The Dutch BIC, Broker & Phi Lab programmes were represented at the ESA Commercialisation Gateway Network Meeting in Munich recently. There were also celebrations as Thomas Parry of Spherical won a top award.
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20 years of ESA BIC: How MetaSensing was fuelled by ESA BIC Noordwijk
ESA BIC Noordwijk alumnus MetaSensing’s advance in synthetic aperture radar technology was enabled during the incubation programme. Read interview with founder Andriano Meta as part of #20yearsESABIC.
20 years of ESA BIC: BlackShore’s Earth mapping solutions used for climate impact monitoring and food security
ESA BIC Noordwijk alumnus BlackShore’s geospatial products based on crowd-sourced interpretation of satellite imagery are used for climate impact monitoring, etc. Read the interview as part of #20yearsESABIC.
Dutch space innovation at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen
Space Tech Expo Europe is the annual event when space professionals descend on Bremen for product launches and new collaboration announcements, as well as the key side-event of Connecting the Curious.
20 years of ESA BIC: Entrepreneurship in space requires many talents
The European Space Agency’s business incubator network – ESA BIC – is celebrating its first 20 years in 2024. NSO chatted to a number of ESA BIC Noordwijk alumni about the programme. Read an extract of the interviews (#20yearsESABIC).
ESA BIC Network Meeting in Paris: Venturing into the NewSpace Economy – A Global Perspective
Fostering collaboration in shaping the future of space innovation in the global entrepreneurial ecosystem was at the forefront of business incubation forum that took place at ESA’s HQ in Paris this month. Read the report.





