About Confocal Science
- Based on our 30 years of experience in providing technical support for protein crystallization experiments in space, Confocal Science provides a wide range of experimental devices and technical services for both ground-based and space-based experiments.
- We have begun development of technologies required for long-duration stays on the Moon and Mars.
- We provide devices and technical services for space experiments in low Earth orbit, such as the International Space Station.
- We provide devices and technical services for solution-based chemistry experiments on the ground. In the field of protein crystallography, we manufacture and provide crystallization devices and provide contract crystallography services.
- We provide kits for active learning materials and technical services for biochemistry experiments for junior and senior high school students. We provide support from experiments to examine conditions on the ground to experiments in space.
- Please consult with us about your various requirements. We will solve them with CS's unique technologies.
Information
| 4/21/2025 | JAMSS "Kirara#6" was launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (SpX-32) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA to the International Space Station. We are providing technical support. The ICE Cubes Facility of Space Applications Services will be installed on Columbus Module. |
| 3/9/2025 | As part of the JAMSS project "Space Science Lab: The third Season of Crystallization in Space," CS supported the loading of protein samples for the Kirara#6 space experiment by junior and senior high school students at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). |
| 10/31/2024 | " A Small Device for Two-step Enzymatic Reactions in Space" is accepted on Oct. 8 and published on Oct. 31 in Int. J. Microgravity Sci. Appl. |
| 7/12/2024 | Overview of Kirara service and its new results on material bioproduction” was presented in the Webinar titled “Unlocking the Future of Drug Discovery: High-Quality Protein Crystallization in Microgravity” of Space Commerce Matters (SCM). |
| 6/28/2024 | "Effect of Impurity Concentration on the Precipitation of Atorvastatin Calcium Under Microgravity on the International Space Station" is accepted on June 28 and published on July 25 in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134553 |
| 5/2/2024 | "Bacterial Cellulose Production in Space" is accepted on May 1 and published on July 31 in Int. J. Microgravity Sci. Appl. |
| 3/31/2024 | The FY2021 MEXT Aerospace Science and Technology Promotion Commissioned Research Program has been successfully completed. We will publish the results of our research in due course. |
| 1/10/2024 | C-Kit Education/Space is now available. For more information, please see the pamphlet. |
| 12/23/2023 | "Kirara#5" left the International Space Station (ISS) on December 22 and returned safely to Earth the following day. |
| 11/9/2023 | JAMSS "Kirara#5" was launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (SpX-29) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA to the International Space Station. We are providing technical support. The ICE Cubes Facility of Space Applications Services will be installed on Columbus Module.
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| 10/1/2023 | "As part of the JAMSS project "Space Science Lab: The Second Season of Crystallization in Space," CS supported the loading of protein samples for the Kirara#5 space experiment by junior and senior high school students at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). |
| 5/26/2023 | At the "Bioscience in Space" seminar (hosted by Medtech Consulting, LLC), to be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, Hiroaki Tanaka, Chief Executive Director of Confocal Science Inc, will give a lecture on "Technologies for High-Quality Protein Crystal Growth, from Sample Preparation to Space Experiments". |
| 4/19/2023 | JAMSS "Kirara#4" left the International Space Station (ISS) on April 15 and returned safely to Earth the following day. |
| 4/1/2023 | C-Kit GroundPro(XRD)(#CRT101-1) is now available from Cosmo Bio USA |
| 3/18/2023 | JAMSS "KIRARA#4" has been installed in the ICE Cubes Facility of Space Applications Services on Columbus Module. |
| 2/12/2023 | "As part of the JAMSS project "Space Science Lab: Crystallization in Space," CS supported the loading of protein samples for the Kirara#4 space experiment by junior and senior high school students at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). |
