Evento de comemoração dos 50 anos da chegada do Homem à Lua e lançamento da iniciativa "Portugal New Space Entrepreneurship Initiative 2030". Neste evento, Júlio Resende apresentará o seu mais recente projeto "Cinderella Cyborg" - https://www.julioresende.com/pt/. Entrada gratuita, mediante levantamento prévio de ingresso, até ao máximo 4 bilhetes por pessoa, na bilheteira de TAGV (seg. a sáb. 17h às 22h) a partir do dia 8 de Julho. Este evento tem o apoio da Agência Nacional de Inovação; Antena 1; Câmara Municipal de Coimbra; Ciência Viva; Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia; Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior; Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Universidade de Coimbra.

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!

The deadline to submit applications for the Small ARTES Apps Open call was postponed, you have now up to next June 14th to submit your proposal :) Good luck!

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

It is now open, the national call to fund 6 months feasibility studies for projects that make use of space technologies (technologies and satellite data) into terrestrial business applications. 50% of project cost will be covered, up to a maximum of 25.000 €. Deadline: 7th June 2019 23:59. To know more visti the menu "ARTES Open Call" above

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

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.

Our 4th anniversary celebration was a 2-day event, held at IPN's premisses, in Coimbra, on December the 20th and 21st. We had not only the presence of ESA General Director, but also of our Minister of Science and Technology, as well as other high-standard speakers and amazing demo corners showcasing great examples of downstream applications of space technology and data. We had Active Space Technologies, Active Space Aerogels, Active Space Automation, D-Orbit Portugal, Matereo Space, Delox, PavNext, SpaceLayer Technologies, GreenFika, Bee Very Creative, Kinetikos, DEIMOS, iTrack Solutions, among other companies also represented between speakers and attendees. The 2018 newcomers PavNext, iTrack Solutions, GreenFika, Delox, Kinetikos, mOceanSense and FireFly were presented to the networ. We all celebrated the lauching of other grown up start-ups that are now alumni from the ESA BIC PT: Bluecover, inano Energy, Connect Robotics, Matereo Space, Waterdog Mobile and Stratio Automotive. Further Small ARTES Apps project from 2017 GOSAFE, from SpaceLayer Technologies was introduced to the newtork too. But we had more! We also looked forward to the future and we discussed on detail New Space & Atlantic Launch Services, as well as Space for Education & Developing Capabilities for Space within International partnerships. The pharma door was opened to the Space Rider mission and the last but not least panel on Future markets powered by Space was also highly interactive between speakers and attendees. Thank you all for attending our anniversary, and stay tuned for new year's edition. *** To know more about the event, you can see it again from our streaming on the following links: 20th Dec: https://youtu.be/PqyAX3VP-9U 21st Dec: https://youtu.be/PbkHj8CmH5c

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!

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

O astronauta análogo Português, João Lousada, partilhou a sua experiência na palestra “Space is the Place”, uma sessão pública que foi aberta pelo Ministro da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Prof. Manuel Heitor. Partindo de desafios lançados pelo Centro de incubação de empresas da ESA em Portugal, os 20 participantes da CSSS trabalharam em equipas e desenvolveram modelos de negócio, usando uma tecnologia espacial – patentes da ESA ou dados de observação da Terra. Com o apoio de mentores da equipa do ESA BIC Portugal e outros mentores externos de empresas do ecossistema, destacaram-se 2 equipas, a FiltRim (vencedora da competição) e a CosmOcean (menção honrosa). João Lousada partilhou na sessão de encerramento da Coimbra Space Summer School a sua experiência. O astronauta análogo português esteve isolado no deserto de Omã, na missão AMADEE-18 que simulou as condições de vida em Marte! Durante um mês, este “astronauta em terra” simulou, em isolamento com uma equipa de cinco pessoas, uma série de experiências de preparação para futuras missões humanas a Marte. O Ministro da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Prof. Manuel Heitor, enriqueceu a sessão intitulada “Space is the Place”, durante a qual deu algumas diretrizes da estratégia portuguesa para o espaço, investimentos e tecnologia. Houve ainda tempo para uma visita ao Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra, uma sessão de planetário, uma sessão de observação nocturna dos astros e até uma “febrada” astronómica. Esta iniciativa é co-organizada pelo Instituto Pedro Nunes, entidade que em Portugal é responsável pela Incubadora de Empresas da Agência Espacial Europeia – ESA BIC Portugal, pela Rede de Transferência de Tecnologia da ESA em Portugal e embaixador da ESA Business Applications; em parceria com o Centro de Investigação da Terra e do Espaço da Universidade de Coimbra, e pelo Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra.

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

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!

The Sanitation Economy monetises toilet provision, products and services, biological resources, data and information to provide benefits across the economy and society. Sanitation market requirements relevant to the study belongs to three distinct, mutually supporting sub-economies: - Smart Sanitation Economy, which builds on the sanitation infrastructure to provide health information insights. This approach entails the installation of smart sensors into toilets and sewage systems to provide rapid data collection and analysis of health indicators. - Circular Sanitation Economy deals with the cost-effective reutilisation of human waste, together with other biological waste, to produce a wide range of products, such as: agricultural products, energy, water, protein, etc. - Toilet Economy, which is related to the provision of basic sanitation services (i.e.: community and household toilets) for low-income countries; this mainly focuses on toilet construction, operation, maintenance and cleaning. We are looking for a network of technology and business partners that can deliver sustainable services for sanitation in low-income countries in the areas of Circular Sanitation Economy and Smart Sanitation Economy in particular. Motivation, business experience and domain expertise are key. But most importantly of all, we want to hear business ideas that are economically viable, technically possible and involve either space tech or data; such as satellite Earth observation, satellite navigation, satellite communications, spaceflight technologies. OPENING DATE: 01 September 2018 CLOSING DATE: 31 October 2018 To know more visiti the website: https://business.esa.int/funding/intended-tender/space-for-sanitation And contact the Portuguese Ambassador, IPN (space@ipn.pt).

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.

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

Are you looking for €39.000 EURO to cover technical costs of demonstrating the use of a space technology into a non-space application? ESA has issued an open competition for demonstrators! These projects should involve the development and testing of European space technology or know-how in non-space applications, with the aim to achieve a technology transfer. In the technology transfer demonstrators it is expected that the potential receiver of the technology is involved in the project and is willing to work in the endeavor to bring a space technology to a non-space product/application. Demonstrators are meant to reduce the risk of using space technologies in other applications, thus projects that have not already proved the potential use in the proposed (or similar) non-space application, will have a higher potential of selection. To know more about this call, check out the link: https://spacesolutions.esa.int/open-call-technology-demonstrators-2018 And contact your local ESA broker, IPN for Portugal! Mail us by space@ipn.pt

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!

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/

16 companies and 56 new jobs are applying space technology in terrestrial sectors with an export capacity of 40% and an annual return of almost 900 thousand euros in 2016. These are the numbers of three years of existence of Incubation of the European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), coordinated by Instituto Pedro Nunes and supporting startups that transfer space technology for terrestrial applications. In this third year of activity, ESA BIC Portugal announces the entry of five new projects and the graduation of six startups that, with the support of this program, have managed to reach a stage of maturity. Carlos Cerqueira, IPN, notes that ESA BIC Portugal "demonstrates the maturity of the Portuguese space industry and the ability of Portuguese startups to find new solutions and business for the terrestrial market from space technologies." FIVE NEW COMPANIES Horizontal Cities, Stratio, Tesselo, Fibersail and Theia, which apply technology initially designed for Space in areas such as transport, natural resources, maintenance industry and archeology, are the five new companies joining the others supported. Horizontal Cities, winner of the Vodafone Big Smart Cities 2015, created the first GPS application for cycling users that allows navigation through flat routes in the city of Lisbon. Also operating in land transport, Stratio, uses space technology in heavy duty vehicles to predict and anticipate the occurrence of severe wear and tear, allowing timely actions by transport companies and, consequently, a reduction in maintenance costs and and a reduction in the emission of polluting gases. Stratio was one of three startups selected at the 2017 Web Summit as an example of the use of space technology in terrestrial markets. Tesselo, which has developed a technology aimed at companies that manage terrestrial natural resources, combines satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to provide real-time geospatial information through a system that continuously monitors the state of agricultural crops and forest and forest health. forests. Another new incubator of ESA BIC is Fibersail that promises to revolutionize the way currently is the prevention and monitoring of fatigue of large structures in the markets of the wind industry and maritime transport. With a fiberoptic measurement and monitoring system that allows you to measure - remotely and with high precision - the shape of any structure, Fibersail can provide information on the behavior of, for example, wind turbines in real environment, allowing builders to create more efficient and secure structures. Theia is the fifth new company to join the ESA BIC community with a project that allows the remote detection of archeological sites and resources based on satellite imagery, allowing for very large archaeological assessments, quickly and accurately, avoiding delays and cost overruns in large works such as motorways. SIX STARTUPS REACH MATURITY The three first years of ESA BIC Portugal also mark the first six graduates: Active Aerogels, Findster, D-Orbit, Space Layer Technologies, Airborne Projects and Eye2map are companies that survived the startup phase and reached maturity with the support of this program. Active Aerogels, which developed the world's first spray airgel with super-insulation properties, and can be used at temperatures ranging from -250 to 400 degrees, went from the prototyping phase to an industrial scale with mass production capability. Created initially to isolate rockets, Active Aerogels' innovative and unique product is expanding to land-based markets, useful in construction, to replace thermal insulation foams and in the aircraft industry, to end the wear and tear caused by traditional material which covers the planes. Findster has created, through geolocation technology, a system that allows the user to have absolute control over the location of children, elderly and pets and does not require the payment of monthly fees for their use. D-Orbit develops Atmosphere Analyzer, an innovative approach to ionosphere sampling, where during the reentry maneuver, the satellite passes through an ionosphere region between 80km and 150km, collecting data and transmitting it to the land. To this day, this region has been little investigated for being too high for stratospheric balloons and too low for satellites. Space Layer Technologies has developed the SOUL application which, through satellite Earth Observation data, provides alerts on city air quality to patients with respiratory diseases, minimizing the impact of pollution on their lives. Airbone Projects is developing an unmanned aircraft landing station (UAVs, drones) to switch batteries and solve the problem of the limited time of their flights when they fly, for example, large agricultural or forestry areas. Maintenance of power lines, electronic surveillance and precision agriculture are some of the sectors that benefit from this technology. Eye2Map is dedicated to the provision of imaging services and geographic information obtained by drone, aircraft or satellite that can be applied, for example, in the measurement of coastal erosion, burning areas, volume of wood, disease detection and pests in plantations and monitoring works of art or monuments. THE ANNIVERSARY The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the Deputy Minister, Pedro Siza Vieira, attended the 3rd anniversary of ESA BIC Portugal. At the session, Niels Eldering, who has been involved in ESA's incubation program at European level for 15 years, considered Portugal "one of the most enterprising members" of ESA. "Portuguese entrepreneurs stand out for their persistence, they do not give up." João Gabriel Silva, Dean of the University of Coimbra, Carlos Brito, Vice-Dean of the University of Porto, Ana Abrunhosa, President of the CCDR and Teresa Mendes, President of the Board of Directors of Instituto Pedro Nunes. ESA BIC Portugal is a program under the project funded by the 2020 Center, Portugal 2020 and the European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund "SIAC ESA BIC".

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.

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

Berlin received on the 18th and 19th of September the Space Moves! Business Idea Competition. The most promising ideas were selected to pitch for a panel of experts, including ESA’s experts! Among them was the Portuguese “All In Surf”. The Portuguese startup won the third place of the competition. All in Surf, is an on-site monitoring system allowing better understanding of the behavior of ocean currents over the surfboard in the formation of giant waves and helps to realize important details that help to improve the performance of surfers. Instituto Pedro Nunes was present at the event as the National ARTES Ambassador, the first European organization that jointly manages an ESA Business Incubation Center, as well as Ambassador Platform, and even ESA Technology Broker. Thus, IPN was also present on behalf of its ESA BIC Portugal’s role, supporting an entrepreneurship project (All in Surf) also enrolled in the "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). 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.

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

“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

Coimbra Space Summer School launched the challenge: to stimulate business ideas that bring technology from space to the earth day-to-day. Many were the people who responded to it. The Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra hosted two full days of activities, such as Space Sessions and Business Sessions (among which general knowledge about space, successful applications of space technology in our daily lives, earth observation, data collection and Satellites). In these sessions participants learned about the two strands and how to relate them. The peak of the first day was the lecture "How to be an Astronaut" by cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienk. The auditorium of the Department of Physics was small to welcome all those who wanted to hear it. Mikhail Kornienk remembered in Coimbra his 516 days in space (of which 340 followed, the second largest stay of a human being in space). There were questions in all sort of forms: How do astronauts bathe? How do you eat? Why do you have two watches? What are you doing all day on the space station? What did you miss the most? The cosmonaut answered all questions with a touch of humour. Over two hours, the cosmonaut spoke from day to day in space and looked ahead to the future: conditions must be met to advance to Mars. For Kornienko the conquest of Mars and its colonization is possible and urgent, as humans destroy the planet Earth. The Russian cosmonaut was still confident about the possibility of future human colonies on other planets. He also warned of the imminent destruction of our planet, calling on young people to change their attitudes to defend the planet. Yet during the first day there was time for a different activity, a nocturnal observing session, during which participants had the opportunity to see stars such as Saturn, Jupiter, double stars and swarms of stars. Several challenges were introduced to the participants, who gathered in teams to solve them. On the second day, it was up to the teams to make a final presentation of the draft resolution of the challenges to the scientific and business community. The day was closed with an “Astro Barbecue”, in which, in a more relaxed atmosphere, the Coimbra Space Summer School ended, and the prizes were awarded to the winning team, one drone per participant. Coimbra Space Summer School was organized by the Incubator of Companies of the European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), headquartered at IPN, and by the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra.

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

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 no Lisbon Investement Summit 2017. O evento teve lugar nos dias 6 e 7 de Junho, no Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, em Lisboa. Estiveram presentes a D-orbit, que produz tecnologia que permite a recolha de dados in situ da mesosfera, a water dog dedicada ao desenvolvimento e design móvel, a Airborne Projects que desenvolve soluções de software e hardware para aeronaves não tripuladas e a Connect Robotics. A Connect Robotics está no mercado de entregas autónomas por drone Além da Linha de Vista (BVLOS - Beyond Visual Line of Sight). O Lisbon Investment Summit é uma conferência que reúne investidores, empresários e executivos da comunidade tecnológica de todo o mundo num ambiente de contacto direto, criando oportunidades de networking e de investimento. O evento contou com a presença do primeiro-ministro, António Costa, e do secretário de Estado da Indústria, João Vasconcelos. O ESA BIC Portugal marcou presença no no Lisbon Investement Summit 2017 através 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. 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 attended the Lisbon Summit Investement 2017. The event took place on 6 and 7 June at the Carlos Lopes Pavilion, in Lisbon. Among the present startups, were D-orbit (which produces technology that allows in-situ data collection of the mesosphere), airborne projects (that develop software and hardware solutions for unmanned aircraft) and Connect Robotics, founded in January 2015, by experts in UAVs control and in supply chain management. It's currently doing autonomous drone deliveries BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) in Portugal, and actively working to safely integrate drones into the international airspace as founding member of the Global UTM Association The Lisbon Investment Summit is a conference that brings together investors, entrepreneurs and technology community executives from around the world in a direct contact environment, creating networking and investment opportunities. The event was attended by the Prime Minister, António Costa and the Secretary of State for Industry, João Vasconcelos. ESA BIC Portugal was present with the support of 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. 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.

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

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

It was on the 4th and 5th of May that the o "Pitching for Investors 2017" workshop took place in the IPN, conducted by Rick Salmon. Within the scope of the ESA BIC Portugal program and the Regional project to foster entrepreneurship and help startups using space technology to raise funds and foster their skills in "investment readiness", IPN promoted a workshop to thought entrepreneurs to communicate a business idea effectively, in a short period of time. Rick Salmon is an American communication specialist working with both entrepreneurs and with extensive experience as a corporate leader. He was also one of the winners of the prestigious European Venture Pitching Contest, in 2009. He co-founded several successful technology companies. Rick also led innovation and leadership development programs for clients such as the European Space Agency, Walt Disney Corporation, ESPN Sports, and others. This initiative was aimed to a few entrepreneurs involved in startups from the ESA Incubation Center in Portugal. This project is co-financed by Centro2020, Portugal 2020 and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. __________________________________________________________________________ Nos passados dias 4 e 5 de Maio, o IPN promoveu o workshop "Pitching for Investors 2017", conduzido por Rick Salmon, no âmbito do programa ESA BIC Portugal. Este workshop, dirigido a jovens empreendedores visou ajuda-los a comunicar a ideia de negócio, com base numa tecnologia espacial, de forma eficaz e num curto espaço de tempo. Os empreendedores do espaço que participaram neste workshop ficaram assim melhor preparados para angariar fundos, promovendo as suas competências na "preparação para o investimento". Rick Salmon é especialista em comunicação, tanto junto de empreendedores como com vasta experiência no mundo corporativo. Foi em 2009 um dos vencedores do prestigiado European Venture Pitching Contest. Co-fundou várias empresas de tecnologia de sucesso, promovendo e orientando programas de desenvolvimento de liderança e inovação para a Agência Espacial Europeia, Walt Disney Corporation, ESPN Sports, entre outros. Esta iniciativa destinou-se apenas a alguns empreendedores no espaço, promotores de startups do Centro de Incubação da ESA BIC Portugal. Este projecto é co-financiado pelo Centro2020, Portugal 2020 e pela União Europeia através do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional.

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

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)

The second call for Kick-start Activities is dedicated to the theme "Automated Road Transport", and was just launched! It is open to ideas for services addressed to local authorities, infrastructure/road operators, public transport operators, logistics companies, private drivers, fleet operators and other relevant stakeholders in this sector. Such services can cover topics as: • Managing a network of automated road vehicles • Monitoring automated trucks driving system • Providing optimal decision support systems for automated road transport from big data analytics and optimisation • Resilience of the automated road transport to cyber attacks on vehicles and infrastructure Kick-start Activities elaborate the business opportunity and the 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). The closing date is 24 April 2017. For more information and submission please visit https://goo.gl/78oHaN

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 - 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

Enquadradas no âmbito do Programa ESA BIC Portugal e do projeto financiado pelo Centro 2020 “SIAC ESA BIC”, o Instituto Pedro Nunes lança oficialmente as “Bolsas para Jovens Empreendedores no Espaço”. Estas bolsas visam estimular o empreendedorismo e espírito empresarial de jovens que queiram desenvolver as suas ideias de negócio desde que relacionadas com o sector espacial. Os jovens empreendedores no espaço terão assim apoio financeiro para suportar o seu esforço no desenvolvimento das suas ideias de negócio inovadoras, bem como acompanhamento e ajuda no desenrolar dos seus projetos, num período de 6 a 12 meses. Sendo o projeto SIAC ESA BIC um projeto inovador e com grande potencial de criação de empregos e riqueza, e por estar totalmente alinhado com a estratégia de especialização inteligente do Centro de Portugal, é um projeto estratégico e diferenciador para o desenvolvimento da Região, e da economia do espaço em Portugal. Regulamento das Bolsas para Empreendedores no espaço: https://goo.gl/8qHtsm Formulário de candidatura: https://goo.gl/DPGNLS Para mais informações, contactar a equipa ESA BIC Portugal, através do email space@ipn.pt. O Projeto ESA BIC - Promoção da economia do espaço e apoio no programa de incubação da Agência Espacial Europeia na Região Centro é co-financiado pelo Centro 2020, Portugal 2020 e União Europeia, através do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional.

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

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).

The European Space Agency (ESA) is now inviting entrepreneurs to submit innovative ideas to the Earth Observation Entrepreneurship Initiative (EOEI) Call until 19 June 2016 12:00 CET! The Call aims to attract new players to the world of Earth Observation from space and support innovative ideas using Earth Observation (EO) data that can turn grand challenges of our society, emerging business needs and advances in digital technologies into new growth opportunities for Europe. ESA plans to award up to 50 Innovation Vouchers worth 15,000 EURO enabling the selected applicants to procure data, tools and specific expertise and services to refine their idea and prototype products both on a technical and business model point of view. It is to be noted that this Call is directed specifically to new players and is fully complementary to other existing competitions (e.g. Copernicus Masters, App camps), as it addresses the pre-incubation phase, thereby bridging the feasibility gap between ideas and the incubation of new companies. More information: http://esa-eoei.org/

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

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

MOSTRA QUE A CIDADE DOS ESTUDANTES TEM UM NOVO PROFESSOR. BIG smart cities by Vodafone Power Lab e Ericsson é uma competição de ideias para negócios de base tecnológica que melhorem o dia-a-dia de quem vive, trabalha ou visita uma cidade. Este ano, o BIG smart cities ficou mais BIG ainda, e evoluiu para uma amplitude nacional, com as cidades do Porto, Coimbra, Évora e Lisboa a promoverem eventos locais: os BIG city challenges. Assim, durante o mês de Abril, vamos procurar 4 equipas nestas 4 cidades, para se juntarem aos 20 finalistas que vão poder desenvolver as suas ideias num programa de pré-aceleração. Faz-te BIG, prepara o teu pitch, inscreve-te e vem aproveitar os BIG city challenges para melhorares o teu projeto. Além da possibilidade de teres acesso direto ao grupo de 20 finalistas BIG smart cities e de ganhares o prize money de 500 euros, terás a oportunidade de aperfeiçoares o teu modelo de negócio, através de mentoring no dia do challenge. Marca já na tua agenda: o BIG city challenge @ Coimbra é no dia 21 de Abril no Instituto Pedro Nunes às 14h. Vais ficar a olhar para o Mondego ou vens mudar o mundo? 3 COISAS QUE PRECISAS DE SABER SOBRE O BIG SMART CITIES: 1. Este ano tens 2 formas de candidatar-te: através do formulário disponível no site bigsmartcities.com e/ou participando num dos eventos BIG city challenges a decorrer no Porto, Coimbra, Évora e Lisboa. 2. A tua ideia deve enquadrar-se numa das seguintes áreas de oportunidade: Smart Living (Qualidade de vida, Energia, Saúde, Educação), Smart Mobility, Smart Tourism e Smart Government. 3. De entre os 20 finalistas BIG smart sities, será selecionado um vencedor que recebe 10.000 euros, 6 meses de incubac?a?o no Vodafone Power Lab e uma viagem para conhecer um polo de inovação da Ericsson na Europa. Tens alguma dúvida? Então aparece numa das sessões de esclarecimento que vamos anunciando no Facebook ou envia-nos um e-mail para hello@bigsmartcities.com. PENSA BIG. PENSA SMART. INSCREVE­-TE EM BIGSMARTCITIES.COM Mais informação em: bigsmartcities.com https://www.facebook.com/BIGsmartcities https://twitter.com/BIGsmartcities

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 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).

On the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the Business Incubation Center of the European Space Agency in Portugal, it takes place on 19 November, Thursday, at 17:00, at the Instituto Pedro Nunes, in Coimbra, a presentation event of the results of this project and firms that will be supported in the next two years. The Business Incubation Centre of the European Space Agency in Portugal (ESA BIC Portugal), coordinated by Pedro Nunes Institute, was released in late 2014, being one of the 13 current ESA BICs in Europe. ESA BICs supports startups applying technology developed for the space in sectors such as health, transport, energy, safety and urban life.

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

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

The Ambassador Platform for Portugal, managed by IPN, and ESA invite the space and non-space communities to attend a workshop on ESA ARTES Applications opportunities, including the topics of megaconstellations and funding schemes. Date and time: 28 Oct 2015, 10h-12h30 Venue: Ciência Viva, Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisboa, Portugal Agenda: Morning: 10:00 ESA ARTES Programme overview, Luís Serina, Space Office 10:15 ESA ARTES Application programmes (ARTES 3-4 / ARTES 20) Norbert Huebner, European Space Agency (ESA) 10:45 Megaconstellations, Cyril Michel, European Space Agency (ESA) 11:05 The Portuguese Ambassador Platform (Support to the national community) Inês Plácido, Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) 11:25 Experience in ARTES 20 projects, Testimonies of Space companies 12:15 Questions & Answers Afternoon: Bilateral meetings with ESA ARTES representatives about ARTES applications and ARTES space/ground segment can be requested via space@ipn.pt and will be held in the afternoon of the event. Registration: http://www.gppq.fct.pt/h2020/eventos.php?id=4101 For queries, please contact: space@ipn.pt or 239700900

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!

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.

"A tecnologia usada propõe-se ajudar a preparar missões tripuladas a outros planetas que venham a ser calendarizadas, fornecendo o máximo de informação sobre esses planetas" Notícia completa em: http://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/pais/2015-09-01-Portugal-lidera-consorcio-que-vai-testar-tecnologia-para-explorar-planetas

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

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#

Call for digital technologies: connecting people and creating communities The Institute for Sustainability, in partnership with the Mayor of London’s Office, has launched a challenge-led competition to encourage SMEs and entrepreneurs to come forward with technology that could help the capital’s major redevelopment projects cope with the demands of London’s growing population. More information: http://www.iveridis.com/?v=join&pID=CCA092A2-DF5C-C4D6-FDF79F619655E50C

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!

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!

Está aberto o iGEO - Mentes Criativas, um concurso que premeia a criatividade nacional na utilização de informação geográfica através de aplicações móveis, promovido pelo Ministério do Ambiente, Ordenamento do Território e Energia (MAOTE), através da Direção-Geral do Território, e que conta com o patrocínio da Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento (FLAD). A aplicação vencedora receberá um prémio no valor total de 4.000 dólares e o segundo e terceiro lugar receberão prémios no valor de 2.500 dólares e 1.000 dólares, respetivamente, prémios que são patrocinados pela FLAD. Destinado a pessoas coletivas ou singulares, maiores de 18 anos e residentes em Portugal, o iGEO - Mentes Criativas visa fomentar a utilização e a informação geográfica disponível em aplicações móveis, premiando as melhores propostas ao nível de inovação, funcionalidade, design, usabilidade e desempenho, bem como na promoção dos vários temas georreferenciados e disponibilizados no portal iGEO. O iGEO (http://www.igeo.pt) é uma iniciativa do MAOTE que pretende colocar os dados geográficos de referência da administração pública ao serviço da sociedade e, assim, promover a criação de novos produtos e serviços de elevado valor acrescentado suportados por modelos de conhecimento intensivo. Os dados a disponibilizar, no âmbito desta iniciativa, terão como principais destinatários a administração pública, as instituições de ensino e de investigação, as Organizações Não Governamentais e também as empresas privadas. Os proponentes poderão consultar todas as informações em http://www.igeo.pt/DadosAbertos/InscricaoConcurso.aspx e apresentar a sua candidatura até às 23h59, do dia 15 de abril de 2015. Para eventuais dúvidas ou pedidos de esclarecimentos contate a Direção-Geral do Território através de concurso_apps@igeo.pt

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

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!

Research, innovation and technology in radio program led by Edgar Canelas. This time it was ESA BIC Portugal who was on the spotlight, in the November emission. http://www.rtp.pt/play/p383/e173753/os-dias-do-futuro

" 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

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

The Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) seeks entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for using space technologies or developing applications, to create new products and services in a non-space environment. ESA’s Business Incubation Centres (BICs), initiated by ESA's Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO), work to inspire entrepreneurs to turn space-connected business ideas into commercial companies, and provide technical expertise and business-development support. Our Business Incubation Centres across European countries support selected entrepreneurs with comprehensive commercial and technical assistance to help them start up businesses that apply space technology to non-space industrial, scientific and commercial fields. ESA BICs help to create viable businesses and new jobs by providing support to more than 75 companies every year in Europe, and more than 200 start-ups companies have received support to date. More info at http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/Business_Incubation/

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

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

Instituto Pedro Nunes will install a business incubator of the European Space Agency (ESA) in the country. The new incubator will support 30 companies over the next five years. More on Exame Informática (in portuguese) http://exameinformatica.sapo.pt/noticias/mercados/2014-10-28-Agencia-Espacial-Europeia-vai-lancar-incubadora-em-Portugal