The Coimbra Invest Summit (IS) 2024, a key event that gathers entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore innovative solutions for regional growth, dedicated an entire session to one of the most promising and transformative sectors for the region—space technology—marking the…
Portuguese Space Agency launches new headquarters in the Azores
The Portugal Space inaugurated its headquarters on November 7th in Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, Azores. This event, a highlight of the organization’s 5th-anniversary celebrations, reaffirms the Agency’s commitment to the Azores region. “From the beginning, the…
OWLplaces: Leveraging space technology for sustainability in real estate
OWLplaces is an innovative company making waves by using space technology and geospatial data to transform the real estate sector. A graduate of the ESA Business Incubation Centre and the ESA Spark 4 Business program, both supported by the European Space…
Connected: a startup transforming global connectivity with space-powered NB-IoT solutions
The space sector is undergoing a major transformation, driven by groundbreaking technologies and visionary companies. The ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) in Portugal plays a key role in this change by supporting innovative startups that push the boundaries of connectivity,…
Coimbra Space Summer School: explore the New Space Era and venture into the space future!
What if I told you that the wine of Space tastes much better than the one of the Earth? And that in the near future, more than we think, we will not depend on the beautiful days of Sun to have…
ESA Space Solutions Portugal at the Startup Capital Summit
ESA Space Solutions Portugal was present at the Startup Capital Summit, which took place on May 10 at the Convento São Francisco in Coimbra! ESA Space Solutions Portugal took part in the panel ‘Espaço: a próxima fronteira (PT)’, moderated by Carla…
Shifana Koya: “Bridging Academia and Industry: Lessons from IPN’s Industrial Training”
My time at IPN (Instituto Pedro Nunes) for industrial training was a transformative journey filled with diverse projects and collaborative endeavors that left me with a profound sense of accomplishment. As a SWATNet MSCA ITN Ph.D. fellow under the guidance of…
Slava Bourgeois: “My experience at IPN”
As a PhD student at the University of Coimbra, I completed a 2-month internship at Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN). During this internship, I first understood how a startup incubator works and followed the day-to-day operations of the innovation managers employed at…
9th ESA Space Solutions Centre Portugal anniversary!
ESA Space Solutions Centre Portugal marked its 9th anniversary on 30 November 2023, hosting the event at the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) in Coimbra. In 2014, IPN pioneered the establishment of ESA Space Solutions Portugal, consolidating various ESA Programmes within a…
ESA BIC Network ranked among top 10 business incubators and accelerators in Europe
The Financial Times has published it’s first-ever ranking of Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs, in which the ESA BIC Network received the 8th place out of 250 and the 2nd place for the Network Hub ranking! Congratulations to all ESA BIC Network colleagues! Thanks to everyone who…