The year 2025 was a year of convergence. Direction, ambition and execution converged more than ever before in Dutch and European space industry. Discover the strategy that is strengthening national innovation in the annual review published by the Netherlands Space Office.
Our ESA BIC offers entrepreneurs the chance to develop business idea covering all space assets. This post focuses on technology transfer innovations developed in the Dutch incubator. Got a business idea? Get prepared to apply by the next selection deadline of 30 March.
Highlights of the European Space Agency’s achievements this year includes the ongoing expansion of ESA’s Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) network. In this post, we take a look back at the 2025 highlights featuring Dutch ESA BIC startups.
Space related innovations from the Netherlands have been making the news during October. There was NL Space Week and NSO made recommendations about Dutch contributions to ESA. The ESA BIC incubatees and alumni have also been gaining exposure this month.
Solidflow is the newest SBIC technical partner. The team, with expertise in cool gas generators, offers ESA BIC incubatees support in technical design, building and testing. Discover more from CEO Barry Sanders.
Solidflow (spin-off of ESA BIC alumnus HDES) is responsible for developing the gas generator needed to inflate the sail for the SWIFT (Spacecraft With Inflatable Termination) project, led by Spaceo and funded by ESA.