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Maths whizz Carol Vorderman has handed on her vibrant spark to astronaut daughter, Dr Katie King, who gained an award together with her revolutionary area firm.
The 32-year-old nanotech scientist prepared to head into space last year and hasn't stopped there as she works on developments in cancer remedy – in area.
As fantastical as that sounds, Katie's company Bio Orbit is aiming to develop a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in area inside the subsequent 10 years.
Now, the Countdown icon has shared that her daughter landed the Innovator of the Yr award at the 2024 Bupa everywoman in Know-how Awards for all her unimaginable work.
Carol shared snaps of the award ceremony on X and wrote: 'Proud mum second ❤️My daughter, nanotech scientist, Dr Katie King Ph.D founded an area company Bio Orbit final yr, half sponsored by European Area Agency.
'She has just gained INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD at @everywomanUK.'
Explaining a bit of concerning the advanced science, the 63-year-old character stated: 'By taking sure cancer medicine to area, the right crystallisation of proteins in microgravity will permit sufferers to inject underneath the skin as an alternative of going into hospital for chemo.
'First course of trial… in area…coming quickly.'
Clearly pleased with Katie, Carol then joked: 'I'll be going to that rocket launch for positive!!!'
The pair are incredibly close, with the TV legend heading to Spain together with her daughter to help her astronaut coaching.
She shared a clip of Katie arriving at Astroland in Cantabria, which is an aerospace start-up appearing as a research organisation wanting into future dwelling capabilities on the purple planet.
Katie stored followers updated with footage of her in a space go well with and eating her last meal 'on earth' earlier than heading into the zero-gravity simulation.
The scientist is Carol's oldest youngster& from her marriage with ex-husband Patrick King they usually also share son Cameron, 27.
Through the years, the TV character has championed more help in faculties for teenagers with particular instructional wants as Cameron has excessive dyslexia.
She previously informed The Netmums Podcast: 'If a toddler has special instructional wants, like my son did, he was off the size dyslexic, he was in particular faculty for about five years in the long run.
'Sadly, there's not a lot help for them. Budgets have been reduce in native authorities. Some individuals are ready for years for that instructional psychiatrist check. It's not a very good place in any respect in the meanwhile.
'I can solely see it getting worse proper now. They find yourself being the forgotten ones sadly.'
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