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title: "Redwire names ex-Merck scientist Paul Reichert, former NASA official Niki Werkheiser as SpaceMD advisers"
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description: "Redwire appointed Paul Reichert, former Merck scientist, as scientific advisor and Niki Werkheiser, ex-NASA official, as strategic advisor to its venture unit SpaceMD. Reichert will guide drug-candidate selection and orbital pharmaceutical research, while Werkheiser will collaborate on ISS biotech concepts and commercial platform opportunities."
datetime: "2026-07-08T11:01:30.000Z"
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# Redwire names ex-Merck scientist Paul Reichert, former NASA official Niki Werkheiser as SpaceMD advisers

-   Redwire named former Merck Research Laboratories principal investigator Paul Reichert scientific advisor to venture unit SpaceMD. \* Former NASA technology maturation director Niki Werkheiser joined SpaceMD as strategic advisor. \* Reichert will steer drug-candidate selection, support an orbital research pipeline for in-space pharmaceutical development. \* Werkheiser will work with biotech partners on ISS research concepts, pursue opportunities across emerging commercial platforms. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Redwire Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via Business Wire (Ref. ID: 202607080700BIZWIRE\_USPR\_\_\_\_\_20260708\_BW178055) on July 08, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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