Japan Overview Japanese re-entry satellite startup ElevationSpace has closed a $40 million Series B funding round, bringing its total raised capital to $63.5 million. The company is collaborating with JAXA and Tohoku Univer... -
UK MHRA and Space Agency Unveil World’s First Regulatory Pathway for Space-Manufactured Medicines
MedRegs UK Overview The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and UK Space Agency have jointly published the world's first regulatory pathway for medicines manufactured in space. This landmark announcement marks... -
Interstellar Technologies Secures $47.24M from Japan SBIR, Establishes New Rocket Production Hub in Tohoku
Interstellar Technologies Inc. Japan Overview Japanese private space transport company Interstellar Technologies has secured $47.24 million from Japan's SBIR program and passed a key stage gate in JAXA's Space Strategic Fund program. Con... -
Resonac to Initiate High-Purity HF Gas Production at Tokuyama Plant by 2026, Strengthening Domestic Semiconductor Supply
Resonac (Official Press Release) / IBTimes JP Japan Overview Resonac announced it will begin producing high-purity hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas for semiconductors at its Tokuyama plant in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, within 2026. Thi... -
Samsung and SK Hynix Announce Major HBM Capacity Expansions: Samsung Allocates Half to HBM4, Targeting 250K Wafers/Month by EOY 2026
Industry News / ChosunBiz South Korea Overview Samsung Electronics announced plans to increase its HBM production capacity by approximately 50% from 2025 levels, aiming for 250,000 semiconductor wafers per month by the end of 2026. The c... -
Ionis Forges $30M Ex-US Rare Disease Pact with Recordati, Accelerating Global ASO Reach
Fierce Biotech USA Overview Ionis Pharmaceuticals has secured a $30 million upfront payment from Recordati, granting the Italian firm exclusive ex-US development and commercialization rights for specific rare disease therapies. This stra... -
Elixirgen Therapeutics and Nippon Shinyaku Forge Alliance for Next-Gen DMD Therapy EXG-7001
GlobeNewswire Japan Overview Elixirgen Therapeutics and Nippon Shinyaku have signed an option agreement for the development and commercialization of EXG-7001, a promising therapeutic candidate for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This ... -
Biotech CEOs Anticipate Funding Rebound by Late 2026, Pin Hopes on FDA for Streamlined Drug Development
Endpoints News USA Overview A recent Endpoints 100 survey reveals 62% of biotech CEOs anticipate a significant improvement in the funding environment by late 2026, driven by a recovering IPO market and increased M&A activity. These l...
