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Axiom Space Partners with Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine on National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines

March 6, 2024

Axiom Space has partnered with the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, recipient of an inaugural U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines grant. 

The NSF Engines grant allows user-inspired technical challenges to be addressed in collaboration with partnered institutions, including Axiom Space, through Innovation, Translation, and Education Cores (ITECs), each focused on a broad area of unmet need.
The ITECs will focus on Development and Manufacturing, Biomaterials, Cell Biology, In-Space Manufacturing, and Workforce Development and will be located with Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), the RegenMed Development Organization (ReMDO), and Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC), respectively. In partnership with Axiom Space the In-Space ITEC will explore a new frontier for tissue and organ regeneration in microgravity, adding significant forward-thinking engagement and workforce development through the In-Space ITEC.

“This partnership with Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a globally recognized leader in tissue engineering, to leverage the benefits of microgravity provides an opportunity for breakthrough discoveries benefiting all of humanity,” said Jana Stoudemire, Director of In-Space Manufacturing, Axiom Space. “This NSF Engines grant further expands our existing NASA InSpace Production Applications (InSPA) collaboration and presence in the RegMed Hub. We are thrilled to work together with the WFIRM and ReMDO teams to elevate and transform the Winston-Salem region into a world-leading hub of innovation for regenerative medicine and in-space biomanufacturing.”  

“We are excited to work with Axiom Space in the formation of a regenerative medicine engine that provides access to Axiom Station, the world’s first commercial space station and successor to the International Space Station,” said Dr. Anthony Atala, Director of WFIRM. “Our partnership with Axiom Space is centered on the development of use inspired products, training and commercialization, thereby expanding job opportunities and economic development to our region that will support a future robust commercial space economy in low-Earth orbit.”

NSF Engines award provides $15 million for the first 2 years and up to $160 million for 10 years. “The inaugural NSF Engines awards demonstrate our enduring commitment to create opportunity everywhere and enable innovation anywhere,” said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. “Through these NSF Engines, NSF aims to expand the frontiers of technology and innovation and spur economic growth across the nation through unprecedented investments in people and partnerships. NSF Engines hold significant promise to elevate and transform entire geographic regions into world-leading hubs of innovation.”

Min kommentar
Att vara med i ReMDO har verkligen visat sig vara ett lyckokast för PHI.Vägen till nydanande forskning (i rymden) har nu öppnats. Jag gissar att alla konkurrenter som står utanför ReMDO nu är gröna av avund. 

Vad detta innebär för HoloMonitor och PHI kommer vi snart erfara. 

Minns bloggens alla inlägg att NASA uppmärksammat HoloMonitor så får ni en susning om potentialen.

Professor Anthony Atala som är grundare och leder ReMDO säger i ett uttalande om denna nyhet:

 "Vi är glada över att arbeta med Axiom Space för att skapa en motor för regenerativ medicin som ger tillgång till Axiom Station, världens första kommersiella rymdstation och efterföljare till den internationella rymdstationen", säger Dr. Anthony Atala, chef för WFIRM. "Vårt partnerskap med Axiom Space är inriktat på utveckling av användningsinspirerade produkter, utbildning och kommersialisering, och därigenom utöka arbetstillfällen och ekonomisk utveckling till vår region som kommer att stödja en framtida robust kommersiell rymdekonomi i låg omloppsbana runt jorden."

                                           Mvh the99

Är detta stort? frågar Bill
Dumsnut,det är större.Rymdstort,så stort är det,svarar Bull.