Overview
- The draft positions paper outlines a plan to develop human organs via 3D bioprinting in microgravity as part of a drive to make Germany a leading technology nation.
- It proposes significant increases in research funding and the construction of space stations with laboratories to support space manufacturing and medical research in orbit.
- The text argues that microgravity could enable more stable tissue structures and blood vessels, potentially reducing reliance on donor organs.
- The CSU calls for sovereign German access to space to reduce dependence on external launch providers.
- CSU caucus leader Alexander Hoffmann frames the initiative within a broader Hightech Agenda spanning AI, quantum computing, microelectronics and biotechnology, and reporting says the draft also backs renewed nuclear research including mini-reactors.