The Lazio Region through Lazio Innova, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) support the start-up of companies that intend to apply space-derived knowledge and technologies in other sectors of activity.
The resources allocated in the ESA BIC Lazio call amount to a total of 1 million euros (co-financing by the Lazio Region and the Italian Space Agency).
Each selected project will be entitled to a maximum of 50,000 euros, for the costs associated with the prototyping phase, the development of the new product/service and the protection of intellectual property. The startups will be incubated for a maximum of 24 months at the Spazio Attivo Roma Tecnopolo of Lazio Innova and will benefit from entrepreneurial and technical tutoring, as well as technical support from ASI and ESA experts, access to a European network of startups and partners, in the search for additional financing and access to investors, credibility of the ESA SPACE SOLUTIONS brand
The initiative is aimed at companies, researchers, university professors and technical personnel of research organizations or universities (public and private) who intend to start their own entrepreneurial activity in Lazio.
Four windows to apply in 2023: 31 March – 27 June – 25 September – 27 November. There will also be 2 webinars on the topic. To learn more, please click HERE
