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Live Human Heart Tissue Bioprinted Aboard ISS

Second Batch of Redwire PIL-BOX Pharmaceutical Crystal Experiments Delivered

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Tom Patton
May 13, 2024
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The first live human heart tissue sample has been bioprinted using the Redwire 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The tissue sample returned to Earth along with the second batch of pharmaceutical crystal experiments from Redwire’s PIL-BOX platform.

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