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    Your Entry Point to Commercial Space Opportunities

    ESA Commercialisation Gateway

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    Your access point to the future of space commercialisation

    The ESA Commercialisation Gateway is your entry point to Europe’s thriving space commercialisation sector. We help startups, SMEs, large corporations, academia, institutions, and investors turn ideas into business success with innovation support, commercial advice, and access to a global investor network.

    Here you can find all space commercialisation opportunities from every ESA programme - whether you need technology transfer, business incubation, market insights, or connections to partners and funding, we open doors to opportunities in a fast-growing industry. Join us to help shape a greener, more digital future.

    The ESA Commercialisation Gateway aims to create links with new business through its commercialisation-oriented programmes and networking opportunities

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    Explore space funding and support for commercial ventures available through ESA programmes and initiatives.

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    Join ESA’s business networks to connect, collaborate and grow using space technology for markets in and beyond the space sector.

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    ESA directorates and programmes that support industry initiatives in space and on Earth, from upstream to downstream sectors.

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    Discover ESA’s services, platforms and tools designed to help you develop, launch, and commercialise your idea.

    Whether you are a start-up, investor, academic, or industry leader, we are here to guide you through the vast opportunities and challenges

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    Upcoming Events

    15 April 2026 - 16 April 2026
    ESAW 2026
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    26 January 2026 - 30 January 2026
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    03 December 2025 - 05 December 2025
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    19 November 2025 - 19 November 2025
    Connecting the Curious: Bremen Edition 2025
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    Connecting the Curious: Bremen Edition 2025
    29 October 2025 - 29 October 2025
    Future Space Transportation Autumn Session
    Future Space Transportation Autumn Session
    20 October 2025 - 24 October 2025
    Accelerate Crisis Preparedness
    ESA ESEC
    Accelerate Crisis Preparedness
    22 September 2025 - 26 September 2025
    ESA’s Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025
    University of Latvia, Riga
    ESA’s Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation 2025
    08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
    Accelerate Urban Green Transition
    Sopra Steria Belgium
    Accelerate Urban Green Transition
    08 July 2025 - 09 July 2025
    LES ASSISES DU NEWSPACE
    Centre des Congrès de la Villette Paris
    LES ASSISES DU NEWSPACE
    25 June 2025 - 25 June 2025
    FIRST! Sustainability pitch day
    FIRST! Sustainability pitch day
    23 June 2025 - 25 June 2025
    Accelerate Space Weather Resilience
    ESOC
    Accelerate Space Weather Resilience
    17 June 2025 - 17 June 2025
    The After
    La Petite Halle, Paris 19e
    The After
    16 June 2025 - 22 June 2025
    International Paris Air Show
    International Paris Air Show
    03 June 2025 - 05 June 2025
    ScyLight Conference 2025
    Aviva Stadium
    ScyLight Conference 2025
    19 May 2025 - 23 May 2025
    4th ESA Mission Operations Academy
    ESOC
    4th ESA Mission Operations Academy
    14 May 2025 - 15 May 2025
    CYSAT 2025 – Cybersecurity for the space industry
    CYSAT 2025 – Cybersecurity for the space industry

    Discover ESA Directorates and programmes involved in space commercialisation

    Earth Observation
    Explore how Earth observation data and solutions support and develop the commercial sector.
    Space Transportation
    Business ventures in space transportation.
    Telecoms
    Innovating telecommunications through strategic collaborations.
    Exploration
    Leverage exploration infrastructure to enable commercial services and product development for Earth and space.
    Commercialisation & Competitiveness Support
    Discover ESA Business opportunities, connect with investor network, and more.
    Navigation
    ESA solutions and commercial prospects for European Satellite Navigation and Precision.
    Operations
    Stay updated on space safety, reduce risks with ESA.
    Technology
    Advancing engineering concepts, and fostering innovation.

    Open Competition Funding for Space Innovation

    Coastal resilience to climate change
    Space for Metaverse
    CASE: Commercial Applications Enabled by Space Environments
    Spanish InCubed National Call – Wildfire Lifecycle Downstream Applications
    Space for Olympic Games
    Bioengineering in the Space Environment
    Open Call for Proposals – Kick-Starts
    Expanding Estrack: Opportunities for European Ground Stations
    Space for Underwater Radiated Noise Management
    Future of Retail
    Space for Sustainable, Connected and Liveable Cities
    SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS STUDIES OF SELECTED ESA ACTIVITIES
    Enhancing Port Safety and Efficiency through Space
    Space for Metaverse
    Innovative mission concepts enabled by disruptive computing paradigms (SysNova Campaign)
    SPACE DEBRIS COMPLIANT MICROSATELLITE PLATFORM FOR LARGE SATCOM CONSTELLATIONS (ARTES AT 4A.104)
    Call for Φdeas – call for EO transformative ideas
    Odyssey Call for Ideas
    SPECTRUM SHARING TECHNIQUES FOR BEYOND 5G (B5G) AND 6G 3D NETWORKS (ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 3A.185)
    High thRoughput Optical Network Demonstration System (HydRON-DS) Element #3: User Segment and Evolution
    Call for Proposals: Management of the ESA BSGN Agri-Food Industry Accelerator
    Call for Ideas: Simulation and Intelligence for Future Space Transportation
    BSGN Life Science Industry Accelerator – 2nd Call for projects !
    RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR JAMMING MITIGATION IN NGSO CONSTELLATIONS (ARTES 4.0 SPL 4S 3A.199) RE-ISSUE

    Latest news on space commercialisation

    28 November 2025
    CM25 delivers for business – launch of ACCESS signals a bright future for the European space sector

    At this week’s Council Meeting at Ministerial Level (CM25) in Bremen, ESA Member States formally approved the new ACCESS programme, ensuring that European businesses will continue to benefit from the […]

    27 November 2025
    ESA BICs: Powering Europe’s Space Innovation Boom

    The ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) are Europe’s premier commercialisation network for supporting space start-ups. Operating in 36 centres across 23 European countries and with over 100 locations, ESA […]

    26 November 2025
    European Investment Bank (EIB) Space Lending Facility Announced at ESA Ministerial Council 2025

    Photo (Left to Right)  Catherine Bender – Head of Division, Financial Institutions Western Europe, European Investment Bank (EIB)  Robert de Groot – Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB)   Anna Roscio […]

    26 November 2025
    The ESA Rising Stars 2025

    The ESA Rising Stars initiative, led by the ESA Commercialisation Directorate, aims to identify the most promising European space start-ups and scale-ups within its ecosystem Now in its third edition, […]

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