Space Biotech startup Exobiosphere secures €1 million grant
Funding will support the company’s operations, business development, marketing, and scale-up
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Exobiosphere, the space biotechnology company advancing drug discovery and biomedical research in microgravity, has secured €1 million in non-dilutive funding through Luxembourg's Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) aid, administered by the Ministry of the Economy .
The funding will accelerate the company's commercial expansion, strengthen operations, grow its international business development and marketing activities, while supporting the scale-up of Exobiosphere's proprietary orbital high-throughput screening platform. The aid for young innovative enterprise was conditional to an innovation certificate by Luxinnovation.
The JEIaid supports young, research-intensive companies with strong growth potential by providing non-dilutive funding alongside private investment. Designed to help innovative businesses transition into their next phase of growth, the aid enables companies to accelerate development, strengthen commercial activities and expand internationally.
"This grant lands at exactly the right moment and makes a real difference for a company at our stage. It allows us to expand our commercial activities, strengthen our team, and bring our technological offer to more pharmaceutical and biotech partners around the world. We're grateful for the continued support of the Luxembourg innovation ecosystem and Ministry of Economy." said Kyle Acierno, CEO and Co-Founder of Exobiosphere .
This grant will reinforce’s Exobiosphere's position as one of world’s fastest- growing space biotechnology companies and reflect Luxembourg's commitment to supporting world-class innovation at the intersection of biotechnology and space.
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