Get up to €75K to Explore Your Technology’s Space Market Potential

Join our webinar on ESA Spark Funding Denmark and learn how your non-space technology can be adapted for the space sector (“spin-in to space”).

ESA Spark Funding offers up to €75,000 in co-funded support for projects that develop a technical plan and business case for spin-in-to-space technologies – solutions originally built for other industries that can be applied in the space domain.

Who is this webinar for?

This session is designed for Danish companies that already operate outside the space sector but are curious about space market opportunities.

Typical examples include companies working with AI & data, manufacturing and production solutions, advanced materials, drones & robotics and other technology-driven sectors.

What does “spin-in to space” mean?

Spin-in is about adapting an existing non-space technology so it can be used in space missions, satellites, or space-related value chains – for example:

• Turning an industrial sensor into a component for satellite payloads
• Using existing AI/analytics tools to process satellite data
• Adapting robust materials or electronics to withstand the space environment

If your technology solves a tough problem on Earth, there’s a good chance it could solve one in space too.

What you’ll learn in the webinar

In this webinar, Poul Zimmermann Nielsen, ESA Technology Broker at DTU, will walk you through the open call for ESA Spark Funding Denmark and answer the most common questions about:

• Who can apply and what makes a project eligible
• Key requirements (company type, co-funding, Danish registration, etc.)
• The application process, step by step – from documents to submission
• How projects are evaluated by ESA's Tender Evaluation Board (TEB)
• What a strong technical and business case looks like in practice

There will also be time for Q&A, so you can ask about your own technology and get a first sense of fit.

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