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Aug 3, 2026

Varda Announces Biopharma Leader Mikael Dolsten will Join Board as Space-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Accelerates

The company appoints one of biopharma's most accomplished R&D leaders to its board as it aims to produce the first pharmaceutical made in space for patients on Earth.

May 18, 2026

Varda Space Industries Successfully Reenters W-6, Validating Autonomous Navigation and Advanced Thermal Protection Systems

The reentry capsule carried payloads from NASA and other government partners to advance autonomous hypersonic navigation and next-generation thermal protection systems.

May 13, 2026

Varda Space Industries and United Therapeutics Collaborate to Advance Microgravity-Enabled Treatments for Rare Pulmonary Disease

Varda Space Industries today announced a collaboration with United Therapeutics Corporation to explore the use of microgravity to develop improved formulations of treatments for rare pulmonary disease. The research collaboration will be the first ever to focus on space-based drug formulation that could result in therapies for patients.

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TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Varda Space Industries closes $42M Series A for off-planet manufacturing

July 29, 2021
CNBC
CNBC

Space start-up Varda, founded by SpaceX and Founders Fund veterans, aims to build factories in orbit

July 29, 2021
AXIOS
AXIOS

Varda Space raises $9 million for manufacturing in space

December 8, 2020
TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Space manufacturing startup Varda, incubated at Founders Fund, emerges with $9 million in funding

December 8, 2020

Varda in the News

Science
Science

Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality

August 27, 2026
Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality
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Scientific American
Scientific American

This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy

May 15, 2026
This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy
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MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

May 13, 2026
A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial
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NASA
NASA

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

January 29, 2026
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth
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TechCrunch
TechCrunch

Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring

November 30, 2025
Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring
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Gizmodo
Gizmodo

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space

September 22, 2025
Gizmodo Science Fair: A Satellite That Makes Drugs in Space
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