Highlights of the European Space Agency’s achievements this year includes the ongoing expansion of ESA’s Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) network. In this post, we take a look back at the 2025 highlights featuring Dutch ESA BIC startups.
Six startups graduated from the ESA BIC Noordwijk programme during 2025, some of which participated at the recent SBIC Demo Day. View the graduation gallery for 2C Degrees, Aardvark Sensing, Celemation, Inframent, Terraprisma and Turtle Island Space!
Space Tech Expo Europe attracts scores of space professionals to Bremen in November. This year, the city additionally hosted the ESA Ministerial Council Meeting. News was fast-flowing, as were the networking ops at Connecting The Curious.
SBIC Noordwijk expands its partner network. Code-P West turns ideas into reality by pushing the limits of manufacturability. As technical partner, the team offers support on product feasibility. Read on to discover more from operational director Mark van den Berg.
Leveraging technologies developed for space missions, Wren Aerospace is developing unmanned aircraft offering non-terrestrial network connectivity and sensing capabilities. Discover all about the startup from CEO Julius Jördens. Read more!
Space related innovations from the Netherlands have been making the news during October. There was NL Space Week and NSO made recommendations about Dutch contributions to ESA. The ESA BIC incubatees and alumni have also been gaining exposure this month.