Our
team
Five Belgian companies and research centers are joining forces in the AstroCardia project. Our mission is to research and improve heart health. To do so, we are developing an artificial miniature heart and associated circulatory system using 3D bioprinting. This so-called heart-on-a-chip will be sent to the International Space Station in 2025. Curious about our team? Be sure to read on.
SKC CEN
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre with 70 years of experience in nuclear research and technology.
SKC CEN is responsible for the generation of a mature human derived heart-on-chip incorporated into a self-sufficient cassettes, and to induce cardiac ageing through exposure to simulated space environment (microgravity and radiation).
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SKC CEN is responsible for the generation of a mature human derived heart-on-chip incorporated into a self-sufficient cassettes, and to induce cardiac ageing through exposure to simulated space environment (microgravity and radiation).
Space Applications Services
Provides services to the aerospace, security markets and related industries.
Space Applications Services is responsible for the organ-on-chip hosting platform design.
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Space Applications Services is responsible for the organ-on-chip hosting platform design.