🙏 Thank you, Gideon Wackers, for sharing your personal involvement in our contribution to the groundbreaking #AstroCardia project. 🚀 Antleron focuses on the development of a custom bioreactor cartridge designed to house, sustain, and monitor the heart organoids throughout their extraordinary journey — encompassing their voyage into space, the cardiac health and ageing study in ISS, and a safe return to Earth. 🫀 This is a truly inspiring endeavor that pushes the boundaries of cardiac health research. So, a big shoutout to all individuals and organizations involved!
"Why shoot a tiny heart into space...” Holding this small cartridge in my hand, it’s incredible to think it will soon contribute to groundbreaking research in space aboard the ISS. This component, designed for the AstroCardia project, will house heart organoids to study cardiovascular aging under the unique conditions of microgravity and heightened radiation, which accelerate aging processes. With over a decade of experience in medical 3D printing, we specialize in designing unique microfluidic architectures, enabling a high degree of control over the fluidic environment. In space, as well as in the lab, microfluidics offer an elegant solution for keeping these heart organoids alive and functional. This technology isn’t just a game-changer for space research; it also holds immense potential for advancing personalized medicine and biotech innovations here on Earth. By combining cutting-edge 3D bioprinting, bioengineering, and space research, we aim to unlock new insights that could redefine how we approach heart-related healthcare to the benefit of astronauts and people on Earth. I’m proud to contribute to this incredible mission alongside the brilliant minds from Space Applications Services, SCK CEN, BioInx, QbD Group, and Antleron with the support of VLAIO. Designing this cartridge has been an adventure in precision engineering and collaboration, and I can’t wait to see it in action. Science is truly a team sport, and this is just the beginning. What do you think could be the next big breakthrough enabled by microfluidics? At Antleron, we use our technology toolbox to combine digital twins and 3D printing in order to create out of the box microfluidics cartridges and point-of-need diagnostic solutions. Reach out to discover a new dimension of your microfluidic application or diagnostic assay! #AstroCardia #Antleron #CardiacAging #3Dprinting
Biotechnology Architect
1w🙏 Thank you, Antleron! Proud to be part of the #AstroCardia mission. A big shoutout to everyone involved in making this project a reality! 🚀