Tech startups desire control over their own innovations. Not only is this the desire of startups themselves, but also of potential investors; patent protection is a must. The arrival of V.O. Patents & Trademarks as an incubation partner of SBIC Noordwijk underscores that need.
S[&]T spin-off Sensar detects ground deformations with millimeter precision to support infrastructure projects.
Under its new name, the company will launch its first smal satellites for a global IoT network in 2018.
Many of the companies in the ESA BIC program do not meet the pizza-and-beer startup stereotype, nor do they fit into the myth of the Silicon Valley-type garage startup.
When Knowble entered the ESA BIC program in 2015, they had a simple yet revolutionary idea: why not use the GNSS-location of students, plus readily available news articles, to help them learn a (second) language?
Techno startup Synext develops a thermodynamic engine to convert low-energy steam into high-value electricity.
ESA BIC Noordwijk’s new incubatee HeatAway introduces the world's first portable, self-heating lunchbox.
New startup Meds2go is developing a portable cooler to transport temperature-sensitive medication.
Entrepreneurs are often very excited about their new business ideas, and they should be. But it is easy to lose sight of possible hurdles in this phase.
Flood prediction relies on knowing how high each and every spot within a country is. The better the so called “elevation data”, the better people and property can be protected from spring tides and flooding rivers.
