Axiom Space & Wake Forest Institute Team Up for $15M NSF Grant to Advance Regenerative Medicine in Space
Axiom Space, the leading provider of commercial human spaceflight services to the International Space Station, has partnered with the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) for an NSF Engines grant. The collaboration aims to advance tissue and organ regeneration in space.
The partnership, led by Axiom's Director of In-Space Manufacturing Jana Stoudemire and WFIRM's Director Dr. Anthony Atala, will focus on the In-Space ITEC project. This subproject, located at WFIRM's headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has already successfully engineered replacement tissues and organs in four categories and 16 different applications.
Axiom Space, currently building the world's first commercial space station, Axiom Station, sees this collaboration as an opportunity for breakthrough discoveries. The station, designed for innovation and research in space, will provide Dr. Atala and his team with unparalleled access for their work. The NSF Engines award will fund this partnership with $15 million for the first 2 years, with a potential total of $160 million over 10 years.
The partnership between Axiom Space and WFIRM, backed by the NSF Engines grant, promises significant advancements in regenerative medicine. By leveraging Axiom Station's space environment, the In-Space ITEC project aims to develop use-inspired products that could revolutionize tissue and organ regeneration.
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