Humans In Space

Humans In Space

Global Space Ecosystem

Following the success of our inaugural Care In Space Challenge, the 2023 Humans In Space Symposium, co-hosted by Boryung, Axiom Space and Aurelia Institute, unfolded with an expanded vision and scale. Stay tuned for the return of the Humans In Space Initiative.

Symposium

A grand gathering for key figures in the space industry and Humans In Space Challenge finalists to network and discover new findings

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Challenge

A Global Challenge calling for innovative solutions and research on the challenges of sustained human life on Earth and space

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Our Regional Partners

Through our regional partners across Europe and the Middle East, Humans In Space maintains a truly international reach,
fostering collaborations and knowledge exchange on a global scale.

Our Partners and Experts

Diverse pool of partners and experts from government, research, innovation, investment, and corporate sectors have joined us for Humans In Space. Together, we remain dedicated to the exploration and realization of diverse pathways for Humans In Space.

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※ Our experts are listed in alphabetical order
according to their respective affiliations.

Rebecca Waber

Executive Director, Strategy & Innovation, Commercial Product
Former Sr. Director, Commercial Insurance Product Innovation

Ariel Ekblaw

Founder and Director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, MIT Media Lab
Chief Executive Officer, Aurelia Institute

Lucie Low

Chief Scientist for Microgravity Research
Former Scientist at NASA-NIH

Anjali Gupta

Space entrepreneur and startup advisor
Former pharmaceutical drug discovery scientist & digital health innovator

Liz Warren

Director of Research Development for Orbital Reef
Expert on the effects of spaceflight on human physiology

Michelle Kydd Lee

Chief Innovation Officer
Advisory Council Member, MIT Media Lab

Arun Sharma

Assistant Professor, Biodmedical Sciences
Research Scientist, Smidt Heart Institute

Monica Jain

Surgical Innovation Officer
Venture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health

Dawn Bowles

Assistant Professor in Surgery
Expert in Molecular Biology and Medicine

Assaf Wise

Chief Technology Officer
Former Board of Directors for The Gevasol Group

Zack Fagan

Co-founder & Partner
Co-founder of Initium Group

Solange Massa

Chief Executive Officer
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Nevada, Reno

Nicol Caplin

Exploration Scientist
Background in biological effects of ionising radiation

Tomomichi Fujita

Professor of Biological Sciences, Cell Structure and Function
Head of Plant Evolutionary and Developmental Biology

Tasneem Sharma

Assistant Professor of Ophthamology
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Justice

Deok-Ho Kim

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Founding Director, Center for Microphysiological Systems

Soyeon Yi

The First Korean Astronaut
Managing Director, Business Development & Partnership, Noul Co., Ltd.

Alexander Chouker

Chair of Life and Physical Sciences at European Space Sciences Committee
Professor of Anesthesiology

Audrey Berthier

Executive Director
22 years of expertise in Space Physiology and Medicine

Wissam Mansour

Founding Partner & CEO
Board Observer for Ceres Imaging

Sunny Bertsch

Business Development Expert
Industry leader in solutions for extreme environments in space

Mathias Basner

Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology
Director of Behavioral Regulation & Health Section, Department of Psychiatry

Junaid Mian

Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, Investor
Principal, Life Sciences

Marissa Rosenberg

Senior Medical Research Engineer at SpaceX
Senior Research Scientist in the Neuroscience Laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center

Martina Truche

Entrepreneur, consultant, statup mentor & judge
Space medicine enthusiast w/STEM background & healthcare innovation experiences

Jacob Scoccimerra

Payload Expert - Independent
Former Program Manager, Nanoracks

James Hury

Deputy Director
Chief Innovation Officer

Jimmy Wu

Senior Biomedical Engineer
Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine Center

Rihana Bokhari

Deputy Chief Scientific Officer
Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

Tarek Waked

Founding Partner
Former Lead Investor & Board Member of Space Forge

Charles Chiu

Professor Laboratory Medicine
Associate Director of the UCSF Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

David Marsh

Director, Space Station Strategy
Former Program Manager, Nanoracks

Cathy Yeung

Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Investigator at Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology