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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 the space sector, some founders have discovered applications for space technologies in various other sectors.
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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, when he applied to the European Space Agency’s first Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC). In these...
Open Cosmos, an alumnus of ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) in Harwell, UK, has had an eventful journey in 2024. Having closed over €100 million in contracts, the company is continuing its growth with satellite manufacturing facilities and...
On 27 November 2023, the ESA Commercialisation Days: Transportation event will take place. Key actors from the transportation and space sectors will come together to develop new synergies. Read the story below from EV8 Technologies, one of the start-ups...
Space technology eliminates odours, bacteria, viruses and pollen on textiles.
Odours have a direct influence on our mood. They can create both positive and negative feelings and, above all, contribute to making us feel good. Conversely, unpleasant odours such as...
A consortium of major players in Europe's space industry, including Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, has announced plans to bid on the European Union's Iris² constellation. The project is a new flagship EU...
Northrop Grumman has completed the critical design review for its spacecraft for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), paving the way for production to begin. The company won a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to provide satellites...
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract to provide Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) with advanced Geostationary (GEO) imaging and sounding instruments to monitor and predict severe weather events. The contract, which was announced on April 13, is with Mitsubishi...
ArianeGroup has received a 50-million-euro agreement from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue the development of PHOEBUS, a super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator. This work will enable development of the next Ariane6 upper stage, by raising the...