Industry Explores Space Technology Prospects

Visitors to SpaceTech 2014, were able to explore how technology developed for space missions like Rosetta could help development in non-space sectors such as healthcare, energy, and telecommunications.

Held at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford on October 8^th SpaceTech and organised jointly by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, European Space Agency and Enterprise Europe Network, it aims to strengthen connections between UK and European space research and commercial business development on Earth.

Matthew Edwards, ESA Technology Transfer Broker for UK explains “SpaceTech 2014 has been designed to create an environment that encourages open innovation and quality networking for businesses. The event will give businesses the opportunity to see the vast array of technologies that make up a space mission like Rosetta, while demonstrating how to find international business partners and work with UK Space Gateway at Harwell”.

The targeted business matchmaking element allows businesses to start networking before the event through pre-event profiling which can be set up during registration to initiate valuable cross-border contacts and co-operations. Also offered are, business and funding support sessions detailing what support is available to transfer this technology, including opportunities through Horizon 2020.

For more information on the programme, to register and book your one-to-one meetings, visit SpaceTech 2014.