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SpaceX Starfall Cargo Ship Accelerates Microgravity Drug Manufacturing, Promising Subcutaneous Cancer Therapies
The Pharmaceutical Journal UK Overview SpaceX's new cargo transport spacecraft, 'Starfall,' debuted in June 2026, intensifying focus on microgravity pharmaceutical manufacturing. Drugs crystallized in space are expected to form more unif... -
JAXA’s Integrated Biobank ibSLS for Spaceflight Research Begins Full Operations, Accelerating Space Medicine and Disease Research
JAXA Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate Japan Overview JAXA announced the full operational launch of ibSLS, an integrated biobank designed to unlock new discoveries from spaceflight research. This biobank will collect and manage da... -
ElevationSpace Secures ¥6.4 Billion in Series B Funding, Reaching ¥10.1 Billion Total to Advance Earth Return Services from Space
Fundrive Japan Overview ElevationSpace, a Tohoku University spin-off, successfully closed a Series B funding round, raising ¥6.4 billion ($43 million) and bringing its total capital raised to ¥10.1 billion ($68 million). The Japanese sta... -
Transcell Biologics and Space Cargo Unlimited Partner to Conduct Preclinical Drug and Vaccine Testing on Human Models in Orbital Microgravity
The Tribune India Overview Transcell Biologics and Space Cargo Unlimited announced a strategic partnership to investigate how orbital microgravity research can improve drug and vaccine development workflows. This collaboration combines T... -
India’s Serendipity Space Successfully Tests Autonomous In-Space Pharmaceutical Manufacturing System ‘Alchemy’ in Suborbital Flight
Fortune India India Overview Indian startup Serendipity Space has successfully flight-tested its prototype satellite system, 'Alchemy,' capable of autonomous pharmaceutical manufacturing in suborbital space. The system demonstrated drug ... -
Orbital Manufacturing Accelerates: Semiconductors and Pharmaceuticals Take Center Stage as US Weighs Tax Credits and China Advances Tiangong Microgravity Production
Space Index International Overview In-space manufacturing, particularly for semiconductors and pharmaceuticals under microgravity and vacuum conditions, is rapidly advancing. Companies are pursuing orbital facilities to produce materials... -
UK’s Space Forge Partners with Texas A&M University System to Establish Terrestrial Semiconductor Material Manufacturing and Processing Base as First Step into US Market
Space Forge UK, USA Overview UK advanced materials company Space Forge has signed a strategic research agreement with the Texas A&M University System, marking its first step into establishing semiconductor material manufacturing and ... -
Microgravity Drug Crystallization Achieves Earth-Unattainable Morphologies and Particle Size Distributions, Promising Enhanced Therapeutic Effects and Shelf Life, But Cost-Effectiveness Remains a Challenge
Reddit (r/biotech) USA Overview Discussions among experts reveal that microgravity drug crystallization offers the potential to achieve unique crystal morphologies and particle size distributions unattainable on Earth. Gravity significan... -
Serendipity Space Successfully Demonstrates Autonomous ‘Alchemy’ Pharmaceutical Factory on Orbital Prototype, Advancing Space-Based Drug Crystallization
Facebook India Overview Indian space-pharma startup Serendipity Space has successfully operated and recovered its orbital-class satellite prototype, which hosts the autonomous pharmaceutical factory 'Alchemy.' The system demonstrated dru... -
Saarland University to Launch First ISS Mission for Remote Study of Metallic Glass Alloy Properties Using High-Temperature Levitating Droplets, Advancing New Material Development
EurekAlert! Germany Overview A materials science research team led by Professor Ralf Busch at Saarland University is preparing for the world's first space science mission to remotely study metallic glass alloy properties on the Internati...
