Varda Space and United Therapeutics partner for space-based drug development

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Varda Space Industries and United Therapeutics Collaborate to Advance Microgravity-Enabled Treatments for Rare Pulmonary Disease

May 13, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

The research collaboration will be the first ever to focus on space-based drug formulation that could result in therapies for patients.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Varda Space Industries today announced a collaboration with United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) to explore the use of microgravity to develop improved formulations of treatments for rare pulmonary disease.

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