{"id":16480,"date":"2026-04-13T09:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16480"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:59:46","slug":"esdi-deep-tech-x-space-summit-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/?tribe_events=esdi-deep-tech-x-space-summit-2026","title":{"rendered":"ESDI Deep-Tech \u00d7 Space Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>13 May 2026<\/strong>, the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong> and the <strong>Paul Scherrer Institute PSI<\/strong> invite you to attend the <strong>ESDI Deep-Tech \u00d7 Space Summit 2026<\/strong>, to be held at the <strong>European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI)<\/strong> at <strong>Park Innovaare<\/strong>, near <strong>Zurich<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This half-day summit brings together Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and technology leaders from Europe\u2019s deep tech and space sectors to discuss challenges, opportunities, and the commercialisation of deep tech. The event aims to encourage <strong>new collaborations between deep tech and space actors<\/strong>, shaping technology strategy and commercialisation in areas such as quantum technologies, AI, robotics, and advanced materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16497\" src=\"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260409_PSIxESDI_Invitation_Summit-2026_1920x1080_02-new-resized-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Summit Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore how frontier technologies can help address current and future space challenges while enabling commercial success.<\/li>\n<li>Identify and tackle manufacturing bottlenecks that prevent deep tech breakthroughs from reaching industrial scale, particularly where organisational design and production readiness lag behind scientific maturity.<\/li>\n<li>Support partnerships between the European deep tech and space sectors, focusing on accelerating the path to commercialisation.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen the connection between Swiss deep tech innovation and the wider European sector through the joint efforts of ESA and PSI at ESDI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ESA and ESDI are glad to invite <strong>companies active in the deep tech or space sector<\/strong>, with participants that hold a <strong>CTO position<\/strong> or a <strong>similar senior technology leadership role<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this event primarily targets<strong> established companies<\/strong> rather than startups, with the goal of bringing together senior technology leaders from mature organisations.<\/p>\n<p>To register, please click the link on the button below.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=4p74UBD5xUeZE6bqCJKPEabrmpVC1NtMl_Nc3PhJQspUN0VFTzVKSFBVMVFXTjI0NEgzSlBTSkZCUi4u&#038;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn btn-outline-secondary ms-0\">Register here<\/a>\n<p>For further information on the event and programme, please consult the dedicated webpage.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esdi.ch\/deep-tech-x-space-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn btn-outline-secondary ms-0\">Read more<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 May 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI invite you to attend the ESDI Deep-Tech \u00d7 Space Summit 2026, to be held at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":16494,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[34,878,879,571,334,582],"directorate":[431],"sts-api_categories":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"esa-fields":[],"class_list":["post-16480","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-deep-tech","tag-esdi","tag-paul-scherrer-institute","tag-robotics","tag-switzerland","directorate-commercialisation-competitiveness-support"],"acf":{"event_banner_show":false,"event_banner_text":"","event_banner_cta_text":"","event_banner_link":"","event-speakers":"","esa_event_partners":"","event_previous_versions":null,"event_registration_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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