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Join our network

A community with a shared vision is a great source of motivation, so join the world’s largest incubation network.

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Launch with €50,000

Building prototypes and registering patents fast is essential and made possible with the ESA BIC grant.

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Access ESA expertise

Resolve technical challenges by accessing technical support and expertise from ESA “rocket scientists” and experts.

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Consult our team

Everyone needs help to succeed, receive business assistance from a dedicated ESA BIC programme manager.

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Reach global investors

Investors are a great way to bring money and know-how into a start-up, we give you special access to investors.

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Get office facilities

Having a place to work with professional meeting facilities and great coffee, means you can focus on your start-up.

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Get special opportunities

Having the right connections is important, to get exclusive opportunities to work with industry and discover tenders.

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Beat the competition

It’s great to win awards and especially when they come with cash prizes and exposure, so we ensure you don’t miss out.

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Receive greater exposure

An association with a powerful brand can deliver great benefits and open doors and the ESA brand is recognised globally.

ESA BIC Austria

The European Space Agency's Business Incubation Centre in Austria is the place for entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, researchers and students to improve life on Earth through the commercialization of innovative space-enabled products and services in promising areas of the economy.
What do I get?
Access to space network
Join the world’s largest space innovation network!
We are your gateway to a worldwide network of collaboration with other start-ups, industry, academia,..
Launch with €50,000
Building prototypes and developing a sound IPR strategy are essential and made possible with the ESA BIC’s zero-equity funding.
Technical support
Resolve technical challenges by accessing academia and industry and expertise from ESA "rocket scientists".
Business support
Everyone needs help to succeed! Receive business assistance from our consulting team and mentorship network.
Reach to global investors
Investors are a great way to bring money and know-how into a start-up, we give you special access to investors.
Office facilities
Having a place at discounted market prices with professional meeting facilities and great coffee, means you can focus on your start-up.
Exclusive deals
Having the right tools to work with is important, so get exclusive opportunities with our partners.
Competitive advantages
It's great to win awards, especially when they come with cash prizes and exposure. We ensure you don't miss out.
High brand exposure
An association with a powerful brand can deliver great benefits and open doors. Adding the ESA branding to your start-up is a credibility sign recognised globally.
Your journey to incubation starts here!
Next application deadline:
to be announced in 2025

FAQ´s

Is ESA BIC Austria the right place for me? Find all answers here.
What our incubatees say
The incubation period at ESA BIC Austria was an important milestone for us for the field application
The ability of the ARTI software to function safely and reliably in outdoor and unstructured environments opens up a vast range of new areas of application, in addition to agriculture, transport, and construction, as well as my favourite topic, search and rescue. The incubation period at ESA BIC Austria was an important milestone for us for the field application and I am grateful for the successful collaboration! We are already excited about the outdoor solutions we will implement with our partners and already see a variety of new applications and challenges.
Konstantin Mautner-Lassnig
What our incubatees say
The various services provided by the ESA BIC Austria Team have helped us a lot.
The various services provided by the ESA BIC Austria team have helped us a lot throughout the whole entrepreneurial spectrum, reaching from funding aspects to pitch training and marketing.
Julian Jank
Aeroficial Intelligence - Data Driven Solutions
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