The NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia, present at the Space Tech Expo 2023, the most important space technologies fair in Europe

• From 14 to 16 November, the German city of Bremen will host the sixth edition of the leading international event for the European space industry
• The ‘NewSpace Catalonia’ stand, promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya with the support of the IEEC, will host 5 entities from the Catalan space ecosystem
• The objective is to project the Government’s NewSpace Strategy and the Catalan space ecosystem, thereby facilitating collaboration and international business spaces for participating companies and entities

Catalonia, through the Government’s NewSpace Strategy, will participate for the first time with its own stand at the Space Tech Expo Europe, the largest and most important international business fair for the space industry in Europe, based in the German city of Bremen, which celebrates its sixth edition from 14 to 16 November.

Promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya through the Department of Business and Work, with the support of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) and the collaboration of the i2CAT Foundation and the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), the ‘NewSpace Catalonia‘ stand will host 5 companies and entities from the Catalan space ecosystem: ASE Optics Europe, Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), isardSAT, Kreios Space and Osmium.

These 5 companies and entities, selected in an open call, will have an individual space within the NewSpace Catalonia stand to exhibit their products and services and promote their activities. In addition, they will be able to enjoy the different dissemination and internationalisation activities carried out there, as well as the accompaniment and support from the driving entities of the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya, IEEC, i2CAT Foundation and ICGC), during the fair. The latter will also have a differentiated exhibition space where they will explain to visitors the main lines and objectives of the strategy, as well as some of the main projects it integrates.

The Catalan delegation’s participation in this international event aims to project to the world the strengths of the Government’s NewSpace Strategy and the industrial, innovation and talent generation capacities present in the Catalan ecosystem; show the interaction potential of the space sector and the digital sector, both strategic for the emergence of the new space economy; and encourage the Catalan companies and institutions present to do business and establish international contacts as part of an innovative ecosystem. Thus, in addition to participating in activities at the fair itself, the Catalan delegation will organise its own, such as meetings with delegations, agencies, actors and companies from other countries.

About the Space Tech Expo Europe

Space Tech Expo Europe is a reference fair for the aerospace sector that exhibits the latest space technologies and provides opportunities for contact, interaction and debate related to current topics in the space sector. The B2B event attracts thousands of industry leaders each year, including manufacturers, service providers, research organisations and government agencies. This year’s is the sixth edition of this fair, which will have around 600 exhibitors, from innovative startups to key players in the industry or actors from public entities and research centres, from more than 40 countries.

For companies in the space sector, this fair is a unique opportunity to network with other industry professionals, discover the latest innovations and trends and establish new partnerships with a global reach, as well as showcase their own products and services to a broad and specialised public.

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• IEEC
• NewSpace Strategy

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About the IEEC

The Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) promotes and coordinates space research and technology development in Catalonia for the benefit of society. IEEC fosters collaborations both locally and worldwide and is an efficient agent of knowledge, innovation and technology transfer. As a result of more than 25 years of high-quality research, done in collaboration with major international organisations, IEEC ranks among the best international research centres, focusing on areas such as: astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, and Earth Observation. IEEC’s engineering division develops instrumentation for ground- and space-based projects, and has extensive experience in working with private or public organisations from the aerospace and other innovation sectors.

The IEEC is a non-profit public sector foundation that was established in February 1996. It has a Board of Trustees composed of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). The IEEC is also a CERCA centre.