Live Cell Observation System Selected for NASA-Supported Project Heading to the International Space Station

Live Cell Observation System Selected for NASA-Supported Project Heading to the International Space Station

/PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce that the live cell observation system developed by Nikon and its U.S.-based subsidiary Nikon...

Live cell observation system selected for ISS research project

TOKYO, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce that the live cell observation system developed by Nikon and its U.S.-based subsidiary Nikon Instruments Inc. (NII) has been selected for "research on the effects of microgravity in life sciences and drug discovery" on board the International Space Station (ISS), supported by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), manager of the ISS Nationa…

NASA-funded project sends live cell system to International Space Station.

Nikon’s Live Cell Observation System Selected for Space Research Mission Nikon Corporation (Nikon) and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Nikon Instruments Inc. (NII), are excited to announce that their live cell observation system has been chosen for a research project on the effects of microgravity in life sciences and drug discovery aboard the International Space Station (ISS). […]