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The New Pharma Frontier: Could Drugs Made in Space Help You Live Longer?

2024/10/11
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Sita Sonty: 我相信太空制造的药物未来可以应用于患者群体,利用微重力环境的优势,为人们带来健康益处。在微重力环境下,我们可以精确控制物质间的表面张力,从而实现对物质结合方式的精准控制。利用太空环境,我们可以更快地培育诱导多能干细胞,并以此设计针对特定癌症的个性化疗法。从最初的科学实验到制造出实际产品,我们需要理解并利用微重力的特性,找出哪些产品在太空生长更快。 Eric Lasker: Varda Space Industries致力于建设自主的卫星平台,以克服国际空间站运行的局限性,从而进行药物成分的制造。我们的首次发射测试成功验证了平台的药物生产能力,并证明了更廉价的太空平台能够执行药物生产功能,并且具备可扩展性。微重力环境是一个非常稳定的环境,没有重力导致的对流效应,使得药物晶体生长更加稳定和高效。在微重力环境下,我们可以控制对流、温度、压力等因素,并利用表面张力使物质以特定方式结合。目前太空药物生产的瓶颈在于基础设施和价值链的缺失,限制了药物的快速上市。我们正在与FAA合作,以提高太空回收的效率和安全性,未来将专注于个性化基因疗法,并利用完善的太空基础设施实现更公平的药物分配。十年内,我希望太空药物能够应用于患者,并带来实际益处。 播音员: 未来药物的成分可能并非在地球上制造,太空制造技术有望为药物研发带来新的突破,延长人类寿命。

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In the future, the drugs helping you live healthier, happier and longer may have components manufactured in space. In this conversation with WSJ’s Danny Lewis from the Future of Everything Festival in May, Eric Lasker, an executive at Varda Space Industries, and Sita Sonty, former CEO of Space Tango, discuss the advantages and limitations of space manufacturing and how it can benefit pharmaceutical development.

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Further reading**: **

Is Space the Next Manufacturing Frontier?

Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories

How Research in Space Helps Doctors Treat People on Earth

Space Manufacturing: Building an Economy Beyond Earth

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