Space Health Market Entry for Non-Space Companies
With Vanessa FarsadakiSpace Health is not a distant frontier; it is a near-term path to differentiated products, validated science, and new revenue on Earth. This six week executive program equips leaders in pharma, med tech, and hospital systems to design a de-risked entry into Space Health with clear terrestrial ROI.
FORMAT
Weekly live sessions
ONLINE ACCESS
Learn with live instructor support
6 WEEKS
2 hours per week
UPCOMING
SESSIONS
ABOUT THIS COURSE
SPACE HEALTH MARKET ENTRY FOR NON-SPACE COMPANIES
Space Health is not a distant frontier; it is a near-term path to differentiated products, validated science, and new revenue on Earth. This six week executive program equips leaders in pharma, med tech, and hospital systems to design a de-risked entry into Space Health with clear terrestrial ROI. Through case work and guided labs, participants convert complex opportunities into practical architectures, budgets, risks, and milestones. Each leader produces a Space Health GTM Canvas, a concise Regulatory Map that covers FDA and EMA pathways, IRB and HSRB needs, data privacy, and export control, and a prioritized Partner Shortlist across platforms, integrators, CROs, and funding sources. Core topics include microgravity R&D, organoids and crystallization, in Space biomanufacturing, telemedicine for extreme environments, and satellite enabled data services. The capstone is an 8 minute board pitch and an 18 month execution roadmap. Graduates leave with a partner ready plan that links Space innovation to measurable outcomes for patients, shareholders, and teams.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
• Define a Space Health problem that aligns with their core business and a clear patient or customer outcome.
• Build and iterate a Space Health GTM Canvas with segments, value, channels, pricing, and KPIs.
• Quantify market size and prioritize segments with a simple, defensible method.
• Select a viable use case from microgravity R&D, in Space biomanufacturing, telemedicine in extreme environments, or satellite data, and write a one page concept card.
• Map the regulatory route at a high level, including FDA or EMA pathway, IRB or HSRB needs, GxP touchpoints, and data privacy basics.
• Complete an export control quick screen and know when to escalate to legal.
• Identify, score, and shortlist partners and platforms, and prepare a concise outreach brief.
• Draft key commercial and legal terms for a pilot, including IP and data rights, milestones, and TRL gates.
• Model unit economics and pricing, estimate ROI and payback, and set success thresholds.
• Structure a funding plan across internal budget, CVC or VC, grants, and public private options, with a two paragraph investment thesis.
• Build a risk register and heatmap with mitigations and a simple governance cadence.
• Produce an 18 month execution roadmap with resources, timeline, and go or no go gates.
• Deliver an 8 minute board pitch that links Space work to near term terrestrial ROI and next steps.
SYLLABUS
Over six weeks, leaders in pharma, medtech, and healthcare systems learn to transform complex opportunities into actionable strategies, from regulatory planning to partner engagement. Participants gain hands-on experience developing a GTM Canvas, regulatory map, and execution roadmap. The program culminates in a board-level pitch, leaving graduates with a partner-ready plan that links space innovation to measurable outcomes.
Week 1 — Where is the value?
• Exec brief: Why Space Health now; where terrestrial upside lives
• Tools: Problem framing canvas, TRL/clinical maturity screen, market sizing quick-sheet
• Workshop: Draft your GTM Canvas v1 (pain points, segments, offer, KPIs)
Week 2 — Use cases & architectures
• Microgravity R&D (crystallization, organoids), in-Space biomanufacturing, remote care/telemedicine, sensing & data
• Build: 1-page Experiment/Program Concept Card (objectives, payload/service path, data)
Week 3 — Regulatory, ethics & safety (fast-track view)
• FDA/EMA (IND/IDE, De Novo/510(k)/PMA), ICH, ISO 13485/14971, GxP touchpoints
• Human-subjects & extreme-environment consent; HIPAA/GDPR; export control (ITAR/EAR)
• Deliverable: Your Regulatory Map + “no-regrets” compliance checklist
Week 4 — Access, partners & contracting
• How to fly/run: national labs, commercial stations, integrators, mission providers, CROs
• IP & data rights, SOWs, milestones, TRL gating
• Deliverable: Partner Shortlist + scoring matrix (capability, schedule, cost, compliance, fit)
Week 5 — Economics, funding & proof
• Cost ranges & unit economics, dual-use models, reimbursement angles, ESG story
• Funding lanes: internal, CVC/VC, grants, PPAs/PPPs, prize challenges
• Deliverable: 18-month roadmap + risk register (top 10 with mitigations)
Week 6 — Boardroom demo day
• Pitch: 8 minutes + 10 Q&A to an industry panel
• Feedback mapped to scorecard: market clarity, feasibility, compliance, economics, differentiation, execution
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Vanessa Farsadaki
President and Managing Partner of Space Exploration Strategies
Vanessa Farsadaki, BSc, MSc, MS, MBA, EMGM, CBT, MD is a medical doctor and Space Health specialist whose work sits at the intersection of human Biology, Medicine, and Space Exploration. She is the President and Managing Partner of Space Exploration Strategies, where she advises industry and institutional partners on Space Health, Space Medicine innovation, and the translation of Space-derived technologies to Earth. Dr. Farsadaki serves as faculty at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Kepler Space University and is an active member of the British Interplanetary Society, as well as the National Space Society.
WAYS TO ENROLL
Space Health Market Entry for Non-Space Companies
Space Health is not a distant frontier; it is a near-term path to differentiated products, validated science, and new revenue on Earth. This six week executive program equips leaders in pharma, med tech, and hospital systems to design a de-risked entry into Space Health with clear terrestrial ROI. Through case work and guided labs, participants convert complex opportunities into practical architectures, budgets, risks, and milestones.
PROFESSIONAL $950 USD
EDUCATOR/MILITARY $550 USD
STUDENT $350 USD
Expert Instruction
Space Education
Online Access
Learn with live instructor support
6 weeks
2 hours per week
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