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Invitation to Participate in the preparatory meeting of the ESA SME Forum 2023
ESA and SME4SPACE invite all SMEs involved in the space sector to participate in the first preparatory meeting of the ESA SME Forum for 2023. The event is scheduled for Monday, 27th March from 15:00 – 17:00 CEST. The ESA SME Forum is an annual consultation process where ESA engages […]
SME4SPACE Webinar: “Current Legal Issues in the Application of the ESA General Clauses and Conditions”
We are pleased to announce a webinar on “Current Legal Issues in the Application of the ESA General Clauses and Conditions”. The webinar will be hosted by Hans Bracquené, SME4SPACE Chairman, who as a legal consultant has an extensive experience in negotiating ESA contracts. The webinar aims to provide an […]
SME4SPACE Workshop “Building Consortia for Success”
We are excited to announce that our recent online workshop on Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Space Calls was a great success. This workshop, which took place on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, was a joint collaboration with our individual company member from Norway, Jotne. The workshop focused on exploring the Cluster […]
New Venture Alliances industry-academia matchmaking and collaboration programme
We are glad to share with you the following information regarding Venture Alliances, a new platform that will enable the bridging of knowledge and experience between academia and industry over the next three years, that has begun the recruitment process to link 100 academic researchers and 100 innovation-focused enterprises […]
SME4SPACE SIGNED ESA’S JOINT STATEMENT FOR A RESPONSIBLE EUROPEAN SPACE SECTOR
We are proud to announce that on the 21st of November 2022, SME4SPACE and 20 top public and private organizations executives will sign in Paris, the ESA’s Joint Statement for a Responsible European Space Sector[…]
Survey on workforce and skills in the European space sector
Under the framework of STARS*EU (Space Technology and Research Support EU – https://starseu.net/), a European Commission-funded project, SME4SPACE and ASD-Eurospace are conducting a survey to assess and analyse the situation of the European space industry workforce, its related skills and how it aligns with the training courses available for future […]
SME4SPACE: Detailed assessment of the impact of the Ukrainian war and the EU sanctions on the European space SMEs
Right after the start of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, SME4SPACE conducted a survey amongst its members to assess the consequences of the war and the European sanctions on SMEs active in the European space industry. This first survey revealed, [..]
SME4SPACE participation in ACCEDE Workshop 2022
Last week, on October 19, CTO of Solar MEMS Technologies, Manuel Rodríguez Halcón participated on behalf of SME4SPACE in a session of ACCEDE 2022 Workshop (Assessment of Commercial Components Enabling Disruptive Space Electronics), that took place in Seville (Spain) from 19th to 21st October. ACCEDE Workshop focus on the topic […]
24-25 NOVEMBER 2022: TWO-DAY TRAINING COURSE ON PRODUCT ASSURANCE (PA) FOR SMEs AT ESA/ ESTEC (on-site)
On 24 and 25 November 2022, ESA is organising a two-day training course about Product Assurance (PA) at ESA/ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands). Please note that this is an on-site-only course, thus remote participation is not possible. Participation is free of charge, however, travel, meal and accommodation costs will not be […]
Presentation of SME4SPACE & KU Leuven study on European Space SMEs financial viability – IAC 2022 Paris
Presentation of SME4SPACE & KU Leuven study on European Space SMEs financial viability – IAC 2022 in Paris On September 21, during the 4th day of the International Astronautical Congress IAC 2022 in Paris, Prof. Marleen Willekens from KU Leuven and Hans Bracquené, SME4SPACE Chairman, presented the outcome of the […]