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Industry &
Entrepreneurship

Collaboration with industry is a key element of ETH Zurich I Space. Our goal is to have long-lasting partnerships on par with companies, to drive innovation related to space together.

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Why engage with us?

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Foster
connections

Connect with our students and researchers, and work together with them on cutting edge space projects.

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Inspire your r&d and
innovation pipeline

Tap into our talents, know-how and infrastructure to strengthen your R&D and innovation pipeline across a broad range of domains like space systems engineering, planetary research, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics and data analysis.

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License our
technology

Build on ETH intellectual property to enhance your development pipeline.

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Leverage our
international networks

Use our national and international networks across agencies, academia and industry to give you and your activities a competitive edge.

What are we looking for?

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Contributions to the ETH MSc Space Systems

We are looking for interested people who want to contribute to the Master programme by either teaching, offering internships or providing industry challenges and projects, student teams can work on.

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Become industry partners

Industry partners which want to become part of a space project consortium.

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Finding Industry Solutions

Industry challenges where ETH Zurich I Space can help to find a solution.

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ESA Business
Incubation Centre Switzerland

We offer an extensive support package to entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and some space connection in order to develop their business in space or on earth.

Why should you
apply as a start-up?

  • FINANCIAL SUPPORT

    Up to EUR 200k in non-dilutive funding

  • PARTNER NETWORK

    Access to broad network of corporate and research partners

  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT

    Up to 80 hours by companies and research organisations

  • ESA NETWORK

    Access to ESA Network and facilities and European ESA BIC network

  • BUSINESS SUPPORT

    By ESA BIC CH team, VentureLab and other experts

  • COMMUNITY BUILDING

    Networking and exchanging with peers about topics relevant to
    and selected by the start-ups.

Ready to get your business off the ground?

Visit ESA BIC CH website

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