L.U.C.A. 2025
Linking Us: Community & Advancement
NASA, ESA, STScI
Our Annual Community Event
LUCA 2025
Designed to connect and strengthen Israel’s growing aerospace medicine ecosystem.
LUCA 2025 marked the inaugural edition of this initiative and IAsMA’s first national community gathering in aerospace medicine. The event was held in collaboration with I-NEXT, the Research, Development, and Innovation Center of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), and brought together researchers, clinicians, students, and industry professionals from across Israel.
The name LUCA – Linking Us: Community & Advancement reflects the core mission of the initiative: to build meaningful connections across disciplines and advance awareness, collaboration, and innovation in aerospace medicine..
The First of Its Kind
Featured Oren Milstein, PhD, CEO of StemRAD, a Multidisciplinary Panel of experts exploring how aerospace medicine is shaping the future of healthcare, and a Student Research Spotlight.
LUCA 2025 brought together students, researchers, clinicians, engineers, and industry professionals to buildconnections, share knowledge, and foster new opportunities in this emerging field. The event highlighted how aerospace medicine, a multidisciplinary field spanning aviation, spaceflight, health, and technology, drives innovation for both space and healthcare on Earth.
Featured Speaker
Dr. Oren Milstein
From Earth to Space and Back: 360 Gamma, AstroRad, and the Future of Radiation Protection
Dr. Oren Milstein, CEO and co-founder of StemRad, explored how StemRad’s mission to protect first responders on Earth led to the development of the AstroRad vest for astronauts. His talk followed the full innovation arc – from ground-based radiation emergencies to deep-space protection – and highlighted how technologies designed for space are now informing new approaches to radiation safety and advancing healthcare for medical teams and patients worldwide.
Multidisciplinary Speaker Panel
how aerospace medicine is shaping the future of healthcare
Yossi Yamin, CEO SpacePharma SA
Dr. Omer Tehori, IAF Aeromedical Unit, YARPA (2023–2025)
Mr. Aviv Kanelbaum, Director, Advanced Space Systems, Missiles & Space Division, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Hadas Klein, Health Cluster Manager, Ministry of Economy and Industry
Student Research Spotlight
Offir Loboda
In my talk, I shared my experience as an engineer at a space-tech startup, where I helped design and launch scientific experiments to the International Space Station, bridging innovation on Earth with discovery in space.
Our Sponsors and Partners
We are deeply grateful to our academic and industry sponsors for their generous support of this year’s conference. Their commitment to advancing our field and fostering meaningful dialogue makes this gathering possible. We’re particularly excited to benefit from their expertise and diverse perspectives through their participation as speakers. Their contributions, both financial and intellectual, enrich the conference experience for all attendees and help bridge the vital connection between research and practice.
If you are interested in sponsoring, email IAsMA@IAsMA.org.il for more details!
