This document discusses the goals and activities of the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) in Portugal to strengthen the country's space industry through technology transfer. IPN acts as the ESA Technology Transfer Broker and hosts the ESA Business Incubation Centre Portugal. It also promotes ESA programs through the Ambassador Platform for Portugal. In 2012, IPN funded 14 technology transfer projects across non-space industries totaling €320,000. The incubation center provides startups €50,000 in funding plus business and technical support over 5 years to help create 30 startups and 120 jobs.

1. Space for innovation and entrepreneurship
ESA BIC and Ambassador Platform in Portugal
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3. OUR GOAL
STRENGTHENING
THE COMPETITIVENESS
OF THE PORTUGUESE SPACE
INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING
AND FACILITATING THE
TRANSFER OF SPACE
TECHNOLOGIES TO
NON-SPACE MARKETS

4. PORTUGUESE TECHNOLOGY
GOES TO SPACE

5. AND COMES BACK TO EARTH
TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES

6. KICK-OFF OCTOBER 2012

7. PTTI RESULTS
14 PROJECTS:
6 DEMONSTRATORS,
8 FEASIBILITY STUDIES
320.000€ OF FUNDING
TO THE TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER PROJECTS

8. 11 NON-SPACE MARKETS:
AUTOMOTIVE, UAVS,
LOGISTICS, RENEWABLE
ENERGY, MEDICAL DEVICES,
OIL & GAS, RAILWAY,
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION,
AVIATION AND AIR NAVIGATION,
OCEAN AND INLAND WATERS,
PRECISION AGRICULTURE

9. ACTIVE AEROGELS
AEROGEL FOR PIPELINE
THERMAL INSULATION
AEROGEL FOR HYDROCARBON
ADSORPTION
PRESENT TECHNOLOGIES
SPACE WEATHER
CRITICAL SOFTWARE
SPACE SYSTEM RELIABILITY
METHDOLOGIES
APPLICATION OF ECSS
STANDARDS
DEIMOS ENGENHARIA
GALILEO GNSS RECEIVER
GNSS-REFLECTOMETRY
FOR WATER ALTIMETRY
GMV SKYSOFT
AUTONOMOUS INERTIA ESTIMATION
MODULAR (AIR) OPERATING SYSTEM
EVOLEO TECHNOLOGIES
RELIABLE MODULAR PLATFORM
ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY
LUSOSPACE
AUGMENTED REALITY
ISQ
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
MONITORING
UNINOVA
INTELLIGENT LANDING

10. IN 2015

11. IN 2015
ROLES OF INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES (IPN)
IN THE SPACE SECTOR IN PORTUGAL:
ESA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BROKER – PORTUGAL

12. IN 2015
ROLES OF INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES (IPN)
IN THE SPACE SECTOR IN PORTUGAL:
ESA BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE PORTUGAL
(ESA BIC PORTUGAL)

13. IN 2015
ROLES OF INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES (IPN)
IN THE SPACE SECTOR IN PORTUGAL:
AMBASSADOR PLATFORM FOR ARTES INTEGRATED
AND SATCOM APPLICATIONS PROMOTION – PORTUGAL

14. ESA BIC PORTUGAL
A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR SPACE TECH STARTUPS

15. ESA BIC PORTUGAL
A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR SPACE TECH STARTUPS
50K€
FOR
PROTOTYPING
AND
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
80H/
START-UP/YEAR
IN TECHNICAL
SUPPORT

16. ESA BIC PORTUGAL
A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR SPACE TECH STARTUPS
BUSINESS
SUPPORT
ACCESS
TO ADDITIONAL
FUNDING
NETWORKING

17. AND IN FIVE YEARS

18. 30
STARTUPS

19. 120
JOBS

20. STARTUPS WILL RAISE FUNDS AROUND
8.25 MILLION
EUROS

21. AP PORTUGAL
IAP AMBASSADOR PLATFORM FOR PORTUGAL
#25 ARTES 3-4 / ARTES 20
OUTLINE PROPOSALS
#15 SMALL ARTES
APPS PROJECTS

22. FOR MORE INFORMATION
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