Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory – Bio-crystal Optimization eXperiments
Short Name: PIL-BOX
Current Status: In Flight Rotation
The Redwire Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory – Bio-crystal Optimization eXperiments (PIL-BOX) provides services to pharmaceutical and institutional researchers seeking to use target molecules (large and small) in their crystalline state to reformulate existing products and/or develop formulations for new products. Some PIL-BOXes include real-time microscopic observation of crystal growth in multiple automated mixing experiments. This will allow for real-time hardware performance optimization, the identification of causal relationships, and the immediate evaluation of the success of the growth process, providing researchers with empirical data that they can compare with data derived from ground control experiments.
Additional Information:
PIL-BOXes are flight proven. Every cargo spacecraft, and some crew vehicles, carry a PIL-BOX to the ISS for research and manufacturing.
https://redwirespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Redwire-PIL-BOX-FC-flysheet.pdf
https://redwirespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Redwire-PIL-BOX-SMALS.pdf
Parent Facility: ADSEP
Child Facility:
ISS Environment: Internal
Facility Owner: Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Facility Manager: Stephen Tuma | Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Manager Email: [email protected]
Operator/Implementation Partner: Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Developer(s): Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA