Davide Marotta is a scientist, inventor, and author born and raised in Palermo, Sicily (Italy). He served as Program Director for In-Space Biomanufacturing at the International Space Station National Laboratory® (ISSNL), where he helped shape the emerging field of biomanufacturing in low Earth orbit. Today, he works independently as a science and space strategist, leading the biomanufacturing community toward the future by fostering innovation and building bridges across disciplines. Before his role at ISSNL, Davide was a scientist at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), where his research focused on developing advanced models of neurodegenerative diseases using patient-derived iPSC brain organoids and studying how microgravity influences their development in space. His work aimed to unlock new insights into disease progression and accelerate discoveries relevant both to space and Earth. Davide’s academic journey includes a B.Sc. in Molecular and Cell Biology and an M.Sc. in Biomedicine from the University of Palermo, followed by a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at University College London (UK). He went on to conduct postdoctoral research at the Institute of Cancer Research (UK), where he focused on drug discovery and cancer evolution, and at Columbia University (NY), where he studied hematopoietic stem cells and aging. With a multidisciplinary background and deep expertise in leveraging microgravity to study biological processes, Davide has become a pioneering voice advancing the frontiers of space biomanufacturing and life sciences.