Innovation is a basic condition for the growth of economies. In Europe, the potential to create new business opportunities thanks to space technologies and satellite navigation and telecommunication systems (including GMES & GALILEO) is enormous. SMEs are the main actors to convert worthwhile innovative research & innovation ideas into successful commercial products, to create new jobs and boost the economy. Not only do they represent the majority of enterprises in Europe, but they are also the main source of dynamism and change in new markets.
In July 2002, the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET) was launched by four partners (ESA, EBN, WSL and D’Appolonia), as an experimental platform for the transfer of knowledge and technologies. Today, ESINET has become the leading network of incubators focusing – wholly or partially – on space related technologies used in all sectors. Its members stand for high technology business incubator facilities with a proven track record.
Beginning of 2007, ESA invited EBN, the European Business & Innovation Centre Network, to integrate ESINET as a structural thematic component of the EBN Network and to further professionalize and deploy its operations.
Since 2009, EBN is managing ESINET and implementing the new strategy and offer to members, by increasing the deal flow of information.
EBN is the leading pan-European non-governmental Network, created 25 years ago by the EC and Industry leaders, incorporating several hundreds of Business & Innovation Centres, Innovation-based incubators. EBN is recognized as the home of Innovative Entrepreneurship and Incubation in Europe.
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"A company that is space-connected is a company which develops satellite downstream application and services and/or transfer technology to a non-space sector"
Bruno Naulais
ESA TTPO- ESINET Network Manager |
