{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Balancing The Future","title":" Space Economy: A New Frontier for Future Medicine","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1175,"description":"By 2026 80% of the 500 pharmaceutical and industrial crystals produced in space exhibited better structure, greater consistency, and fewer defects. So, what does that tell us about the rapidly growing space economy — and how far could microgravity take manufacturing?  In this episode of Balancing the Future, Micah sits down with Mari Anne Snow, CEO and Co-Founder of Eascra Biotech. Eascra is a US-based company developing delivery technology for a wide range of therapeutic payloads — from mRNA and siRNA to proteins and peptides. Their technology is especially effective at penetrating very dense tissues such as cartilage, kidneys, and solid tumors.  Mari Anne shares the story of how her co-founder was given the chance and the funding by NASA to turn their work into a so-called “space product.” After sending it to the International Space Station, they discovered that the microgravity environment boosted the product’s effectiveness by an impressive 40–50%.  But that breakthrough also came with a new set of challenges. How do you build a supply chain that reaches 250 miles above Earth? How do you scale production in a place where creating new manufacturing space isn’t as simple as putting up a few extra walls? And what happens when regulations and governance on Earth collide with those in space?  Mari Anne believes we’re only at the very tip of the iceberg when it comes to what can be invented and produced off planet. From colonizing the Moon to space tourism, she argues that manufacturing in space won’t just support those ambitions; it could become the slingshot that propels us to the stars. \nLINKS: Eascra Biotech Website Mari Anne Snow on LinkedIn METTLER TOLEDO Website METTLER TOLEDO on LinkedIn Balancing The Future Podcast Website Micah Schweizer on LinkedIn Chai Nussbaumer on LinkedIn  EPISODE SOURCES: 20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel – The Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology In Space for Earth: Breakthroughs from...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Pdz75J9vcHeJ4yds5tmYwMJQx0rFGsRV7sZb9oJezxg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNzMy/ZmNiNGYyNDFmODQ1/NjdhZWY5YzlkYWEx/NzNmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}