In recent years, the transfer of space technologies and the commercial application of space systems have generated countless business opportunities. To boost this trend, the 4th ‘ESA Investment Forum’ in Stuttgart on 19 May offers investors and space tech spin-off companies an unique opportunity to join forces.

Organised by ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office in collaboration with Europe Unlimited this latest event follows the highly successful Forums held in the Netherlands and Belgium. The focus is on satellite-based services, innovative materials, novel sensor technologies and other space-developed items and how they find their way to commercial applications, highlighting the potential for the spinning off of space technology down to Earth.

For this fourth event, the ESA Investment Forum will foster investment and partnership opportunities by bringing together start-up companies that use space technology or satellite-based services in a non-space environment, with finance and investment communities.

The Forum plays an active role in European innovation and is an exceptional setting for exploring opportunities for collaboration while providing a privileged insight into the prospective commercialisation of space technology and services.

For more information, visit ‘ESA Investment Forum 2010 Stuttgart’.

Start-up companies that fit the space-to-non-space profile and are interested in attending, should register no later than 7 April here.

Venture capitalists interested in attending should register here.

ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO)

The main mission of the TTPO is to facilitate the use of space technology and space systems for non-space applications and to demonstrate the benefit of the European space programme to European citizens. The office is responsible for defining the overall approach and strategy for the transfer of space technologies, including the incubation of start-up companies and their funding. For more information, please contact:

ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office
European Space Agency ESA
Keplerlaan 1, 2200 AG, Noordwijk ZH
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 71 565 6208
Email: ttp @ esa.int
Website: http://www.esa.int/ttp