Welcome to the Step 1: Concept Summary Online Submission Form for In-Space Production Applications: Tissue Engineering and Biomanufacturing
iss062e115367 (3/26/2020) --- Tissue chambers shown during media exchanges and tissue fixations of the Human iPSC-based 3D Microphysiological System for Modeling Cardiac Dysfunction in Microgravity (Engineered Heart Tissue) investigation inside the Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Engineered Heart Tissues research model could be an effective tool for better understanding cardiac function in response to external factors which would be useful for drug development and other applications related to cardiac dysfunction on Earth.
Media Credit: NASA
All offerors must complete for review an online Step 1: Concept Summary form. Concept summaries must be submitted electronically by clicking on the GO TO CONCEPT FORM button at the bottom of this page. Concepts will be evaluated for completeness in addressing all required elements, to ensure the proposed project’s scope in alignment with the related solicitation, and to confirm the project’s need for access to the space environment. Offerors must complete all sections of the online concept summary form. During Step 1: Concept Summary preparation, offerors are strongly encouraged to identify and consult with an Implementation Partner—organizations that work with the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab to provide services related to payload development. For a listing of these organizations, visit our Implementation Partner database.
Instructions for Completing the Concept Form:
You may save your form at any time and come back later to complete your submission by selecting the “Save and Exit” button at the bottom of the page. If you elect to save and exit, you will receive an email with a link that will need to be used to access your partially completed form. Your application is submitted to CASIS(Abbreviation: CASIS™) The nonprofit organization that manages the ISS National Lab, which receives at least 50 percent of the U.S. research allocation on the International Space Station to facilitate research that benefits humanity (NASA manages the other 50% and focuses on research for space exploration purposes). once you click the “submit” button at the end of the form. You will receive a confirmation email soon after submitting your application.
When filling out the form, look for the information (i) button, which, when hovered over, will supply additional details.
You can submit multiple concept summaries through this site, provided the emphasis areas and research topics are different for each concept.
You can also view a document listing the information requested on the online concept summary form. We advise offerors to work offline using the requested information as a reference before entering information on the online concept summary form.
IMPORTANT: On Page 4 of the online form (Project Budget), be sure that the value in Line Item 8 (Total from All Funding Sources) equals the value in Line Item 3 (Total Project Funding Required).
The deadline for Step 1: Concept Summary submissions is November 20, 2023
For questions regarding this online concept summary form or the research announcement in general, please contact info@ISSNationalLab.org and reference NLRAThe abbreviation for an ISS National Lab Research Announcement. NLRAs are one of the ISS National Lab’s primary mechanisms to solicit proposals in specific research areas. 2024-1 in the subject line.
Useful Links:
Applicant Resources for ISS National Lab Research Opportunities
NASA’s Export Control Program
NASA Designated Countries