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ESA BIC Poland has awarded its first Incubation BOOST to CleverHive Space, providing an additional €100,000 to support the startup’s next steps. The BOOST is designed to help incubated startups scale their technology and bring innovative solutions to market. CleverHive Space will use the funding to advance their mission control software for Lunar rovers and mobile robots, moving closer to commercialization.

The third edition of the ESA BIC Poland Bootcamp closed with a final event at the Rotunda PKO in Warsaw. Over the course of two weeks, 10 ambitious teams took part in an intensive pre-incubation programme designed to help transform bold space-related ideas into business-ready concepts.

Mobile Monitoring has completed its incubation at ESA BIC Poland, developing an innovative system that combines satellites, drones, and smart buoys to monitor water quality.

Attention, innovators! We’ve made crucial updates to the ESA BIC Poland Open Call documentation. For the upcoming deadline on October 10th, all submissions must use the new document templates to be considered. These changes include important new rules on company nationality, a strict non-military activities policy, and guidelines for reapplying. Please visit the Apply page to download the latest versions and ensure your application is compliant.

Congratulations to Orbital Matter on successfully graduating from the ESA BIC Poland programme! During their incubation, the team transformed their concept for in-space manufacturing into a flight-ready 3D printer, secured a €1.1 million in pre-seed funding, and signed a pilot agreement with industry leader Thales Alenia Space. Now poised for their next stage of growth, Orbital Matter is focused on refining their flight model and moving closer to demonstrating their technology directly in orbit.

Liftero is set to make history in March 2025 when its RED5 satellite, carrying Poland’s first domestically developed satellite propulsion system, launches aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission. The in-orbit test of the BOOSTER engine will mark a major milestone for the young Polish company and its rapid-developed, market-ready technology.

Extremo Technologies has wrapped up its incubation at ESA BIC Poland with a breakthrough innovation — a microalgae-based bio-panel that captures CO₂, produces oxygen, and supports life in space. Building on research selected for Poland’s first technological mission to the ISS, the startup is advancing sustainable solutions that could shape both future space missions and Earth-based environments.

As ESA BIC Poland marks its second anniversary, the program celebrates two years of empowering startups, fostering collaboration, and building Poland’s space innovation community. In that time, 12 startups have joined the incubation program, over €600,000 in support has been committed, and dozens of partnerships and events have strengthened the country’s growing space ecosystem.

The first ESA BIC Poland Demo Day, held on December 9th, 2024, at Warsaw’s iconic Rotunda PKO, brought together space startups, investors, and industry leaders for a day of pitches, networking, and collaboration. Ten incubated startups showcased their innovations to 17 venture capital representatives, celebrated key partnerships, and explored new opportunities to accelerate Poland’s growing space ecosystem.

Liftero has completed its incubation at ESA BIC Poland, emerging as one of the country’s most promising space startups. In just over a year, the team transformed its BOOSTER propulsion system from concept to market-ready, secured major ESA funding, and prepared for its first in-orbit test on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission — positioning the company to become a key player in the rapidly growing space mobility market.

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ESA BIC Poland incubatee Liftero is poised to demonstrate its paradigm-shifting green propulsion system aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13. This pivotal in-orbit validation challenges industry bottlenecks with a high-thrust, scalable solution, heralding a new age of agility and efficiency in satellite mobility.

ESA BIC Poland is set to foster synergy between cosmic innovation and terrestrial industries at the SPACE.CONNECT.Local event in Lublin. This pivotal gathering offers businesses in Eastern Poland a prime opportunity to explore space-derived technologies and funding avenues. Our representative will be on hand to demystify the path to building a successful space-tech startup and forge new cross-sector collaborations.

The second ESA BIC Poland Bootcamp has successfully concluded, preparing a new cohort of space entrepreneurs. The intensive programme guided ten teams through bespoke business workshops and mentoring, culminating in a dynamic Open Day. Participants refined their ventures and forged key connections, setting the stage for future Polish space-tech innovation.

Change of Incentive scheme and update of Applicable Documents

On April 10, ESA BIC Poland is organizing an Open Day where you can meet our Partners and the finalists of the ESA BIC Poland Bootcamp!

Space up your Life – Innovations for a smarter Earth and Space

ESA BIC Poland organizes a bootcamp preparing startups for incubation!

ESA BIC Poland celebrates one year of operation!

Orbital Matter Secures Over €1 Million in Financing to Propel In-Space Manufacturing Innovation.

The event will present selected innovations from the space sector that can help develop technology in your company

Technology brokers announced a call with a prize pool of PLN 160,000

ESA BIC Poland is the Strategic Partner of the largest space hackathon in Poland – NASA Space Apps Challenge

Six start-ups have signed the Incubation Agreement and are starting incubation within ESA BIC Poland

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ESA BIC Poland is a partner of the 9th edition of the European Rover Challenge

ESA BIC Poland organizes workshop to prepare for the application process

Startups incubated at ESA BIC Poland have extensive support in the field of EO and cloud services

After the first call, 6 startups were selected for the ESA Business Incubation Centre Poland

Details on what, where, how and when to submit in the Permanent Open Call for ESA BIC Poland