The New Pharma Frontier: Could Drugs Made in Space Help You Live Longer?

WSJ’s The Future of Everything

Oct 11 2024 • 15 mins

In the future, the drugs helping you live healthier, happier and longer may have components manufactured in space. In this conversation with WSJ’s Danny Lewis from the Future of Everything Festival in May, Eric Lasker, an executive at Varda Space Industries, and Sita Sonty, former CEO of Space Tango, discuss the advantages and limitations of space manufacturing and how it can benefit pharmaceutical development. What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: FOEPodcast@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free The Future of Everything newsletter. Further reading: Is Space the Next Manufacturing Frontier?  Varda Hopes New Research Draws More Drugmakers to Space Factories  How Research in Space Helps Doctors Treat People on Earth  Space Manufacturing: Building an Economy Beyond Earth  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices