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Varda Announces $187 million in Series C Funding to Make Medicines in Space
The El Segundo-based start-up is building infrastructure to support manufacturing in microgravity and test hypersonic reentry technologies.
Varda Space Industries Launches W-4 with the FAA's First-Ever Reentry Vehicle Operator License and Debuts an In-House Satellite Bus
The company's fourth mission will focus on demonstrating its new satellite bus, an in-house heatshield, and solution-based pharmaceutical processing.
Varda's W-3 capsule lands successfully in South Australia
The company partnered with the US Air Force to test an advanced inertial measurement unit to advance scientific understanding of the high-hypersonic reentry environment.
Varda in the News
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Space-Medicines Startup Varda Nabs $187 Million Financing
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Varda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in Australia
Varda Conducts First Reentry Mission into Australia
What Does the Pharmaceutical Business Look Like in Space?
Op-Ed: Standardized Launch, Reentry Regs Will Support a Growing Industry
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Space-Medicines Startup Varda Nabs $187 Million Financing
Jul 2025
Varda raises $187M to advance drug manufacturing in space
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May 2025
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May 2025
Why the future of pharma is off-planet | A live conversation with Varda founder Will Bruey
May 2025
The Future of Manufacturing Might be in Space
May 2025
Why Varda is developing cancer drugs in space
Mar 2025
Varda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in Australia
Feb 2025
Varda Conducts First Reentry Mission into Australia
Feb 2025
Medicines made in space set to touch down in Australian outback
Feb 2025
Varda’s second mission launches with U.S. Air Force payload
Jan 2025
Varda Launches Second Mission With AFRL, NASA Payloads
Jan 2025
U.S. Air Force awards Varda $48 million to test payloads on reentry capsules
Dec 2024
Varda Space Wins $48M Contract For Reentry Payload Testing
Nov 2024
Australia’s rocket industry reaches a crucial inflection point
Nov 2024
Landmark space re-entry approval sets up 2025 tilt in SA
Oct 2024
What Does the Pharmaceutical Business Look Like in Space?
Oct 2024
The New Pharma Frontier: Could Drugs Made in Space Help You Live Longer?
Oct 2024
Op-Ed: Standardized Launch, Reentry Regs Will Support a Growing Industry
Oct 2024
Varda Space is utilizing microgravity for pharmaceutical research
Jun 2024