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Europe’s Space Policy
SME4SPACE focuses on supporting and representing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at policy discussions with the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Commission (EC). The initiatives aim to strengthen the competitiveness of European SMEs by integrating them more actively into the space industry value chain and enhance their role […]
ECSS NextGen initiative
The ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization) Organisation has launched a new initiative to simplify the ECSS Standards as such and to streamline its application, especially in the contractual phases. SME4SPACE as part of the dedicated Working Group on ECSS NextGen and together with the other components of the WG […]
Space Partnership – Memorandum of Understanding signed
On September 10, 2024, the European Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SPACE aisbl to increase the involvement of the private sector in the programming of Horizon Europe as of 2025. Under the co-programmed European Partnership for Globally Competitive Space Systems (“Space Partnership”), €100 million of EU-funding will be […]
Annual overview of the economic importance and financial strength of SMEs in the European space industry – Preliminary Results 2024 Edition presented at EIB Finance Lab Workshop
SME4SPACE Chairman, Hans Bracquené, presented at the EIB Space Finance Lab Workshop the preliminary results of the 2024 edition of the SME4SPACE study conducted together with KU Leuven on the economic importance and financial strength of SMEs in the European space industry. Key features In a nutshell SMEs in the […]
Leaflet on the Economic Importance and Financial Strength of SMEs in the European Space Industry – 2023
Since 2021, SME4SPACE, the representative organisation of SMEs in Europe’s space industry, in collaboration with KU Leuven and the ESA SME Office, has been examining the economic performance and financial health of SMEs in the European space sector, focusing on over 1700 firms. These firms include recipients of funding from […]
CASSINI Business Accelerator – Europe’s Largest Space Accelerator Program for SMEs
Verhaert together with partners from Plug and Play, CIVITTA, and Sting have recently launched the biggest space accelerator in Europe – CASSINI Business Accelerator, a six-month, equity-free programme designed to support early and growth stage companies in the European space ecosystem.
