๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž-๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐žโ€ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž?

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A few years ago, if someone told me that drug manufacturing could happen beyond Earthโ€ฆ

I wouldโ€™ve called it futuristic thinking.
๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š.

:backhand_index_pointing_right:A Bhubaneswar-based startup has successfully tested drug manufacturing in near-space conditions.

:backhand_index_pointing_right:Honestly, this feels like one of those quiet breakthroughs that could become very big, very fast.

Hereโ€™s what makes this fascinating:

:backhand_index_pointing_right:We usually think drug development is limited to labs, clean rooms and controlled environments.

:backhand_index_pointing_right:But space offers something we donโ€™t have on Earth: ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & that changes how molecules behave.

:oncoming_fist: In simple terms:
On Earth โ†’ gravity can disturb crystal formation
In space โ†’ molecules arrange more precisely

:backhand_index_pointing_right:That means:
:check_mark: Better drug stability
:check_mark: More uniform structures
:check_mark: Potentially improved effectiveness

India has always been known as the โ€œ๐’‘๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’….โ€

We are not just producing medicines anymore.
We are exploring how to make them better.

Medicines made in space
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๐.๐’. The future of medicine may not just be about discovering better drugs.
It might be about where we choose to create them.

MBH/PS

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Amazed!

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Do they have any literature on medicines made in space are used on earth ?!

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Yes, there is real scientific evidence but in an indirect way.
Example:
Microgravity research on the International Space Station (ISS) helped improve the cancer drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda).
In space, scientists were able to grow more uniform protein crystals, which helped refine the drug formulation.

Outcome:
This led to development of a faster, more convenient injectable version, reducing treatment time for patients

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Youโ€™ve explained the core concepts so clearly and made the key points easy to digest and apply. Really appreciate you sparking this conversation on the hub.

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Absolutely fascinating! Indiaโ€™s move into space-based drug manufacturing shows how science and innovation can open entirely new possibilities for healthcare. Exciting times ahead! :clap:

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Very happy to see researchers are working and trying new innovating methods to improve the healthcare.

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Amazing achievement. Better stability and uniform structures could change everything.

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Sounds amazing and something which we would see in a science fiction movie. Startups doing such innovation is always a delight to hear.

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Just now hearing about this