Space Medical Accelerator, Space Business Platform for Medical Healthcare 2024 Humans In Space Challenge as an expert company

Space Medical Accelerator (Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Representative Director: Masayuki Goto), a general incorporated association aiming to create space businesses in the medical healthcare field, is participating in the global space healthcare business platform ‘2024 Humans In Space Challenge’, as an expert company in space healthcare.

2024 HIS Challenge Topics

The Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge is an idea competition led by Boryung, a Korean healthcare investment company, to support startup companies and researchers who are working to solve healthcare and medical challenges associated with deep space human exploration, as well as medical challenges on the ground through the use of space. This year marks the third year of the program.

In this program, we have decided to support startup companies and researchers who are taking on new medical challenges in space by reviewing the ideas of applicants based on our extensive knowledge of space medicine.

1. About the 2024 Humans In Space Challenge

The 2024 Humans In Space Challenge is the third annual Global Space Healthcare Challenge, seeking startup companies and researchers to address critical healthcare issues in space and on Earth. Selected winners will receive equity investment, funds to launch into low Earth orbit, participation in an accelerator program, and valuable networking opportunities with experts. The application period is May 1 - June 27 (EST).

For more information and to apply, visit https://humansinspaceofficial.com/html/front/contents/his2024_challenge.do.

2. More information in English on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boryung-corp_humansinspace-challenge-spacehealthcare-activity-7191965441206968320--zg5/?utm_source= share&utm_medium=member_desktop

3. Information session on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLuqUWeoILs

2024 HIS Challenge Application Deadline

For the past several years, the HIS Challenge has awarded and invested in international startups and other companies with such projects as "developing technology for artificial retinas in microgravity," "AI-based data collection devices," and "analytical software that enables long-term monitoring of the brain in space."

In the third year of the program, our Space Medical Accelerator, which includes many physicians and researchers specializing in aerospace medicine, has entered into a partnership with HIS as a space medicine expert company to evaluate the technologies and services of the program applicants.

In this program, we will review many attractive ideas from applicants with the knowledge of space medicine, and support startup companies and researchers who "challenge new medicine from space".

If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to explain the program and assist you with your entry.

Contact form: https://space-healthcare.jp/contact/

Space Medical Accelerator

About Space Medical Accelerator

Space Medical Accelerator is a corporation that provides advisory and business support to companies and researchers aiming for new space projects in the medical and life science fields, utilizing medical knowledge. The team consists of highly specialized personnel such as active physicians, researchers, and engineers who are well versed in space medicine, and provides information on the latest trends in research and business, on-site needs, and future challenges.

We aim to create medical services necessary for many people to enter space, including spaceflight, and to contribute to cutting-edge medical research utilizing the space environment, and are committed to the development of space medicine as an industry.

Outline of the corporation

Name: Space Medical Accelerator General Incorporated Association

Representative: Masayuki Goto, President

Location: 2-5-1 Azuma, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0031, Japan

　　　　　 Tsukuba Startup Park

Establishment: February 2022

Business description: 

　1．Propose expertise and businessstrategies to companies aiming to enter the space market in the relevant field,and implement co-creation projects.

　2．Introduce partner companies and researchinstitutes to companies aiming to enter the space market in the relevant field,and serve as intermediaries between the parties involved.

　3．Assistance in obtaining research funding forcompanies seeking to conduct research and development in the field of spacemedicine.

　4．Planning, organizing, and assisting in the planning of space-themed sessions and events at medical societies.

　5．All business activities incidental or related to the above items.

URL: https://space-healthcare.jp/