SBIC Noordwijk Newsletter | 2024 #9
Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk
SBIC Noordwijk supports space related startups in multiple stages of their entrepreneurial journey
NEWS
Spotlight on SBIC programmes & meeting up soon!
In the September SBIC newsletter, we shine a spotlight on our various programmes. Read below the highlights of what's been happening and what's upcoming. In the next months, we will be sharing more insights of the SBIC community: from startups and partners to members and the just-landed companies who join our Soft Landing programme. You can be in with a chance of meeting many of the SBIC community if you sign up for the very special edition of the?Network and Drinks XL?at Space Expo on 3 Oct as part of NL Space Week.
PROGRAMMES AT SBIC
ESA BIC Fall Deadline: 16 October 2024
There is still time to prepare your application to join ESA BIC Noordwijk. If your business model relies on data or service derived from a space asset, then you are eligible to apply! Discover more
Get your space-related business off the ground in 2024 with ESA BIC!
ESA Technology Broker for the Netherlands
Jointly managed by SBIC Noordwijk and NL Space Campus
September saw many new contacts for the broker gathered during the ESA Industry Space Days (ISD) for the new broker contact Jacobo Domingo. Read about the broker at ISD via NL Space Campus?(click visual).?Visit the broker website ?
ESA broker network: created to exploit space technology or utilise space systems in non-space markets
SBIC's Soft Landing Programme
We are thrilled to share that a new company has recently joined the Soft Landing programme (more details in due course). We can help relocate your space business to the Netherlands with a smooth transition.?Discover more ?
Apply for help with your first steps towards relocating to the Netherlands!
RECENT WEBSITE POSTS
Check out the news feed on the SBIC website for the latest articles
20 years of ESA BIC: “Startups foresee the big trends in space”
The European Space Agency’s business incubation programme – ESA BIC – is celebrating #20yearsESABIC in 2024. Niels Eldering is interviewed by Netherlands Space Office.?Discover more ?
NL Space Week features Earth observation events at SBIC?
The NL Space Week (#NLSW24) is here and is shining a spotlight on the importance of Earth observation for the planet and society with events across the country, including two sessions at SBIC on 3 Oct!?Discover more ?
ESA BIC STARTUP NEWS
We are always thrilled to share news from?ESA BIC startups, both via our website and social channels. A couple of recent happenings include:
ESA BIC startup tour at ISD
Various ESA BIC startups from across the network had the chance to?network with leading space companies and fellow startups.?Thanks to the companies that welcomed them, including Lens R&D (pictured).?Read more ?
领英推荐
CEMS students collaborate with space ventures at SBIC
MSc students were each teamed with ventures from the SBIC hub, including ESA BIC incubatees #2CDegrees, Aardvark Sensing BV & Terraprisma , as they worked on their ESA–CEMS challenges.?Read article ?
SBIC COMMUNITY SNIPPETS
Updates from our space business hub:
Technical partner S[&]T
It is clear that the incubatees at ESA BIC Noordwijk can get real value from taking full advantage of the technical support on offer from SBIC's technical partner S[&]T . Thanks for the info session in September Marc Perquin ?? . Discover more ?
Masterclass: Online Marketing
Thanks to Alexandra Sokolowski of Crunch & Huntening for the great masterclass, providing?valuable insights into the importance of online presence in achieving business objectives.?Book for the next event
Be a space tourist in Amsterdam with Alexandra's audio tour: details?here ?
UPCOMING EVENTS
We'll see you at some (or all) of these upcoming events (click for details):
SPACE SNACK
Astronauts in the Netherlands
There are hundreds of space explorers in the Netherlands right now and you can be in with a chance of meeting a real-life astronaut.?During #NLSpaceWeek (#NLSW24), the astronauts will be popping up at various events, sharing their knowledge. There is also a livestream of events taking place at the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Planetary Congress at ESTEC. ?Details here
About SBIC Noordwijk
The Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk (SBIC Noordwijk) supports space related startups and initiatives in various stages of their development. We manage ESA BIC Noordwijk, pre-incubation and Dutch relocation programmes. Jointly with NL Space Campus, we also manage the ESA Technology Broker for the Netherlands. Additionally, we boost innovation via competitions and space & business training, and offer community membership?to general public.?Meet the team!?
Also of interest:
View the SBIC space business partners here