ESA PHI-Lab Austria
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The ESA Phi-Lab Austria focuses on ideas for the industrialization of innovative hardware and software in the upstream sector. It supports projects that develop and industrialize innovative technologies, always with a strong focus on the emerging New Space market.
Disruptive Innovation for an Emerging Space Market
The ESA Phi-Lab Austria promotes research into groundbreaking sciences and technologies with high commercial potential to develop sustainable business models.
As part of the ESA Phi-LabNET, connections are made that accelerate the future of space through transformative innovation – and strengthen Europe's competitiveness.
Accelerating Innovation through ESA and Regional Collaboration
Due to its innovative strengths in the space industry, Lower Austria became the first competence center of the ESA Phi-LabNET. This collaboration is a living example of how cooperation between a renowned international organization and a regional player can lead to groundbreaking results and sustainable business models.