Donya Naz Divsalar
Donya is the Head of Future Projects at Magdrive, based in California, where she is leading the commercialisation of innovative technologies for terrestrial and space applications. Most recently she served as Starlab's Human Systems Integration and Human Factors Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space, developing the next generation of commercial space stations.
Following her studies at Debrecen Medical School in Hungary, and her MSc in Aerospace Physiology at Simon Fraser University, Donya has led and supported multiple space health projects for the Canadian and European Space Agencies. Donya was previously the co-founder and CEO of Caidin Biotechnologies, a Canadian start-up established to improve human health and performance in space through biomedical advancements.