SPACTORY
SpacePharma
SPACTORY is a miniaturized, fully automated drug manufacturing facility designed for operation in space, leveraging microgravity to produce purer and more stable pharmaceutical formulations.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Largest dimension
- 400 mm
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Dimensions
- 24U, 20x30x40 cm
- Production lines
- Four
- Flow reactors
- 44
- Pumps
- More than 36 (advanced flow handling system)
- Microscopy
- Visible and fluorescence microscopy
- Analysis
- Spectrometer and fluorimeter
- Temperature control
- Active, with different temperature zones
- Communications
- Advanced communication capabilities
About
SPACTORY, currently under development by SpacePharma, is envisioned as the first miniaturized, fully automated drug manufacturing facility to operate in space. This innovative platform is designed to harness the unique environment of microgravity to produce pharmaceutical formulations that are purer, more stable, and highly effective. It is specifically engineered to be flown on board both current and future manned and unmanned space platforms. The development of SPACTORY is supported by the EIC Accelerator, with SpacePharma actively working to bring this groundbreaking technology to fruition, thereby pioneering the future of space-based drug manufacturing.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.