Final frontier for meds? UK startup sends drug-making into space
BioOrbit hopes drug-crystallisation technology will lead to self-injected cancer treatment that could save millions Onboard a SpaceX flight last week was a remarkable piece of cargo – a hi-tech box destined for the International Space Station to grow ultra-pure protein crystals, with the aim of producing self-injected cancer drugs. A British startup, BioOrbit, has developed the drug-crystallisation technology at its labs in London and launched Box-E, a compact unit the size of a microwave, on th
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Frontière ultime pour les médicaments : une start-up britannique envoie la fabrication de principes actifs dans l'espace
La start-up londonienne BioOrbit a envoyé le 15 mai son appareil Box-E vers l'ISS pour y cristalliser des protéines thérapeutiques. Objectif : des anticancéreux auto-injectables, p...