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The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space

Injectable immunotherapy drugs can be made, in theory, but gravity prevents them from crystallizing correctly. A startup thinks the solution could be right above us.

During her course, she found herself growing frustrated at her friends’ cynicism toward the “Bezosification” of outer space, as companies such as Blue Origin and SpaceX commercialized it and turned it into a playground for billionaires. Big Pharma is also dipping its toe: Companies including Bristol Myers SquibbandMerck have been conducting research in space for drug development and manufacturing for years. “What makes BioOrbit special is that they’re trying to optimize it,” says Li Shean Toh, an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham who researches astropharmacy.

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