The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Phi-Lab Ireland has officially launched its first funding call to support companies researching ground-breaking advanced materials and manufacturing for...
The Prix Bulles Pierre Cardin – Ocean&Space 4 Our Planet is at the heart of innovation and sustainability. Now in its third edition, this...
CNES, ESA and Aerospace Angels are glad to invite you to attend THE AFTER, a special Investors event in Paris, organized in the frame of SPACELY (the space investors club powered by...
At the recent Space Community Days event, Géraldine Naja, ESA’s Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, delivered a compelling overview of the agency’s achievements...
Belgium is once again boosting entrepreneurship in the space sector with the official launch of the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC...
Financial Times Europe’s leading Start-Up Hub ranking once again places the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) Network in the top 10....
The Fly Me to the Moon webinar series, organised in collaboration with the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), was designed to bridge the gap...
On 3 April 2025, the second Ad Astra Summit will take place at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Hosted by...
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the winners of the first European-Singaporean space start-up competition: an initiative that fosters global partnerships,...
This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of making impact through innovation with the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs). After more...
The European Space Agency (ESA) aims to foster innovation and to support start-ups through its Business Incubation Centres (BICs). One such success story is...
Over 30 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) across Europe have supported hundreds of start-ups for the past two decades. Next to start-ups active in...
In the evolving landscape of space technology, two remarkable entrepreneurs have emerged: Jyotsna Budideti, founder of SpaceSense, and Andrea Faltynkova, founder of F &...
The ESA BIC programme enabled MetaSensing advance in synthetic aperture radar technology Adriano Meta’s entrepreneurial journey began over 16 years ago in Noordwijk, NL,...
Open Cosmos, an alumnus of ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) in Harwell, UK, has had an eventful journey in 2024. Having closed over...
On 9-10 December, the ESA Investor Forum, held in Frankfurt, Germany, brought together key players in the space industry to discuss the main commercial...
Innovation drives progress in aerospace and engineering, and the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) are crucial for supporting start-ups leading this...
The European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) network is a thriving ecosystem designed to support entrepreneurs who leverage space technology to create...
JOIN THE ANAS – ESA GRAND CHALLENGE, BE PART OF THE SMART ROAD REVOLUTION AND GET THE CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE UP TO €...
Hans from BlackShore: “I don’t think I would’ve done anything differently” The European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) have been catalysts for...
The Nihonbashi Space Week provided a platform for key figures from the European Space Agency (ESA) to discuss the future of space commercialisation. In...
For the past twenty years, the network of over 30 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) spread across Europe has been a nurturing ground...
Arceon, an alumnus of ESA BIC Noordwijk, recently closed its funding round ahead of its ceramic matrix composites being launched into space as part...
Over 30 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) across Europe have supported more than 1,450 start-ups for the past two decades. These companies are...
The European Space Agency and OVHcloud have renewed their collaboration to support innovative space start-ups in AI, with a focus on sustainability This partnership...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre network (ESA BICs). Whilst the idea for a start-up support...
The ESA Rising Stars Initiative, led by ESA Commercialisation Directorate, aims to identify the most promising European space start-ups and scale-ups within its ecosystem...
We announce the four winning companies of the European-Japanese Space Startup Competition 2024, willing to forge powerful partnerships and innovate within the space industry. ...
We are happy to announce the winners of the first European-Indian Space Startup Competition, a groundbreaking initiative designed to forge powerful partnerships and encourage...
As part of its extensive efforts to nurture European startups in the development and commercialisation of space-based technologies and applications, ESA has drawn up...
The Palais des Festivals et des Congres in Cannes will host the international conference “Health from Space”, from the 4th – 5th March...
Spherical Systems, a start-up currently incubated at ESA BIC Noordwijk, has raised 1 million euros pre-seed round. This milestone will enable the company to...
The European Space Agency (ESA), in coordination with the UK Space Agency (UKSA), will be opening tenders on the implementation and management of an...
On 20 September 2023, the ESA Partnership Initiative for Commercialisation (EPIC) hosted its inaugural event in Budapest in collaboration with Design Terminal – the...
In the world of engineering, designing a product can be a complex and time-consuming process. With thousands of documents detailing every aspect of a...
ESA has expanded its reach in Finland by inaugurating a new Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in the heart of Vaasa. The new ESA BIC,...
The ESA Rising Stars initiative, led by ESA’s Commercialisation Services department, is aiming at listing the most promising European space start-ups and scale-ups in...
The first companies joined ScaleUp INVEST, a new ESA commercialisation programme which aims at accelerating the growth of the private space ecosystem. By gaining...
Read the story from Sternula, one of the start-ups that will pitch during the ESA Commercialisation Days: Transportation event. On the morning of January...
Portuguese start-ups who went through the incubation programme within ESA BIC Portugal closed more than € 25 mln in 2022. A new era...
Czech start-up Spacemanic has been making waves with its innovative nanosatellite solutions and cubesat components. Spacemanic’s journey began when it was selected to join...
Danish architecture studio SAGA Space Architects, a start-up incubated in the ESA BIC Denmark programme, is tackling the significant challenge of sleep deprivation among...
Danish Graphene is a developer and manufacturer of functional graphene for industrial applications incubated in ESA BIC Denmark to develop graphene-enhanced thermal adhesives to increase...
Revolv Space is a start-up currently incubated at ESA BIC Noordwijk and working towards the goal of maximising mission return for small satellite constellations....
AIKO specialises in Artificial Intelligence and Automation technologies for space applications. The company delivers state-of-the-art solutions for flight and ground mission segments with the...
Space exploration is the ultimate frontier to discover new scientific and technical limits; however, inefficient designs, long lead times and incompatible components restrict access...
Join COSMIC LFAM ESA Grand Challenge, become a key player in space manufacturing and win a 100,000 EUR prize A leader in large-scale...
At the Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC) 2023 ESA has signed a letter of intent with Finnish company ICEYE OY to empower...
The Hungarian start-up CropOM has developed “Data Cube & Digital Twin”, two solutions able to make easier to train AI algorithms to automate decision-making...
On September 2022 at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022) in Paris, ESA introduced ten talented entrepreneurs in its start-up pitch competition. The competition...
The ESA Payload Masters aims at promoting and scouting for innovative in-orbit experiments and novel technologies for payloads, while also facilitating the democratisation of...
In January 2023 ESA BIC Portugal started its own podcast “Dá-me Espaço”, aimed to share information and ideas about starting a new business using...
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the space community to attend the Industry Space Days (ISD) at ESA/ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) on...
A combination of demographic, market and technology trends is having a profound effect on the transformation of the healthcare sector. The increasing digitalisation of...
The 54th edition of the Show will take place at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions in June 2023, and once again will bring together...
The 74th International Astronautical Congress will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan form the 2nd to the 6th October 2023. The International Astronautical Congress is...
Paris Space Week, the optimal BtoB trade show dedicated to the Space Industry. ESA Commercialisation Gateway will be present with their booth, including 5...
Investing in Space returns in 2023 to bring together investors, innovators, government and end-users for careful analysis of the opportunities of space. Expertly moderated...
This edition of ESA Space2Connect 2023 conference is aimed at the entire satellite telecommunications value chain, covering both the commercial and institutional parts, to...
Across three conference stages, Space Tech Expo Europe sets the bar for providing attendees with fundamental knowledge on current industry trends, challenges, and opportunities...
SLUSH startup and technology conference is Europe’s largest and one of the world’s top 5 startup conferences organised yearly in Helsinki, Finland. This year...
Latitude 59 is the flagship startup and tech event of the world’s first digital society. This year the event will take place for the...
sTARTUp Day is bringing together startup-minded people to celebrate entrepreneurship in the smart city of Tartu. For more information please visit the official website
