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The School of Engineering from Minho University will soon extend its educational offer to Aerospace Engineering. As such, a full day event on "Aerospace Engineering: Future Challenges on Teaching and Research" was held in the past October 14th. ESA BIC Portugal was also present and actively participated in the afternoon panel on "The Challenges of Companies in the ASD Sector". To read the full article, please visit https://bit.ly/2IT3fXo

To spread the message and scout for new applicants, we organize hands-on workshops where participants use a given space technology and came out with business ideas to use it here on Earth. The last workshop was organized during the congress of EUROAVIA – The European Association of Aerospace Students (https://euroavia.eu/), held in Lisbon – Portugal, on the 9th October 2019, with the participation of 35 members, coming from 10 European countries. We also organize webinars to support our startups and other entrepreneurs to explore sources of funding and networking. The next will be on the 28th November 2019, at 14h:30m CET, about “ESA BIC Opportunities”! You can find all info here! Registration is free: https://bit.ly/2MovOhs Astropreneurs has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 776258.

Over the past October 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October IPN, together with the support from University of Coimbra, was the host of the first joint meeting from ESA Business Applications & Space Solutions Meeting. Stay tunned to read more about the venet soon on our social media channels, following the tagg #spaceatcoimbra

Partindo de desafios lançados pelo ESA BIC Portugal, os mais de 30 participantes da Portugal Space Summer School trabalharam para desenvolver um modelo de negócio, usando uma tecnologia espacial. A tarefa tornou-se mais fácil com o apoio de um conjunto de mentores da Cityoo, D-Orbit Portugal, ExperTree, Present Technologies, TIS, The Loop Co. e Theia com a colaboração também do staff da IPN Incubadora e do LIS-Laboratório de Informática e Sistemas. A sessão de encerramento, sobre a criação do Spaceport nos Açores e o seu contributo para o desenvolvimento tecnológico, crescimento económico e criação de emprego especializado, realizou-se no Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra. No painel esteve presente João Fernandes, Investigador do CITEUC; Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Coordenador Executivo do Programa MIT Portugal; Ricardo Patrício da Active Space Technologies; Carlos Cerqueira, Coordenador do ESa Space Solution Centre Portugal; Celeste Pereira, Space Business Unit Leader da Optimal Structural Solutions; Fernando Antunes, Fundador da DELOX; Pedro Mota Machado, Astrofísico do Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço e Paulo Eduardo Oliveira, Director da FCTUC/OGAUC. O primeiro lugar do concurso de ideias de negócio foi para o projeto CURAE, idealizado por Maria Rodrigues (estudante de Economia na FEUC e colaboradora de uma das nossas empresas incubadas, a TUU), Diogo Eufrásio (estudante de Engenharia do Ambiente), Paulo Cunha (estudante de Biologia), Diogo Janeiro e Patrícia Mendes (estudantes de Engenharia Aeroespacial, do IST). O CURAE é um sensor, originalmente usado pelo astronauta Thomas Pesquet na Estação Espacial Internacional, que permite medir a temperatura, a pressão arterial, reconhecer padrões de sono ou saber a localização de pessoas idosas. Mas a Portugal Space Summer School não foi só trabalho! Houve ainda tempo para uma visita ao Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra, uma sessão de planetário, uma experiência com rockets de água dinamizada pela Spaceway, uma sessão de observação noturna dos astros e até uma “febrada” astronómica. Esta escola de verão é organizada pelo ESA BIC Portugal em parceria com o Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra e o Centro de Investigação da Terra e do Espaço da Universidade de Coimbra, Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas. Este evento não seria possível sem o apoio dos nossos patrocinadores Cityoo, ExperTree, The Loop Co. e Undersee.

A Universidade de Coimbra associou-se à Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (IFD), ao Fundo Europeu de Investimento (FEI) e ao jornal Público para acolher um grande evento nacional, na reconhecida cidade dos estudantes, destinado a promover os instrumentos financeiros ao dispor de startups, e de projetos de transferência de tecnologia em Portugal. A Startup Capital Summit realizar-se-á a 18 de setembro, no Pavilhão Centro de Portugal, apresentando-se como uma oportunidade para as startups estabelecerem contato com investidores nacionais e internacionais e conhecerem novas formas de financiamento para os seus negócios. Trata-se de uma oportunidade única para as startups estabelecerem contacto com investidores nacionais e internacionais e conhecerem novas formas de financiamento para os seus negócios. Carlos Cerqueira, Diretor do Inovação do Instituto Pedro Nunes, está presente no painel " Como potenciar o Ecossistema Nacional?".

Join us at UPTEC (Porto) for a workshop on: 1. ESA in a nutshell: how to register and do business with ESA 2. How to write good proposals for ESA Business Applications. July 25th 9h30min, at UPTEC - Auditório (Asprela I)

IPN, as the Portuguese ESA Space Solutions Centre coordinator could not miss the "New Atlantic Space Summit", last week in Santa Maria, Azores. At this event the Portuguese community gathered to discuss new space, the spaceport, nationa space economy and innovation, also ways to improve our daily life’s, powered by space! To see the detailed programe and more about the event visit it's website: https://newspaceatlanticsummit.com/

IPN was showcased in Toulouse, at the annual ESA Business Applications Workshop, as a success story for being the only centre in Europe with the three ESA tools to promote downstream applications. Both Presenet Technologies - with a demo corner - was highly spotted as one of the first Small ARTES Apps projects converting into a demonstrator project, and Active Space Automation / Active Space Technolgies were presented as a successfull technology transfer from Mars down to Earth industry applications. Congratulations to both companies!

Portugal Air Summit 2019 will gather once again the industry´s leading entities and personalities to debate and analyze the Aviation and Aeronautics potential and future growth. We'll participate in teh INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY, check the programe and join us: https://www.pgsworkshop.com/pas-workshop-registration/

No próximo dia 15 de maio realiza-se, no Instituto Pedro Nunes, o workshop “Space Start-Ups: Direito e Prática”, um evento dedicado ao direito do espaço e ao quadro jurídico para as startups que pretendem realizar negócios na fileira do espaço em Portugal (ou a partir de Portugal). O workshop terá lugar no auditório do edifício D, entre as 9h30 e as 17h30. A participação é gratuita mas sujeitas a inscrição aqui: https://bit.ly/2v4TNZB O evento é organizado pelo Instituto Pedro Nunes e pelo SPARC - Space Law Research Center, com o apoio da Computação Científica Nacional - FCT, CEDEIS- Centro de investigação & desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade (da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa) e da Vieira de Almeida. Este evento é financiado pelo programa Astropeneurs. *** PROGRAMA 09h30 - 09h45 Abertura: Apresentação do SPARC, do Programa ESA BIC Portugal e do Projeto Astropreneurs - Space Startup Accelerator 09h45 - 11h00 A criação de uma empresa start-up: aspetos legais (empresariais, fiscais) - Cristina Melo Miranda, VdA 11h00 - 11h15 Coffee-Break 11h15 - 12h00 O Direito do Espaço: perspectiva internacional (relevante para a atividade das empresas da fileira espacial) - João Nuno Frazão e João Marques de Azevedo, SPARC 12h00 - 13h30 O Direito do Espaço: legislações nacionais (relevante para a atividade das empresas da fileira espacial) - Helena Correia Mendonça, VdA 13h30 - 15h00 Almoço 15h00 - 16h00 Os projetos de I&D no interface Ciência/Empresa: gestão da propriedade intelectual - José Ricardo Aguilar, IPN 16h00 - 16h30 O regime do licenciamento de tecnologias proprietárias da ESA por parte de empresas: análise prática - José Ricardo Aguilar, IPN 16h30 - 16h45 Coffee-Break 16h45 - 17h30 Testemunhos de empresas da fileira do espaço: questões e debate - Active Space Technologies, D-Orbit Portugal e Edisoft

The "Board of Engineering Students of Technology" from Coimbra challenged the IPn space team to promote the "BEST Space Day", and the result was just Spacial! More than 20 students from engiinering,m physics and other science fields got together during 2 days to learn more about space, as well as about businesses powed by space. Not just scietific talks, powered by University of Coimbra teachers, were enriching, but also more business oriented talks were enlightening for the pool of students seeking for future job opportunities. ESA BIC Portugal and Astropreneurs H2020 project (@astropreneursh2020) promoted a hands on workshop based on a space technology - how to create a business case out of eLISA mission technologies? LusoSpace, our invited partner presented their eLISA technology (https://www.lusospace.com/elisa/) and challenged the students to think out of the box! We had also the priviledge to have the online presence of Prof. Olivier de Weck, from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology sharing his expertise and knowledge about the "Development of a commercial space technology roadmap". If was definitely a very spacial day!

ESA has opened a call to foster Space Technology Transfer. *** The FEASIBILITY STUDIES (FS) aims at assessing the feasibility of the adaptation and the use of a space technology to another field of application. The FS shall encompass the technical risks, identify user requirements, study the market and develop an operational plan towards a successful technology transfer. 1 month FS projects will be funded up to a maximum of 10k €. *** The PROOF OF CONCEPT (PoC) is directed to demonstrate to a user that the space heritage meets their main functional and technical requirements by building a breadboard. 6 month PoC may be funded up to a maximum of 50k €. *** Space origin can be hardware or software, know-how, processes, methodologies and systems developed or adapted for space applications. When the technology was not originally developed for space, but adapted and qualified to the space conditions, there should be clear benefits/teachings that the adaptation for the space field brings to the new applications (eg: size and weight reduction, material used, test results, etc). *** Deadline: 5th May 2019 at 13:00 (CET). To know more contact us at space@ipn.pt

In the past few month Matereo, one of our alumnus has been massively present on the media. They finished 2018 with a great article on Portuguese magazine because of their victory at the FLAD.EY BUZZ USA awards – https://bit.ly/2H4Cmk4 Then, a second article in the beginning of 2019 about 2 projects running, one of which resulting from their incubation at ESA BIC Portugal, UNDERSEE – https://bit.ly/2TnGBOa And recently, a third article about their new safety product, predictive maintenance for bridges– https://bit.ly/2TrAZ5C Congratulations Matereo for the great work being performed. It’s a pleasure to have supported you in the begging! *** To know more about them check http://undersee.io/ or http://matereo.com/

Recently, ESA Space Solutions Centre (SSC) Portugal celebrated its 4th anniversary, within a two-day event in Coimbra. Inaugurated in November 2014, the SSC Portugal was implemented as a pilot for other European member states as the first, and still the only, centre that aggregates and enhances the results of ESA's three technology transfer programs: the ESA Business Incubator Centre (ESA BIC), the Technology Transfer Network (ESA Brokers) and the ESA Business Application (ESA BA) Ambassador Platform. The aim of the SSC Portugal is to seek entrepreneurs/companies with innovative ideas in using space technologies or developing applications to create new products and services in a non-space environment, from Portugal to the World. As stated in the event by Piero Messina, from ESA Relations with Member State Office, “(…) you would be surprised by the number of national initiatives implemented by small-sized countries, compared to the more established space European countries. Portugal reminds us that space is about moving forward, being bold and launching new initiatives. Portugal is one of the counties that has launched almost an unbelievable number of good and bold initiatives. The good thing about Portugal is that the whole country is involved. It’s a very good signal that all can contribute to the success of a country in a specific domain, like the space activity”. From health to transports and sports, the goal is always to fasten the market entry and support innovative business ideas, enhancing Portuguese competitiveness by creating new start-up companies, fostering technology transfer into terrestrial applications, and nurturing space data uptake, leading to new jobs and growth within the national space-related ecosystem. “Space can deliver information, communication, new science, technology, education, and inspiration. Space today is an infrastructure, and even more! And what to do with infrastructure? Of course you have to use it” said Johann-Dietrich Wörner, ESA Director General, at the event. The first day of the event was focused on celebrating the 2018 milestones and achievements. New start-ups enrolled within ESA BIC Portugal were presented to the network and had their minutes of fame – sticking their logos on the wall and presenting their projects: PavNext, iTrack Solutions, GreenFika, Delox, Kinetikos, mOceanSense and Fire Fly. These new 7 start-ups are now part of a national set of 23 supported companies. Also the most recently launched alumni, Connect Robotics, Matereo, Blucover, Waterdog Mobile and inanoEnergy, had the time to share experiences and learned lessons. So far, the overall ESA BIC Portugal start-ups have achieved a total turnover of 1.3M€ (2015-2017), with more than 80 new jobs created. A Small ARTES Apps 2017 project, GOSAFE, from Space Layer Technologies was presented. This was one of the current supported projects. This national tool has supported other projects, e.g. SWAIR, from Present Technologies, currently running a demonstrator project to increase the precision of GNSS signal monitorization at air navigation through space weather data. With respect to the overall ESA BA network, in 2018 the number of applications to feasibility studies submitted to ESA increased more than 2 times. Last but not least, the great example of the first technology transfer involving 2 brokers from the ESA TT network was presented – from the Portuguese DEIMOS Engenharia to the Austrian start-up Accurision. Nuno Avila, DEIMOS Engenharia Director, was clear with respect to ESA technology transfer broker role on this case: “We moved from a potential market of space units which was about 400 units to a market of millions of units. I have to thank ESA Technology Transfer broker because it wouldn’t have been possible to reach the attention of this particular company, without their efforts. So now we have a branch, we have a hardware for space, and we are miniaturizing it for automobile industry”. In parallel with the session, there was a 50 m2 successful showroom assembled to showcase examples of technology transfer in Portugal. More than 150 participants in the event visited the demo corners where they were able to see, among others, automated guided vehicles that have an ExoMars heritage moving freely on the room; a 3D printer with knowledge and technology from the one developed for the International Space Station; a light sport aircraft mock-up with an operation software based on a licensed ESA patent on fault detection; and a maritime satellite integrating EO data. “Space 4.0 is more than just new space, it’s about participation: citizens and industry" stated the ESA Director General at the event, and beyond the SSC Portugal network, space and non-space industry and media got together to participate in the discussion of the Portuguese future space participation. The 4 panels of the second day focused on the Atlantic Launch Services; Developing capabilities for space within International partnerships; Space rider and the opportunities for pharma; and Future markets powered by space, with special focus on Earth Observation data. National and international companies were highly represented, with the presence of Avio, CeiiA, Critical Software, Edisoft, Hovione, LSE-Space – EUMETSAT, OHB, Omnidea, Orbex, PLD Space, Sogrape, Spin.works, Thales Alenia Space Italy, and the national partnerships MIT-Portugal Program and UT-Austin Program, by Ciência Viva invitation. It was thus natural that the announcement of the Portuguese Space Agency was made public at the event by Manuel Heitor, Portuguese Minister of Science and Technology: “Together with the Regional Government from Azores and several other departments from governmental entities we are establishing the Portuguese Space Agency”. Ultimately, for the future of SSC in Portugal, IPN, its partners and SSC Portugal stakeholders are preparing the new framework (2020-2025). It will have an increased participation from other regions, such as Azores, Alentejo, Algarve, and Madeira in the ESA BIC Portugal initiative, and also will increase the number of start-ups supported: “This is just the beginning, and the next 5 years will bring more entrepreneurs, global startups and a lot of success stories”, stated Carlos Cerqueira, head of SSC Portugal. Additionally, the current return on investment in terms of ESA BA is favourable to a future increase on ESA BA investment, and on the Technology Transfer Brokerage investment: “the experience of IPN within the ESA network has clearly shown us that, first knowledge creates markets, and second, space accelerates good jobs creation. And that is why we are here discussing the future”, these were the words of the Minister of Science at the event. “We have to enable visionaries, and this we can do by space. Space can deliver fascination, space can deliver business and also societal values for the future” - ESA General Director, Coimbra 21st December 2018.

After the 2017 edition of the Copernicus Masters, the "Space Oscars", in which Spacelayer Technologies, an alumni form ESA BIC Portugal, won the Governance challenge, in 2018, 2 Portuguese start-ups win different challenges. #1. CybELE @ Copernicus B2B Challenge "Making Business Above Profit" CybELE aims to use satellite data to empower experts, especially in the private sector (law firms and insurance), with the management of their legal environmental cases. The global cost of environmental criminality has been estimated to be USD between 91 and 258 billion in 2016. CybELE provides quick access to reports of these crimes that include an analysis of satellite data from Sentinels-1, -2, -3 and -5 depending on the case. These reports are drafted to be presented in the frame of judicial proceedings like litigation or dispute settlement. They constitute a crucial evidential basis to prove infringement of environmental laws or assess the cost of environmental damages. To know more about it: https://www.copernicus-masters.com/winner/cybele-making-business-above-profit/ #2. 20tree.ai @ Planet Daily Change Challenge "Forest Health Monitoring using AI and Satellites" This solution leverages the latest advancements in satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to monitor forest health and threats, like drought, insect plagues, and other forest disturbances. Accurate, timely insights will help forest industry companies and governments to act and protect forests around the world via our intuitive dashboard. This solution uses Planet and Sentinel data. This unique combination provides daily updates, multispectral, hyperspectral images and weather independent SAR to extract complex patterns. To know more about it: https://www.copernicus-masters.com/winner/forest-health-monitoring-using-ai-and-satellites/ Congratulations to both teams!

We are delighted to invite you to our Portuguese Space Solution Centre anniversary celebration, on the 20th and 21st December, at Instituto Pedro Nunes, in Coimbra, Portugal. The event, with the collaboration of Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and Ciência Viva – the Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, will focus on the achievements of the Portuguese Space Solution network, mainly the start-ups from the Business Incubation Centre, Business Application projects and national technology transfers; and on the future markets powered by space in the context of the Portuguese Space Strategy (www.ptspace2030.pt) with emphasis on international cooperation. Below you can see a draft program for both days: *** DECEMBER 20th 15:00 - Welcome & Reception @ IPN, C building 15:10 - ESA BIC Portugal new start-ups Wall of Fame 15.30 - Reception @ IPN, D building with Tech Transfer demonstrators 16:00 - Anniversary Opening ceremony 16:15 - ESA TTPO 16:30 - ESA Space Solution PT milestones & achievements 16:45 - ESA BIC PT new incubatees 17:00 - Small ARTES Apps 2017 projects 17:10 - ESA BIC PT 2017 alumni round table 17:40 - Closing remarks 17:45 - Networking event supper *** DECEMBER 21st 09:00 - Welcome & Reception @ IPN, D building 09:15 - Opening by IPN President of the Board of Directors and Regional Secretary of Azores Regional Government 09:30 - New Space & Atlantic Launch Services (OHB / MT Aerospace - Joern Spurmann; Orbex - Chris Larmour; CEIIA / Omnidea - Tiago Rebelo; PLD - Miguel Yages) 10:30 - Portuguese Science & Technology Minister 10:45 - ESA General Director 11:00 - Space for Education & Developing Capabilities for Space within International partnerships (Ciência Viva - Ana Noronha; Edisoft - Ricardo Conde; MIT-Portugal Program - Pedro Arezes; UT-Austin Program - José Mendonça) 11:30 - Coffee break & Tech Transfer demo corner 12:00 - Space Rider and the new potential opportunities for pharma (Avio - Roberto Mancini; Thales Alenia Space Italy - Cesare Lobascio; Hovione - Guy Villax; Bluepharma - Sérgio Simões) 12:30 - Future markets powered by Space (Spin.Works - Vasco Pimenta; Sogrape - António Graça; LSE Space - EUMETSAT - Hugo Costa; Critical Software - Ricardo Armas) 13:00 - Closing remarks, by Paulo Ferrão, Science and Technology Foundation President *** Attending the event is free, however the selected venue has limited capacity. Therefore we highly encourage you to confirm your participation by filling out the registration form https://goo.gl/8LHDuH. For any questions please send an e-mail to space@ipn.pt

The European Space Agency’s “Space and Biotechnology” opportunity offers support and funding to companies looking to develop biotechnology services that can benefit from using space-based data or capabilities. This opportunity enables companies to carry out in-depth analyses on the technical feasibility and economic viability of applications across a range of themes, as set out below: Key Focus Areas: Plant Science + Environmental Monitoring + Combating desertification + Controlled-Environment Agriculture + Biopharma + Plant Engineering + Digital Health + Biofuel Production + Logistics and maintenance + Agro-terrorism + Bio-crime To know more about this opportunity download the flyer (https://goo.gl/h993sw ) and contact your National Ambassador, Instituto Pedro Nunes through space@ipn.pt

ESA Business Applications "Big Data in Health" funding opportunity will support companies using space to add value to the healthcare industry! Find out more about this great opportunity here: http://ow.ly/Fqa630lhyiR

A Coimbra Space Summer School (CSSS) é uma escola de Verão dedicada a cativar estudantes, investigadores/as e empreendedores/as para explorar a economia do espaço. A quarta edição da CSSS decorre durante 3 dias, entre 12 e 14 de Setembro de 2018, em Coimbra, com um programa de actividades diversificado, que combina a partilha de conhecimento, o contacto com pessoas, entidades e empresas ligadas ao espaço; desafios para gerar ideias de negócio; experiências quase espaciais, brindes e prémios! Tudo isto num ambiente estimulante e com boa disposição. São 3 dias cheios de espaço! Para saber mais visita a página: https://spacesummerschool.ipn.pt/

ESA Business Applications is supporting Pulp & Paper sector! To know more about the funding opportunity (60k for feasibility 6 month projects) register for the webinar that will take place on August 16th: Targeted topics benefiting from space-based technology include for example: ???? - Improved Pulp Logistics: supporting value chain of pulp products starting from sourcing raw material; - Cleaner Pulp Production: Supporting measurement and monitoring of air (e.g. the target of CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) is an 80% CO2 emission reduction pathway in 2050) and water quality.? - Support Paper Forest Management: Trees raised for pulp production (plantations) and regular tree maintenance (in European municipal woods for example) provide a significant percentage of pulp mills inputs. Instituto Pedro Nunes as national Ambassador is supporting Portuguese companies presenting proposals!

O programa ESA Business Applications da Agência Espacial Europeia é promovido em Portugal pelo Instituto Pedro Nunes e apoia projetos que apliquem tecnologia espacial para melhorar a vida na Terra em setores como transportes, energia, saúde, agricultura, meio ambiente e segurança. O Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), em estreita colaboração com a Agência Espacial Europeia (ESA), organiza no dia 3 de julho, terça-feira, no Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, um workshop que vai ensinar como se constroem candidaturas de sucesso ao ESA Business Applications, um programa que apoia e financia o desenvolvimento de novos produtos e serviços terrestres com recurso a tecnologia espacial. O programa Business Applications da ESA, promovido em Portugal pelo IPN, tem como objetivo apoiar empresas que apliquem tecnologia espacial, com forte ligação a telecomunicações e de dados de satélites, em setores terrestres, como transportes, energia, saúde, agricultura, meio ambiente e segurança. Este apoio, técnico, financeiro e de modelo de negócio, pode ser aplicado a duas tipologias de projetos: viabilidade (projetos centrados no desenvolvimento de modelo de negócio) e demonstradores (projetos de teste e implementação dos novos produtos/serviços). O workshop está agendado para as 11h30 e será conduzido por Roberto Cossu, Portugal Country Manager na ESA no que respeita a Downstream Business Applications. É uma iniciativa integrada no encontro anual dos investigadores portugueses – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Ciência 2018 - e a inscrição é gratuita, mas obrigatória, em: http://www.encontrociencia.pt/. O Instituto Pedro Nunes enquanto embaixador do programa ARTES em Portugal, já apoiou oito projetos em áreas como a agricultura, space weather, energia, recursos do mar, turismo entre outras. A empresa Present Technologies foi uma das apoiadas em 2015 para testar a viabilidade do modelo de negócio do SWAIR - Space Weather and GNSS monitoring services for Air Navigation -, um projeto focado na segurança da navegação aérea, através da monitorização da qualidade do sinal dos satélites, e que vai ser testado em dois aeroportos nacionais em 2019.

At this moment SpaceLayer Technologies, Matereo (with Undersee project), Tesselo and mOceanSense are pitching for international investors! May the networking be great for all ESA BIC startups :)

The Space Frontier Foundation in collaboration with FCT and Ciência Viva will organize an international event to promote the development and application of space technologies with a particular focus on the Atlantic region and the growth of newspace entrepreneurship activities. The recently adopted national space strategy “Portugal Space 2030” will provide context and inspiration for a wide range of topics that will be addressed by experts over several discussion panels: such as space law, launch services, space data and Earth observation applications, small satellites and constellations, entrepreneurship, private investment, education and outreach. Meet the Investors’ session! ESA and the Portuguese ESA Business Incubation Center, together with FCT and the Space Frontier Foundation will select a group of 10 entrepreneurs and start-ups to deliver impactful short presentations under 3 min presenting promising business models aiming at downstream applications in a variety of areas, with a particular focus on maritime applications. Requirements: to incubated at an ESA BIC or to be an ESA BIC alumni One pitch will be selected and the associated entrepreneur or start-up will be awarded the “Atlantic Newspace 2018 Award”. Two other honorable mentions will also be given to the second and third in class pitches. The three entrepreneurs or start-ups making it through to this selection will be offered a meeting with a designated VC or Business Angel firm (tbd). Date: May 28-29, 2018 Venue: Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon, Portugal Enroll here: https://goo.gl/27bUxp until May 4th

Pronto para uma experiência de gravidade zero? Já que ficaste em terra nas edições anteriores, damos-te agora a oportunidade de agir no espaço! Coimbra juntou-se a mais de 60 cidades em 5 continentes. Será que vais ser tu a viajar connosco a Toulouse e ganhar um voo de gravidade zero? Desenvolve soluções inovadoras com tecnologias espaciais no dia 25 de Maio e diverte-te! Estão abertas as inscrições (https://actinspace.org/register) para o ActInSpace, limitadas a 60 participantes, em Coimbra! Ao participar no ActInSpace, serás incluído num evento verdadeiramente internacional e informal, que reúne empreendedores, estudantes, pessoas criativas, curiosas e interessadas no Espaço. O evento terá início às 13h do dia 25 de Maio de 2018, no edifício D do Instituto Pedro Nunes, em Coimbra, terminando no dia 26 de Maio ao final da tarde com a seleção da equipa vencedora da fase nacional. Quem ganhar vai a Toulouse no dia 27 de Junho de 2018 representar Portugal, disputar o primeiro lugar na final internacional e o cobiçado voo em gravidade zero! UAU! Vais perder esta oportunidade? O desafio consiste em, durante 24 horas de trabalho em equipa, apresentar uma solução para um dos desafios internacionais. Mas não estarás sozinho! Cada equipa receberá apoio de mentores, profissionais nas áreas de gestão de negócios, criação de empresas, inovação tecnológica e peritos técnicos. As oportunidades não ficam por aqui… As equipas com projectos promissores receberão apoio dos Centros de Incubação da ESA (https://spacesolutions.esa.int/business-incubation) e seus parceiros para os acelerar e fazer do sonho a realidade. Para te inscreveres já, individualmente ou em equipas de 2 a 5 elementos, vai a https://actinspace.org/register . Também na plataforma de registo poderás encontrar outros participantes para formar a tua equipa. Se não tens equipa, não há problema! Nós apoiamos-te a criar uma! Se ainda não estás convencido, ou queres esclarecer qualquer questão, não hesites, contacta a organização do ActInSpace em Portugal (space@ipn.pt). Boa sorte!

Last March 19th, we had the pleasure to co-host with our partner DNA Cascais the second edition of the Space Founders Dinner in Portugal. The dinner took place in Cascais, joining the community of ESA BIC startups as well as companies and national institutions involved within the space community. At the event, we had representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA), Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT), the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto (UPTEC), DNA Cascais, the Nova University of Lisbon and the municipality of Cascais. It was a great networking event, promoting collaborations and joint developments, fostering the National Space community.

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) will coordinate an European acceleration project for 150 startups who find new business opportunities in the area. The Astropreneurs starts on January 9 with the first meeting of the various partners Astropreneurs manages a budget of two million euros to leverage new business ideas aimed at the space market or incorporating space technology into terrestrial applications. Funded by the European Commission through the H2020 Program, this project will create new businesses, generate employment and stimulate economic growth in cooperation with industry, investors and national and European institutions. Astropreneurs is coordinated by Portugal through IPN and brings together various partners from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. Around 500 entrepreneurs will have access to intensive training, which includes 50 hours of mentoring and consulting led by 100 experts to support entrepreneurs in accelerating their projects and attracting public and private funding for faster entry and consolidation in Marketplace. To help turn promising ideas into viable businesses, Astropreneurs opens the door to a vast network of investors, industry and support agencies that integrate the so-called "Space Economy" so that companies get the most out of target markets and opportunities. Entrepreneurs also have access to a set of technical workshops and meetings with key stakeholders in the space industry. Applications open in September. Space is increasingly a source of economic growth and innovation For a long time, the space sector was more focused on strategic objectives related to space science and exploration. However, this reality has changed and this sector has attracted the attention of other actors, such as states, companies and private investors. The "Space Economy" has become a sector with real impact, bringing disruptive innovations and many new business opportunities, especially when applied to other land sectors of the economy. For example, Galileo, the European satellite localization system, providing unparalleled precision, is creating its own business area, with hundreds of startups starting to explore this opportunity. EGNOS, a forerunner to Galileo, is a complementary system that increases the accuracy of satellite navigation signals in Europe and can also support new applications in a variety of sectors, such as aviation or precision agriculture. The European Copernican program, which provides Earth observation data in real time, is another source of spatial data that is being incorporated into new products and services of the future in areas such as environment, civil protection and civil security. More info at https://astropreneurs.eu/

Stratio, incubated in the Business Accelerator of the Pedro Nunes Institute, was born of a need shared by a client: the Municipal Transportation Services of Coimbra (SMTUC) fleet had frequent engine problems that caused constant stops and great costs of maintenance. Using space technology, introducing the concept of predictability, Stratio developed a product that allowed SMTUCs to reduce maintenance costs by 12%, less than 350 hours in forced down time, an 8% decrease in fuel costs and a reduction of 93 tonnes of gaseous emissions. All this was possible because the problems of the vehicles began to be detected before they occurred. From Coimbra to the world, already with offices in Silicon Valley and Madrid, Stratio has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to attend the Web Summit on November 9 at 2:15 p.m. Together with Frank Salzberger, director of ESA's technology transfer program, Stratio will step onto the Growth Summit where some of the world's fastest-growing companies will be presented. Stratio collects more than 250,000 sensor data per day and per vehicle. Compatible with all heavy vehicles, regardless of age, make or model, the device developed by Stratio collects all the data generated by the sensors of the vehicle in real time and, through an artificial intelligence algorithm, can anticipate and anticipate the occurrence of wear and serious malfunctions, allowing for timely actions by the customer and, consequently, less costs and time in the workshop.

INFANTE is a development and demonstration microsatellite project that will be in orbit (to be launched in 2020) as a precursor of a constellation for Earth observation and communications with a focus on maritime applications. The project was presented last October 19th, during the International Meeting of AED - Aeronautics, Space and Defense Cluster, in Oeiras. INFANTE will be the first satellite developed by Portuguese industry, articulated in a national consortium led by the TEKEVER group, which integrates nine companies with references in the space sector such as Active Space Technologies, Omnidea, Active Aerogels, GMV, HPS and Spinworks; and 10 internationally recognized R&D centers in their areas of competence, such as CEIIA, FEUP, ISQ, FCT-UNL, INL, IPN, IPTomar, ISR Lisbon, IT Aveiro and UBI. INFANTE will establish the basis for new lines of business associated with the space sector, based on new products, services and processes, contributing to strengthen Portugal's position in the international space landscape. The INFANTE space segment includes a modular and low-cost microsatellite, equipped with a software-defined radio with air and maritime surveillance functions; propulsion system for orbit maintenance; solar panels and their mechanisms; and cargo bay with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and multispectral camera, along with scientific experiments and technological validation. In the soil segment, the INFANTE project includes the development of a new system for rapid assembly, integration and testing, adapted to small satellites and frequent launches; and a data hub to aggregate, process and disseminate information. The consortium is joined by satellite data users to support the demonstration of INFANTE results, such as the National Maritime Authority, IPMA or INIAV; other domestic companies; and international organizations such as the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Federal Fluminense Institute of Brazil or the French CLS. INFANTE takes place between 2017 and 2020 and has an investment of 9.2 M €, executed by a team of 150 researchers, engineers and technicians, of whom 40 are PhDs. It is co-financed by Structural Funds in the context of the Portugal 2020 Program's R & D IS Mobilization Programs.

The startup business idea was one of the 4 chosen to integrate the accelerator of the Repsol Foundation. The idea for contest was autonomous microgenerators that use the residual energy to generate electricity, especially to feed the sensors that monitor the pipe networks in industrial installations. InanoEnergy, backed by the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre Portugal, develops tailor-made, lightweight and flexible micro and nano-generators capable of converting waste electrical energy into electricity. The solution created by InanoE makes it possible to take advantage of the heat and movement of the user body to power mobile phones and small electronic devices (tablets, iPods, health monitors, etc.). Selected from 354 projects, InanoE was part of the range of 4 business ideas that will receive 2,000 euros per month for 12 months. In addition to financial support, InanoE's award includes technical and legal support, access to a network of potential investors and mentoring during the acceleration phase of the project. The business accelerator of the Repsol Foundation, launched six years ago, aims to support the most innovative projects in energy and mobility, with the aim of reaching the market as soon as possible More info at: http://www.fundacionrepsol.com/en/news/we-already-know-new-startups-entrepreneurs-fund

Space Moves! an event jointly organised by ESA and the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to promote space-enabled services with a major focus on transport and mobility will occur next September 18th and 19th in Berlin. This 7th edition of ESA’s annual ARTES Applications workshop will bring together companies, users, experts, entrepreneurs, and the vibrant startup scene to foster partnerships, spark new ideas, and inform about ESA funding and support opportunities. The Space Moves! Business Idea Competition - which deadline was extended to September 3th – is a competition for new space-enabled business concepts. The most promising ideas will be selected to pitch at the Space Moves! event in Berlin. The workshop attendees and the judge panel will vote for their preferred ideas. The winners will be announced during the second day of the event. This prize for the winning ideia includes: European Space Agency cash prizes: o 1st prize: €3,000 o 2nd prize: €1,500 o 3rd prize: €500 • Eligible travel expenses to the Space Moves! event in Berlin, Germany, covered by the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) • Coaching by representatives of the P3 Group during the Space Moves! event • Access to ESA Business Applications to develop the idea further and explore funding Do you want to know how to enter the Competition? The submission is very simple. You only have to download the Space Moves! Business Idea Pitch Form, fill it and submit it to business@esa.int with subject "2017 Space Moves! Business Idea Competition" before the deadline: 3 September 2017, 23:59 CEST See more: https://business.esa.int/news/space-moves

In order to stimulate the participation of the industry and academic community in the programs Galileo and EGNOS, the Portuguese National Authority of Civil Aviation (ANAC) is organizing the workshop “Deployment of Galileo and EGNOS in Portugal”. The workshop will take place on September 21st, in the main auditorium of the Aeronautical Infrastructures Direction on ANA (Portugal Airports), being the registrations open until September 15th. To known more, please visit: http://www.anac.pt/vPT/Generico/Eventos/Paginas/GSAMarketDevelopment.aspx

“We can reduce costs by 40–60% with respect to conventional couriers, so our customers can offer quicker product delivery at a much lower cost”. This is the "Flying Kettle" of Connect Robotics, founded by Eduardo Mendes and Raphael Stanzani, and part of ESA BIC Portugal. Motivated by the potential of drones to transport life-saving goods, help people in distress and reduce the isolation of people living in remote regions, they are exploring the ‘last-mile delivery market’, of interest to medical distributors, postal services and retailers, who need fast and reliable deliveries at lower costs. You can read more at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/TTP2/The_flying_kettle

Kick-Start Activities are a new and simplified ESA's funding scheme. The activities will be funded up to 75%, with ESA providing a maximum of € 60,000. The thematic Calls for Kick-start Activities are open to any industry in IAP participating Member States. They are designed to be particularly interesting for SMEs and start-ups looking for opportunities to develop their ideas for new business applications. The registration process has been simplified: only a single document with a maximum of 20 pages is required. In the second semester 2017, six Thematic Calls for Kick-start Activities will be launched: • FinTech (July 10th - September 19th) • Wildlife Protection (July 31st - October 11th) • People Mobility (September 20th - October 31st) • Arctic/Sub-Arctic Regions (October 12th - November 23rd) • Space for Municipalities (November 1st - December 13th) • Com. Climate Service (November 24th- January 16th) With Kick-Start activities, ESA aims to make it easier for entrepreneurs and start-ups to participate in the ARTES IAP program, supporting the emergence of new business services and applications that rely on spatial data and resources. To know more please check: https://goo.gl/ytpEua

The ARTES Workshop "how to write good proposals for ARTS" was held yesterday at Pavilhão do Conhecimento da Ciência Viva, in Lisbon. The workshop was organized by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Program's Ambassador of the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES). It was aimed at the Space community and Portuguese companies working space assets with applications on Earth. We had the presence of the European Space Agency (ESA) represented by Norbert Huebner, who spoke on the subject in question. The various participants have the opportunity to have face-to-face discussions with Norbert Huebner to present ideas for ESA ARTES projects. There were interventions by Emir Sirage from the FCT Space Office, Fernando Guerra from ANACOM, national delegate to the ARTES program, and Carlos Cerqueira from the Pedro Nunes Institute. During the event, the Small ARTES Open Call Financing Program was also presented. This initiative aims to encourage companies to submit their proposals for practical and terrestrial applications of space technology such as communications or satellite navigation, earth observation and technology used in manned spaceflight. The selected proposals can benefit from a financing of up to 25 thousand euros, not being restricted to Portuguese beneficiaries. The CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 project is co-financed by the European Funds supported by the Center 2020 - Regional Operational Program of the Center.

Estimular negócios inspirados no Espaço é o desafio lançado pela Coimbra Space Summer School, promovido pelo Instituto Pedro Nunes, que vai acontecer em Coimbra entre 13 e 15 de julho. O Instituto Pedro Nunes está à procura de ideias que tragam tecnologia do Espaço para o dia-a-dia da Terra. Este desafio é lançado pela Coimbra Space Summer School a jovens investigadores, estudantes e empreendedores que, durante três dias, de 13 a 15 de julho, terão a oportunidade de criar uma proposta de negócio em torno do Espaço. O objetivo é aproveitar conhecimento, tecnologias e recursos gerados nas missões espaciais e nas atividades científicas de exploração do Espaço para criar soluções inovadoras para áreas como cidades inteligentes, transportes, turismo e lazer, saúde e bem-estar, agricultura e ambiente. A Coimbra Space Summer School, de participação gratuita, decorre nas instalações do Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra e conta com colaboração da Incubadora de Empresas da Agência Espacial Europeia em Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal). As inscrições já estão abertas e podem ser feitas em grupo ou individualmente. O programa inclui Sessões Espaço e Sessões Business para os participantes aprenderem sobre as duas vertentes e como ligá-las. Será também feita uma apresentação final de projetos à comunidade científica e de negócio em torno da transferência de tecnologia do Espaço e aplicações terrestres, a mentores e investidores. Além da exploração de oportunidades de negócio com tecnologia espacial, o programa inclui atividades lúdicas, bem como oportunidades de networking entre os participantes, organização, formadores e convidados da iniciativa. No dia 13 de julho contamos com a presença do cosmonauta Mikhail Kornienk. Estará no Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra, pelas 14h30, para a palestra “Como Ser Astronauta”, onde vai falar sobre a sua profissão e as suas experiências no Espaço. Mais informações em http://spacesummerschool.ipn.pt/ ou em https://www.facebook.com/coimbraspacesummerschool/ Cosmonauta Mikhail Kornienk A 2 de março de 2016, Mikhail Kornienko foi notícia mundial. Após 340 dias consecutivos a bordo da Estação Espacial Internacional, o cosmonauta russo regressou à Terra depois da segunda mais longa estadia de um ser humano no Espaço. A missão “Um ano no Espaço” pretendeu compreender melhor os efeitos das viagens espaciais no organismo humano, um estudo essencial para a preparação de jornadas mais longas, como as futuras missões a Marte, que devem durar entre dois e três anos. ___________________________________________________________________________ Stimulating business inspired by Space is the challenge launched by Coimbra Space Summer School, promoted by Instituto Pedro Nunes, to be held in Coimbra between July 13 and 15. Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is looking for ideas that bring technology from space to the earth day-to-day. This challenge is launched by Coimbra Space Summer School to young researchers, students and entrepreneurs who, for three days, from July 13 to 15, will have the opportunity to create a business proposal around the Space. The objective is to harness the knowledge, technologies and resources generated in the space missions and the scientific activities of space exploration to create innovative solutions for areas such as intelligent cities, transport, tourism and leisure, health and wellness, agriculture and the environment. Coimbra Space Summer School, with free participation, is held at the premises of the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra and is supported by the Business Incubator of the European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal). Registration is already open and can be made in groups or individually. The program includes Space Sessions and Business Sessions for participants to learn about the two strands and how to connect them. There will also be a final presentation of projects to the scientific and business community around the transfer of space technology and terrestrial applications, to mentors and investors. In addition to exploring business opportunities with space technology, the program includes play activities as well as networking opportunities among participants, organization, trainers and guests of the initiative. On July 13 we had the presence of cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienk. He will be in the Department of Physics of the University of Coimbra, at 2.30 pm, for the lecture "How to be an Astronaut", where he will talk about his profession and his experiences in Space. Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienk On March 2, 2016, Mikhail Kornienko became world news. After 340 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station, the Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth after the second longest time of a human being in space. The "One Year in Space" mission sought to better understand the effects of space travel on the human body, an essential study for the preparation of longer journeys, such as future missions to Mars, which should last between two and three years. More info at http://spacesummerschool.ipn.pt/ or https://www.facebook.com/coimbraspacesummerschool/

O ESA BIC Portugal marcou presença na 3ª edição do TECNET – Business Camp, através do Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) e do projecto ESA BIC “Promoção da economia do espaço e apoio no programa de incubação da Agência Espacial Europeia na Região Centro”, CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019. Sob o lema Sente o fututo agora, o evento teve lugar nos dias 1, 2 e 3 de Junho, em S. João da Madeira. O TECNET é um evento dedicado à tecnologia, às empresas, à inovação e ao empreendedorismo, destinado a empresas e instituições de cariz tecnológico e inovador, promovido pela Sanjotec em parceria com a rede Tecparques e a Portuspark. Trata-se de um evento com dimensão ibérica, que pretende aproximar o tecido empresarial das grandes oportunidades de negócio e de investimentos. No TECNET – business camp, criam-se condições para fortalecer o contacto entre as empresas instaladas nos Parques de Criatividade e Tecnologia e Incubadoras. O Projeto CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 é co-financiado pelo apoiado por fundos europeus, pelo Centro 2020 – Programa Operacional Regional do Centro ################################################################# ESA BIC Portugal was present at the 3rd edition of TECNET - Business Camp, with the support of Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) and the ESA BIC project "Promotion of the space economy and support in the incubation program of the European Space Agency in the Central Region", CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 Under the motto "Feel the future now," the event took place on June 1, 2 and 3 in S. João da Madeira. TECNET is an event dedicated to technology, business, innovation and entrepreneurship, aimed at companies and institutions of technological and innovative nature, promoted by Sanjotec in partnership with the Tecparques network and Portuspark. It is an event with an Iberian dimension, which aims to bring the business fabric closer to the great business and investment opportunities. In TECNET - business camp, conditions are created to strengthen the contact between the companies installed in the Parks of Creativity and Technology and Incubators. The CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 project is co-financed by the European Funds supported by the Center 2020 - Regional Operational Program of the Center

On the upcoming June the 20th, at the Knowledge Pavilion from "Ciência Viva" in Lisbon, ESA ARTES Ambassadors in Portugal will host a workshop on "How to write good proposals for ARTES". The workshop is aimed for the Space community, but also to other Portuguese companies that even if operating in terrestrial markets, (may) use space technology. ESA will be represented by Norbert Huebner, Head of Feasibility Studies Section, who will speak on the subject and prepare the attendants to submit successful applications. All interested attendants may have the opportunity to have a face-to-face discussion with Norbert Huebner, subject to schedule. The event is public and free, however registration is mandatory: https://goo.gl/forms/nGKLzmPudSO14MjU2 PROGRAMME 09:30 – Welcome and reception of the participants 10:00 – Opening: Objectives of the Workshop and space opportunities in Portugal FCT, ANACOM, IPN 10:30 – How to write a Good Proposal for ARTES ESA IAP, Norbert Huebner 11:30 – Brief coffee break 12:30 – Final notes ESA IAP, Norbert Huebner 13:00 – Closing session __________________________________________________________________________ No dia 20 de junho, no Pavilhão do Conhecimento da Ciência Viva, Lisboa, a Plataforma Embaixadora do Programa ARTES da Agência Espacial Europeia (ESA) em Portugal organiza o workshop “How to write good proposals for ARTES”. O workshop destina-se não só à comunidade do Espaço mas também a empresas portuguesas, que operando noutros mercados terrestres, utilizem (possam vir a utilizar) tecnologia espacial. Contará com a presença da ESA, na pessoa de Norbert Huebner, que falará sobre o tema em questão, detalhando como se constroem candidaturas de sucesso. Todos os interessados poderão ainda solicitar de uma reunião cara-a-cara com a ESA para apresentação de ideias de projetos ESA ARTES e sua discussão, sujeito a agendamento prévio. Este evento é público e gratuito, contudo sujeito a registo obrigatório: https://goo.gl/forms/nGKLzmPudSO14MjU2 PROGRAMA 09:30 – Recepção e recepção dos participantes 10:00 – Abertura: Objectivos do Workshop e oportunidades espaciais em Portugal FCT, ANACOM, IPN 10:30 – Como escrever uma boa proposta para o ARTES ESA IAP, Norbert Huebner 11:30 – Coffee Break 12:00 – Apresntação da call para o ARTES e Q & A ESA IAP, Norbert Huebner 12:30 – Notas finais 13:00 – Encerramento

O IPN e a ESA BIC Portugal marcaram presença na sessão da “Bolsa de Empreendedorismo 2017”, no passado dia passado dia 9 de maio, Dia da Europa, na Fundação Champalimaud. Discutiu-se a importância das incubadoras tecnológicas e a questão da transferência de tecnologia do contexto da investigação universitária para o mercado empreendedor. Nesta sessão foi apresentado o caso da ESA BIC Portugal, e do projecto ESA BIC “Promoção da economia do espaço e apoio no programa de incubação da Agência Espacial Europeia na Região Centro”, CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019, que foi escolhido como exemplo de investimento da União Europeia. Até a data, o ESA BIC Portugal ajudou a criar 16 empresas, em áreas tão diversas quanto golfe, agricultura, qualidade de ar, network em aeroportos, entre outras. A sessão contou com a presença de Paulo Santos (IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes), Carlos Cerqueira (incubadora, ESA BIC Portugal), Clara Gonçalves (UPTEC) e Bruno Santos Amaro (Tec Labs - Centro de Inovação). “Das ideias ao investimento” é este o lema da Bolsa do Empreendedorismo 2017, sendo que o objectivo da mesma é proporcionar oportunidades, contactos e redes de colaboração para passar ao nível seguinte. O Comissário Europeu Carlos Moedas também marcou presença neste evento. O Projeto CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 é co-financiado pelo apoiado por fundos europeus, pelo Centro 2020 – Programa Operacional Regional do Centro __________________________________________________________________________ ESA BIC Portugal was present at the "Bolsa de Empreendedorismo 2017" session last May 9th, Day of Europe, at the Champalimaud Foundation. It was discussed the importance of technological incubators and the issue of technology transfer from the context of university research to the entrepreneurial market. This session presented the case of ESA BIC Portugal and the ESA BIC project "Promotion of the space economy and support in the incubation program of the European Space Agency in the Central Region", CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019, which was chosen as an example of European Union investment. To this point, ESA BIC Portugal helped create 16 companies in areas as diverse as golf, agriculture, air quality, airport network, among others. In this session were Paulo Santos (IPN - Pedro Nunes Institute), Carlos Cerqueira (incubator, ESA BIC Portugal), Clara Gonçalves (UPTEC) and Bruno Santos Amaro (Tec Labs - Innovation Center). "From ideas to investment" is the slogan of the Bolsa de Empreendedorismo 2017, the aim of which is to provide opportunities, contacts and collaboration networks to move to the next level. The European Commissioner, Carlos Moedas, also attended this event. The CENTRO-02-0651-FEDER-000019 project is co-financed by the European Funds supported by the Center 2020 - Regional Operational Program of the Center

Call for business opportunity and technical viability of new applications and services exploiting one or more space assets (e.g. Satellite Communications, Satellite Navigation, Earth Observation, Human Space Flight Technology). Opened to ideas for services addressed to "Food Security", for either decision makers, food suppliers and distributors, transport companies and other relevant stakeholders in this sector. Such services may include for example: 1. Full organic/fairtrade food traceability: to provide full traceability in order to support food suppliers and manufacturers during the certification process while offering a better experience to the consumers and increase their food awareness. 2. Improvement of the food supply chain: to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of one or more elements of the food supply chain (e.g. process, transport, storage, distribution). 3. Management of water and food resources: to assess the impact of natural events on food and water resources availability and on the volatility of food price in order to improve the management of resources. Free webinars on May 11th, and May 24th 16:00 (CET) Register here: https://goo.gl/MYVbP0 Deadline for applications: July 10th For further information please visit the website: https://goo.gl/MYVbP0 or contact us: space@ipn.pt or 239 700 922

This call for Kick-start Activities, dedicated to the theme "Ageing Population", is opened to ideas for services addressed to the ageing population as a whole, local authorities, carers, the (national) health and social care system, residential homes, technology and service providers and other relevant stakeholders in this sector. Such services may include for example: 1. Health and care: mobile health, tele-home, remote monitoring, fall prevention, wearable devices 2. Independent living: smart home, home automation, lifestyle intervention, remote workplace, personal assistance 3. Safety and security: surveillance, emergency response, extreme weather and pollution alerts 4. Social, leisure and education: social interaction, remote education, remote occupation, entertainment, (outdoor) mobility The Kick-start activity proposed must demonstrate the relevant exploitation of space-based data and technology for instance: Satellite communications, Satellite navigation, Earth observation or Human spaceflight technologies. For more information, please visit the webpage: https://goo.gl/WHnOZg Or attend one of the webinars on this thematic call - April 11th and 18th, 16:00 (CET). Deadline for submitting proposals: 29th May

Quando o seu pai foi diagnosticado com uma doença debilitante, há quatro anos atrás, suscitou em Ivo Vieira uma vontade de desenvolver um novo meio de comunicação para as pessoas que lidam com limitações extremas, elaborando a partir de uma tecnologia originalmente explorada para ajudar os astronautas da ESA no espaço. A esclerose lateral amiotrófica - ELA - e outras formas de doenças neuronais motoras, “roubam” de forma progressiva os que sofrem desta doença da sua função muscular, incluindo a capacidade de comunicar verbalmente. No entanto, o movimento do olho apresenta uma oportunidade porque geralmente permanece ileso. “Trabalhávamos na realidade aumentada para os astronautas desde 2005; então, quando o meu pai foi diagnosticado, eu tive a ideia de explorá-la para melhorar a sua qualidade de vida com um novo sistema de comunicação móvel”, disse Ivo Vieira, CEO da LusoSpace. Esta aplicação da ESA levou a LusoSpace a produzir o seu primeiro par de óculos de realidade aumentada em 2008 e, em seguida, a criar a empresa LusoVu para desenvolvê-los para os deficientes. Os óculos EyeSpeak detetam o movimento dos olhos através de um teclado virtual exibido no interior das suas lentes. As palavras e as frases soletradas pelo usuário são traduzidas pelo programa informático incorporado e faladas por alto-falantes num braço. Os óculos também permitem que o usuário navegue na Internet, assista a vídeos e aceda a correios eletrónicos de forma privada, já que apenas o usuário vê o que está a ser projetado dentro da lente. No entanto, como a informação digital é sobreposta na lente, os usuários ainda podem ver o que está a acontecer ao seu redor. “Este é o primeiro dispositivo que é autónomo e pode ser usado em qualquer posição física e localização, independentemente da orientação da cabeça do usuário”, observou Teresa Nicolau, especialista EyeSpeak. Ferramentas de visualização para astronautas O EyeSpeak é um spin-off direto do trabalho que a LusoSpace desenvolveu para um estudo da ESA sobre ferramentas de visualização para astronautas. “Naquela época, os astronautas tinham apenas sistemas relativamente rudimentares disponíveis durante as caminhadas espaciais, com uma lista de verificação escrita no braço e comunicações de voz com controladores terrestres”, explicou João Pereira do Carmo da ESA. “Queríamos explorar as muitas tecnologias disponíveis que poderiam ser usadas para fornecer informações importantes e em tempo real, diretamente no seu campo de visão.” Ajuda a pessoas com limitações extremas de mobilidade e comunicação Os desenvolvimentos iniciais da tecnologia foram seguidos por uma campanha Kickstarter em 2014, que resultou em 45 unidades do protótipo EyeSpeak em 2015. O atual EyeSpeak 1, que foi colocado à venda em março de 2016, é baseado num par de óculos Epson BT-200 AR com uma unidade complementar de um microfone, alto-falantes e uma pequena câmara controlada por uma unidade microprocessadora. Vem com uma voz-padrão sintetizada ou a voz do proprietário com base em gravações feitas anteriormente. “Tudo sobre o desenvolvimento do EyeSpeak foi um desafio”, relatou Teresa. “Uma parte importante foi garantir que a configuração inicial não era perdida, por isso foi especialmente concebido para ficar fixo na cabeça do usuário, permitindo-lhe usá-lo de forma independente de imediato, assim que alguém o coloque e o ligue. “Também era importante que pudesse ser usado em qualquer condição de iluminação, incluindo no exterior e próximo de janelas, por isso temos lentes de filtro opcionais que podem ser adicionadas, bem como um suporte para lentes corretivas.” Normalmente, demora duas semanas para aprender o sistema quando se pratica durante uma hora por dia. Um usuário disse que o sistema oferece “autonomia e alegria”. Um porta-voz da ELA observou que “dá de volta às pessoas a sua independência e o seu direito humano de se comunicar livremente.” Sobre potenciais atualizações, Nicolau acrescenta: “Podemos desenvolvê-lo para permitir aos usuários controlar a sua cadeira de rodas e outras coisas ao seu redor, como o ar condicionado ou o seu televisor.” “Temos vindo a trabalhar com a LusoSpace e a LusoVu através da Iniciativa Nacional de Transferência de Tecnologia em Portugal, para explorar os mercados a jusante das tecnologias de sistemas de visualização, como monitores montados na cabeça”, explicou Carlos Cerqueira, diretor de inovação da IPN Portugal, parte da rede de programas de transferência de tecnologia da ESA, ajudando as empresas a desenvolver tecnologia espacial. “O potencial para esta tecnologia é enorme. Uma ideia é para armazéns de logística, onde monitores montados na cabeça melhorariam substancialmente a produtividade dos trabalhadores no processo de seleção. “Mas o EyeSpeak, com o impacto que tem sobre as vidas humanas, é provavelmente o mais importante de todos.” A realidade aumentada ainda não é usada pelos astronautas, mas o seu estudo inspirou diretamente o desenvolvimento do EyeSpeak. “Tudo o que a LusoVu está a fazer começou a partir desse projeto original da ESA”, sublinha Rui Semide, da LusoVu. “As nossas aplicações são muito diferentes, mas tudo começou com aquele estudo inicial da ESA sobre ferramentas de visualização de informação para os astronautas, o que nos tornou conscientes do potencial desta tecnologia.” Credits: European Space Agency (http://www.esa.int/por/ESA_in_your_country/Portugal/Estudo_para_astronautas_da_voz_a_pessoas_com_deficiencia)

You can now apply to the Small ARTES Open Call! The purpose of the call is to stimulate the submission of realistic ideas for innovative utilisation of space services and technologies such as Satellite Communications, Satellite Navigation, Earth Observation, Human Spaceflight technologies within non-space markets such as transport, energy, health, agriculture, environment, safety, etc. Deadline: 1st June 2017 To submit your proposals: http://space.ipn.pt/pages/artes_call

ESA has launched an opportunity to offer funding and support to companies for the business case assessment and development of new space enabled Internet of things (IoT) services that target relevant customer needs. This call is hosted under IAP ARTES Program - Integrated Applications Promotion (https://artes-apps.esa.int). Feasibility Studies resulting in compelling business cases will be eligible for additional funding support at follow-up IAP Demonstration Project. Dealine for submission: 13 April 2017 13:00 CET More info: bit.ly/2loFhZP

ESA - European Space Agency through the ARTES programme has announced new funding opportunity for applications ideas (http://bit.ly/2iJJRQ3) Kick-start Activities thematic Calls for Ideas to be launched soon in the first semester of 2017: 1) Outdoor tourism (opens 30 January, closes 13 March) 2) Automated road transport (opens 13 March, closes 24 April) 3) Ageing population (opens 24 April, closes 29 May) 4) Food security (opens 29 May, closes 10 July) IPN is the Portuguese Ambassador Platform for ESA's ARTES programme. Check out more at http://bit.ly/2g9rboJ

Meet the people behind #ESABIC Portugal: Who are they and what they do? #ESABICPortugal is one of the sixteen European centers that support startups using technologies and other space assets, such as satellite imagery or data, in non-spatial industrial and commercial uses in areas as diverse as health, energy, transport, security and life Urban, among others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teNOWTbTnco

The European Space Agency Incubation Center (ESA) in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), managed by the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), celebrates its second anniversary on November 23rd. ESA BIC Portugal is one of the sixteen European centers that support startups using technologies and other space assets, such as satellite imagery or data, in non-spatial industrial and commercial uses in areas as diverse as health, energy, transport, security and life Urban, among others. In the first two years of activity, the program already hosts 12 startups. In the total of its 5 years of activity - estimated duration of the program in Portugal - ESA BIC Portugal expects to incubate up to 30 companies that will allow the creation of around 240 new jobs, with a total impact exceeding 6.5 million Euros . ESA BIC Portugal represents a direct investment in Portugal of € 1,950,000 (one million, nine hundred and fifty thousand Euros). The program is led by IPN and has poles in the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto (UPTEC) and in the agency DNA Cascais. The ESA BIC Portugal Anniversary event will be held at IPN (building D - Accelerator) on November 23, 2015 at 4:00 pm, with the presence of the European Space Agency, program partners and startups. We would like to confirm your presence by e-mail space@ipn.pt, as soon as possible

De 5 a 9 de Setembro de 2016, no Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra. O Espaço traz oportunidades científicas e de negócio? Que conhecimento, tecnologias e informação geram as missões do Espaço? Podemos criar novos serviços ou produtos para outras áreas utilizando os recursos do Espaço? Na Coimbra Space Summer School vamos explorar o Mundo utilizando o Espaço! O que é? A Coimbra Space Summer School é uma escola de Verão de 5 dias onde empreendedores, estudantes ou investigadores exploram uma ideia de negócio em torno do Espaço. A ideia é aproveitar conhecimento, tecnologias e recursos gerados nas missões espaciais e nas actividades científicas de exploração do Espaço para conceber negócios para outras áreas: cidades inteligentes, transportes, turismo e lazer, saúde e bem-estar, agricultura, ambiente, media, etc.. Quem procuramos? Estudantes finalistas de Licenciatura, estudantes de Mestrado, investigadores ou docentes com interesse em explorar as potencialidades do Espaço a nível científico e de negócio, com ideias sobre como o Espaço pode melhorar o nosso dia-a-dia, criar serviços ou produtos novos e/ou inovadores! E vontade de as explorar! O que vamos fazer? Sessões sobre o espaço e sessões mais orientadas ao aproveitamento de oportunidades de negócio com tecnologias do espaço, com a presença de oradores convidados com o Coordenador na ESA do programa ESA BIC Portugal, Niels Eldering, e diversos empresários, investigadores e investidores. Haverá também a apresentação final de projectos à comunidade científica e empresarial, em torno da transferência de tecnologia do Espaço e aplicações terrestres. Pelo meio, uma “Febrada Astronómica”, visitas ao Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra e uma sessão de observação nocturna! Onde e Quando? A Coimbra Space Summer School decorrerá nos dias 5 a 9 de Setembro de 2016, nas instalações do Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra, sito na margem esquerda do Rio Mondego, na Vila de Santa Clara (lugar de Almas de Freire). O horário previsto para as sessões será o seguinte: 9h30 às 13h e das 14h às 17h30, incluindo almoço durante todo o evento e networking entre os participantes, organização, formadores e demais convidados da organização. A Coimbra Space Summer School é uma organização conjunta do Instituto Pedro Nunes (no contexto das atividades do programa ESA Business Incubation Centre - ESA BIC Portugal e Plataforma Embaixadora do programa de Telecomunicações e Aplicações Integradas) e do Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra, em colaboração com a Agência Espacial Europeia e o Gabinete do Espaço da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Mais informação em http://spacesummerschool.ipn.pt/ Para informações adicionais por favor contacte-nos através de space@ipn.pt ou 239700900 (Carlos Cerqueira ou Inês Plácido).

O Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) lança hoje com a Agência Espacial Europeia (ESA ARTES Applications), em colaboração com o Gabinete do Espaço da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) e a Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) a sua call anual para aplicações de comunicações por satélite e para aplicações integradas, denominada Small ARTES Applications. Esta call insere-se no âmbito das actividades “espaço-terra” do IPN, visando estimular a submissão de projectos que se proponham utilizar recursos espaciais para gerar negócio noutros mercados (transportes, turismo, mar, energia, etc.). Esta call estará aberta para submissão de candidaturas até ao dia 21 de Junho e apoia duas linhas de projectos: 1. Comunicações por Satélite 2. Aplicações Integradas A call Small ARTES Applications é... Uma oportunidade para validação técnica e de mercado de ideias que utilizem activos espaciais para criar novos produtos ou serviços ou trazer uma vantagem competitiva a produtos/serviços existentes, respondendo a uma necessidade ou oportunidade concreta de mercados não espaciais (transportes, turismo, mar, energia, etc.). É também uma preparação para projectos futuros no contexto dos programas ESA ARTES Applications (ESA ARTES Integrated Applications e ESA ARTES SatCom Applications). Exemplo dos projectos Small ARTES Applications 2015. Activos espaciais são... Equipamentos que são ou podem ser colocados no espaço (ex. satélite, lançador) ou equipamentos terrestres que apoiam directamente a actividade no espaço (ex. uma ground station), incluindo todas as tecnologias, arquitecturas, software, técnicas, ferramentas, sistemas, hardware, modelos, componentes, materiais, etc. desenvolvidos para integrar esses equipamentos, bem como dados e imagens gerados a partir deles (ex. provenientes de satélites de Observação da Terra). A ESA divide os activos espaciais por áreas, por exemplo: Navegação, Telecomunicações, Observação da Terra. Para saber mais sobre a categorização dos vários activos espaciais, visitar www.esa.int/ESA (menu “Our Activities” no topo da página). Uma ideia de negócio é enquadrável na linha de Comunicações por Satélite quando... O produto ou serviço a levar para o mercado não espacial incorpora comunicações por satélite. Uma ideia de negócio é enquadrável na linha de Aplicações Inegradas quando… O produto ou serviço a levar para o mercado não espacial incorpora pelo menos dois activos espaciais, por exemplo: Tecnologia + Telecomunicações; Navegação + Telecomunicações; Navegação + Observação da Terra; Ciência Espacial + Navegação; etc.. Para ter acesso aos activos espaciais… Resultados de projectos ESA, projectos FP7/H2020, projectos FCT ou outros; Directório de patentes da ESA: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/IP_for_commercialisation; Base de dados de tecnologias do espaço com potencial de aplicação não espacial: http://www.esa-tec.eu/see-more/space-technologies/ Informação sobre a call Small ARTES Applications, incluindo documentação de candidatura: http://space.ipn.pt/pages/artes_call Para mais informação, contactar space@ipn.pt

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) was invited by the European Commission to present their best practices in coordinating the Incubation Center of European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal) during the 2nd Finance Workshop Space Economy, held on 3 May in Brussels. Launched in 2014 end, the ESA BIC Portugal is one of 16 current ESA incubators at European level. In this structure are supported startups to implement proven technology in space in sectors such as health, transport, energy, security and urban life. The 2nd Finance Workshop Space Economy brought together representatives of the European Commission, the European Space Agency and Airbus, as well as investors and incubators. The initiative intended to discuss new ways to finance the growing boom in space startups that has taken place mainly in the United States and Europe, from SME finance programs to the emergence of specialized investment funds for the space industry. In addition to the ESA BIC Portugal, ESA BIC UK was also chosen to present their experience in business incubation in the space area. So far, the ESA BIC Portugal has supported 11 startups. In the next five years - duration of the program - provides incubate 30 companies that will create about 240 new jobs and ability to raise capital of 6.5 million euros. The ESA BIC Portugal is a direct investment in Portugal of € 1,950,000 (one million nine hundred and fifty thousand euros) in five years. This program is led by the IPN and has poles in UPTEC and DNA Cascais Agency. The ESA BIC Portugal has the support of the Space Office (FCT / ANI) and other stakeholders, such as CCDRC, universities, municipalities and investors and was considered of strategic importance to Portugal, which is why the Government through the FCT, It has invested significant resources in this area.

Launch your business with Big Data from Space! The leading innovation platform for commercial Earth observation applications is awarding prizes to innovative solutions for business and society. SIGN UP 2016 - From 15 April to 18 July Access to www.copernicus-masters.com

The ‘Space for Sustainability Award’ is targeting students and young professionals under 30 with Project Ideas which will enable the space sector to put SD on a formal footing, raise awareness among the younger generations and professionals, and contribute to furthering the debate on the topic. Submit your idea to a judging panel of distinguished personalities and win a memorable trip and the opportunity to make some great contacts! The author of the winning Project Idea will have the quite unique opportunity to visit Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou (French Guiana) as well as to attend a launch of either Ariane, Vega or Soyouz!! The main requirement for the Award is that the innovative Project Idea must link space (from a broad perspective) with at least one of the pillars of sustainable development (environment, economy, social, governance), and preferably focus specifically on European purposes. Information available at http://sdaward.eisc.esa.int/

The deadlines to submit proposals for ESA BIC Portugal in 2016 are the following (PT time): - 1st February - 18th May - 12th October The application documents are available at: http://space.ipn.pt/pages/open_call Startup? Start now! For more information, contact us at space@ipn.pt!

The 1st anniversary of ESA’s Business Incubation Centre in Portugal was commemorated in November 19 at the Pedro Nunes Institute with a presentation of results and startups supported so far, and a space cake, of course! The Business Incubation Centre of the European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), coordinated by Instituto Pedro Nunes, was released in late 2014, being one of the 13 current ESA incubators in Europe. Up today, ESA BIC Portugal has selected six startups (Active Aerogels, Airborne Projects, D-Orbit PT, Eye2Map, InanoE and Space Layer Technologies), and less than half a year, it has already reached the goals set for the first year. In the five-year period - duration of the program - the ESA BIC Portugal provides incubate 30 companies that will create about 240 new jobs and raise an expected capital ofg € 6.5 million. The ESA BIC Portugal is a direct investment in Portugal of € 1,950,000 (one million nine hundred and fifty thousand euros) in five years. This program is led by the IPN and has poles in UPTEC and DNA Cascais agency. The ESA BIC Portugal has the support of the Portuguese Space Office (FCT / ANI) and other stakeholders, such as CCDRC, universities, municipalities and investors. In the anniversary, we had representative of the European Space Agency (ESA), Pedro Nunes (IPN), National Innovation Agency (ANI / Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Science and Technology Park, University of Porto (UPTEC ), DNA Cascais and Coordination Center and Regional Development Commission (CCDRC).

A new competition INNOspace Masters was recently launched by the Space Administration department of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to promote innovative ideas for the next space generation, organized by Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO), which also organised the ESA/SAP Earth Observation Appathon early in 2015 in Portugal and other 5 locations. What topics does the competition address? INNOspace Masters is especially interested in forward-thinking ideas, research projects, demonstrators, prototypes, and innovative (but ready-to-implement) business concepts in the following subject areas: generative manufacturing, increased modularisation of production, flexible platforms, intelligent components, cyber-physical systems for complex production and logistics processes, and innovations along the entire value chain in satellite manufacturing. Prizes awarded by first-class partners The prizes will be awarded in three categories to meet different levels of innovative maturity and sophistication sponsored by world-class partners, including: the Space Administration department of the German Aerospace Center, Airbus Defence & Space, and Germany's two ESA Business Incubation Centres in Bavaria and Darmstadt. Along with extensive marketing/communication activities and networking contacts, the winners can look forward to technological and business-related services from first-rate partners. From 16 September 2015 to 31 January 2016, interested major enterprises, SMEs, start-ups, university, or non-university research institution (or even a consortium of organisations) are invited to submit their brilliant ideas and solutions for the next space generation in the very first INNOspace Masters competition. For more information, visit: www.innospace-masters.de

With the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and in the scope of the activities of ESA Business Incubation Centre in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), IPN will host an "Investment Readiness Training" facilitated by Rick Salmon. Message by Rick: "If you are an early-­stage entrepreneur who will either need funding now or in the future, then you will need help. You can try to figure it out on your own or you can learn from people who have already done this successfully. To succeed you will need to work your own network and you will need to tap into other people’s networks. You will also need some special communication skills if you are going to be able to connect quickly, make a lasting good first impression and then be able to persuade investors to support your company’s growth. If you have a sense of urgency about this, then you cannot afford to wait or leave this to chance. Many entrepreneurs fail because they don’t get the help they need at the time that they need it most. Take advantage of a unique offer. The Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) has been designed to quickly and effectively teach you some of the tools necessary in order to obtain funding and grow your business. Great entrepreneurs are usually serial entrepreneurs. They learn the rules of the game and they are most often successful in raising capital again and again. Wouldn’t you like to learn some of these skills? The IRP will provide you with the opportunity to learn and to benefit from other’s experience and networks. My name is Rick Salmon and I will be your facilitator and the leader for this exciting programme. I am an experienced serial entrepreneur and have built a number of successful technology startup companies over the past 20 years. The ESA Investment Readiness Programme offers the very best of what I have learned as an entrepreneur. When clients retain me as a startup consultant they’re actually paying for two basic things, experience and innovation. Experience can be gained in only two ways, through one’s own situations or by learning about other’s situations. Innovation however, is a method of thinking. During the Investment Readiness Programme I want to share from my own experiences and perhaps bring in other special guests and experts who will share from their own experience. I will attempt to help the participants to become more innovative thinkers in approaching their own startup situations. I encourage you to join this exciting Programme. I will take-?on the personal challenge of doing whatever I can to discover how to help you and how to make your company succeed." The training targets ESA BIC Portugal startups and intends to generate important benefits for the entrepreneurs: get the business ready for investors and customers; clarify the company’s Unique Selling Proposition; learn to communicate your value in a brief but powerful way; create a 15-­second elevator pitch for power/speed networking; prepare, present and perfect an 8-­minute investor presentation; learn how to speed-­up your overall business development cycle.

Closing date: 31/12/2015 More information at https://artes-apps.esa.int/opportunities/intended-tender/animal-tracking-space

The next deadline to submit your proposals to the ESA BIC Portugal programme is on the 2nd of November! Please contact space@ipn.pt for questions!

"É uma comunidade jovem e pequena, mas faz parte da elite mundial na investigação aeroespacial e constitui um dos nossos melhores "produtos" de exportação. Quinze anos depois da adesão de Portugal à ESA e ao ESO, os méritos destes estudantes, cientistas, engenheiros e comunicadores são observáveis a olho nu. Mas o financiamento é curto e não há um plano de acção delineado. Até onde podemos ir?" Notícia completa em: http://p3.publico.pt/node/18032/

Please consider the new writing of Part 3. Documents and items to be produced/delivered, replacing the contents of the same part on page 9/16 of the issued Conditions to Tender and Management Requirements.

The new dates for the selection campaign #46 are: - submimssion date: 2nd of November - evaluation date: 18th of November

Stimulating terrestrial applications using space assets (satcom or combined space assets), IPN, FCT and ANACOM jointly launch an open call that funds 25k€ to build a solid outline proposal to ESA ARTES 20 and ARTES 3-4 calls! All information available at: http://space.ipn.pt/pages/artes_call For any questions, please contact space@ipn.pt or 239 700 922

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Technology Transfer programme Office (TTPO) has opened a call for proposals for Technology Transfer Demonstrator projects, directed specifically towards the determination and elimination of technical risk in the use of existing space technologies for new terrestrial applications. These projects involve the development and testing of new hardware and software from European space programmes which increase the likelihood of the core technology being transferred from space to ground. ESA will make a contribution of up to €40,375 to the cost of each successfully selected proposal. More information: https://sa.catapult.org.uk/esattp15#

Time is running! At this website you will find all relevant information to apply for ESA BIC Portugal! (see above "BIC Open Call"), or call us at space@ipn.pt!

LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS WITH BIG DATA FROM SPACE Earth observation and the big data it produces can help countless innovative products and services really take off. SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME IN ANY RELEVANT APPLICATION FIELD, INCLUDING: Agriculture, Rescue/Emergency, Environment, Marine, Mobile Apps, Energy, Smart Cities and Transport/Logistics SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 13th July 2015 For more information: http://www.copernicus-masters.com/

Take a peek at the video about the ESA App Camp 2015! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlJjg4Wifo&feature=youtu.be Congrats to the EcoFit Portuguese team!

Selection campaign #45 - Deadline: 18th May 2015 - Tender Evaluation Board: May-June Selection campaign #46 - Deadline: 2nd November 2015 - Tender Evaluation Board: 18th November 2015

The call for proposals for ESA BIC Portugal is now open! The call will be permanently open and four evaluations will take place each year in the next 5 years. The next submission deadline is 2nd of February! The incubatees of ESA BIC Portugal, either in Coimbra (with IPN), Cascais (with DNA Cascais) or Porto (with UPTEC) will benefit from 50.000€ for prototype/product/service development and management and acquisition of intellectual property, alongside with business support and 80h of technical support. Launch your business with Space at ESA BIC Portugal! For more information, please contact: space@ipn.pt

ESA App Camp has joined forces with SAP! The ESA App Camp is inviting app developers to unique events where they can meet with like-minded people and tackle some of the world's greatest challenges. Those interested can join in by attending one of the six Appathons being held at ESA BIC and partner locations across Europe on 24-25 Jan 2015, namely in Coimbra (Portugal). The ESA App Camp is organised by Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO) on behalf of the European Space Agency and sponsored by SAP University Alliances. It is furthermore supported by awesome partners in six countries to make the pre-selection Appathons a great experience! The winning team of each local Appathon will be invited to the ESA App Camp in Barcelona culminating at the Mobile World Congress. Registration is open until 19 Jan 2015 at www.app-camp.eu!

" ESA’s latest Business Incubation Centre has opened in Portugal, ready to help entrepreneurs and start-up companies take space technology and services into non-space areas such as health, transport and energy. Over the coming five years, the centre will help 30 Portuguese start-up companies to get their businesses going, creating at least 120 local high-tech jobs. The companies will receive €1.5 million as seed incentive and be able to tap into an additional €7 million." To see the full article: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/TTP2/ESA_business_incubator_opens_in_Portugal

During the 5th Portuguese Space Forum, held on November 5th, was launched the ESA Business Incubation Centre in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), which will support Portuguese companies that implement space technology in sectors such as health, transport, security, or energy. Over the next five years, the 30 companies supported by ESA BIC Portugal can access a total investment value of 1,5 million euros, raise capital of around 7 million euros, and are expected to create more than 120 new jobs. The ESA BIC Portugal is managed by Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) and implemented in collaboration with Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto and DNA Cascais. In addition, ESA BIC Portugal will count on multiple local, regional and national partners (business experts, technical experts from higher education institutions – namely the University of Coimbra and the University of Porto). The launch of ESA BIC Portugal was attended by Franco Ongaro, ESA Director D-TEC, Teresa Mendes, President of IPN, João Gabriel, Rector of the University of Coimbra, Pedro Carneiro, Vice President of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, António Pires de Lima, Portuguese Minister of the Economy, and Nuno Crato, Portuguese Minister of Education and Science. Carlos Cerqueira, Head of Innovation at IPN said that “ESA BIC Portugal has unique characteristics since it promotes the creation of startups based on state-of-the-art technologies tested in Space applications, providing these new companies with the potential to create disruptive innovations tailored for the global markets”. Teresa Mendes, President of IPN, added that “the ESA BIC and Ambassador Platform in Portugal contribute to further accomplish IPN’s mission to support the technology transfer process and to stimulate the creation of new economic activity and skilled jobs in Portugal”. Click here to see the presentation! http://www.slideshare.net/xysto/esa-bic-and-ambassador-platform-in-portugal-051114

The French-Dutch-Norwegian start-up company EATOPS provides advanced tools and systems to monitor remote gas and oil offshore installations. The system RIVOPS uses techniques and methodologies that have been proven successful for spacecraft control at ESA. Here the entrepreneur and co-inventor of the EATOPS' RIVOPS Alexandre Van Damme presents the business. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/Business_Incubation/Entrepreneurs_introduce_their_businesses_br_EATOPS

Instituto Pedro Nunes from Coimbra will implement an ESA BIC. The goal is to support businesses that apply space technology in Earth in sectors such as health, energy, transport, security and urban life. More on Diário Digital (in portuguese) http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=740491

From Space to Earth. European Space Agency will launch incubator for Portuguese companies. More on Observador (in portuguese). http://observador.pt/2014/10/28/tecnologia-espaco-na-terra-agencia-espacial-europeia-vai-lancar-incubadora-para-empresas-portuguesas/

The European Space Agency announced the creation of a business incubator in Portugal - ESA BIC Portugal - to be presented next week. More on Dinheiro Vivo (in portuguese) http://www.dinheirovivo.pt/Faz/interior.aspx?content_id=4206218