ESA BIC 2026: Open House Sessions

Thanks for your interest in ESA BIC Noordwijk. Discover what it really means to participate in the business incubation centre of the European Space Agency (ESA BIC) by visiting us at SBIC. 

The fall selection deadline for the ESA BIC programme is on 5 October 2026 (by 23:59h).

 

Join the 2026 ESA BIC Info Sessions (webinars)

The ESA BIC Open House sessions complement the ESA BIC online webinars for each deadline, which anyone considering applying to ESA BIC should consider joining:

• Thu 25 Jun @ 16:00: Your ESA BIC (+Ignition) Questions Answered (Webinar/Hybrid)  | The event is over
• Tue 8 Sep @ 16:00: ESA BIC Success Stories Info Session (Webinar/Hybrid) | The event is over
• Mon 21 Sep @ 16:00: ESA BIC Application Tips & Tricks Info Session (Webinar) | Register via Eventbrite

In advance of the fall deadline, you are invited to talk to the programme manager after you join the 21 Sep webinar. Book a meeting here

Also, you can assess your business idea’s space connection via this online form (crucial to submit this, especially for upstream ideas, as soon as possible).

Sign up here to be receive any mailings that are focused on ESA BIC (tip: tick the ESA BIC checkbox).

Register for Open House sessions

Join the next ESA BIC Open House event(s) in the lead up to the 2026 selection deadlines and you can have the chance to discuss the programme in-person. Hear about the first-hand experience from current startups and take this opportunities to ask our team any questions you might have.

Registration for the webinars are via Eventbrite and you can let us know if you will attend the next ESA BIC Open House session via the form below.

There will be no further sessions available after 8 Sep.

 

 

You might also like: NL Space Campus Networking & Drinks at SBIC

Another opportunity to meet up with ESA BIC incubatees and those in the space business community is by joining the (free) NL Space Campus Network & Drinks (N&D) at SBIC Noordwijk, which generally takes place on the last Thursday of the month in 2026 (in Feb/May/Jun/Oct/Nov). Register via the NL Space Campus website (for the 17 Sep event, go here) or keep an eye on our events page. We look forward to seeing you by the satellite in the atrium and, while you are at SBIC, you are welcome to visit the co-working space and Spark Hub where you can see the a gallery of prototypes from ESA BIC graduates!