The Program
Discover your space at ESA BIC Padua
ESA BIC Padua offers technical, business and financial support to startups that use space technology for terrestrial applications.
Funding
All incubated start-ups will receive EUR 50K non-dilutive funding (zero-equity) to be used for product development and intellectual property rights.
The EUR 50K grants are provided by ESA and local supporters.
Business support
All incubated start-ups will receive business development support and advice. Access to a network of mentors will also be granted.
The business support activities involve:
- Analysis of competitive scenario and market
- Analysis of reference technologies
- Analysis of the profile of the founding team and of the skills necessary for the development of the company
- Mentoring activities through the network of professionals and entrepreneurs working in different sectors and technologies
- Design of the customer discovery and customer validation process and activities
- Support for the definition of the characteristics of a minimum viable product
- Support for the development and updating of the business plan and related business model
- Support for the definition of a multi-year economic and financial plan
- Support for the identification of partners for technological and market development
- Communication of the project idea and realization of pitch and investor deck
Technical support
All incubated start-ups will receive 80 hours of technical support (free of charge), from industry and research experts.
The technical support will be provided in different ways, such as:
- consultancy services to the start-ups provided by professors and specialists on specific topics.
- A privileged channel for accessing dedicated infrastructures and labs will be established for the start-ups that might have specific needs for developing and/or testing protypes in relevant environments.
- Ad-hoc development support.
IPR support
All incubated start-ups will receive 10 hours (free of charge) of IPR and legal support.
IPR consulting will be provided by ESA BIC Padua partnering supporters.
Officina Stellare and its partners will support the start-ups in defining their legal strategies, for example in the interaction with law firms and selected patent attorneys specialized in IPR.
National & international reach
Incubated start-ups will benefit from a direct connection to the Italian Space Agency and its activities in support of entepreneurship. Start-ups will also join the European network of ESA BIC excellence, a gateway to a wide array of opportunities for the development of space connected ventures.
Business matchmaking
Incubated start-ups will benefit from the support of a large pool of companies committed to providing opportunities for the integration of the innovative products and services in international value chains.
Science and innovation network
Incubated start-ups will have access to a large pool of italian research and innovation centers that have strong technological competences for space solutions and have joined the ESA BIC Padua program.
Training
Incubated start-ups will be admitted free of charge to training sessions and opportunities offered by the ESA Commercialization Gateway and the ESA BIC network.
Workspace
Officina Stellare and StartCube Facilities
- We provide to incubated start-ups workspace facilities (for up to 24 months), either at Officina Stellare and Startcube.
- We offer fully equipped offices and desks, with high-speed internet connection, alarm system, video surveillance, air conditioning, cleaning.
- Reception
- Mails and packages reception
- Meeting rooms
- Shared printer and copy machine
- Coffee break area
- Access to Officina Stellare and StartCube canteens.
- The maximum incubation project duration is 24 months, at the end of which a successful company will graduate from ESA BIC Padua as an alumnus.
Depending on the specific needs, start-ups might leverage onto Officina Stellare assets as:
Facilities for
environmental testing
Facilities for
optical testing
Optical manufacturing
capabilities
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