ESA BIC Noordwijk

Summary ESA BIC is the business incubation programme of the European Space Agency. It is the best place for entrepreneurs to realise their innovative business ideas based on space technology or data.

Location

Noordwijk

Institute

SBIC

For who?

Startups not older than 5 years

Date & Time(s)

Twice a year is a selection round is being held

Language

This program will be in English. Dit programma is alleen in het Engels.

Summary

ESA BIC Noordwijk offers technical, business and financial support to startups that use space technology for terrestrial applications or are developing a product or service for the space industry.

Learning outcomes

  • Incentive funding up to €60,000 for product development and IPR
  • Up to 80 hours technical support through ESA and/or partners
  • Business development support, advice and coaching
  • IP consulting
  • Exclusive access workshops, seminars and training
  • Exclusive access to international events
  • Access to the international ESA Commercialisation Gateway community
  • Preferred access to office facilities, experts, suppliers and investment capital

Entry requirements

  • Innovative (and validated) idea based on space technology or data
  • Don’t have a prototype* or market introduction yet
  • Citizen of an ESA member state and are resident in the Netherlands
  • Willing to rent a spot for your company at the HQ of SBIC Noordwijk

Who is this offered to?

Who is this offered to? Companies not older than five year or to be founded yet.

Other offerings: when admitted to the program, participants have a flexible desk space to rent, and access to the SBIC network.

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