On January 13, 2022, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted into low Earth orbit a bio-nanosatellite, designed in the Department of Microsystems, with three biological experiments on board: cultures of Fusarium Culmorum fungi in dedicated lab-on-chips and cress seeds in a special micro-pot.
The project entitled "Bio-nanosatellite using miniaturized lab-on-chip instruments and methodology for conducting bio-medical research with its use in microgravity conditions". (POIR.04.01.01-0010/19) was granted under the Joint Undertaking with the Lower Silesian Voivodship "Lower Silesian Biomedical Technology Zone"programme.
The main objective of the interdisciplinary project, combining expertise from many different fields of science, was to create a bio-nanosatellite, which was equipped with a miniature laboratory (so-called Lab-on-chip).
Institutions involved in the bio-nanosatellite project are: Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wroclaw and SatRavolution company - the project leader.