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Granted with EUR 1,500 from Hessen Trade and Invest/Digitales Hessen and with EUR 2,250 from the European Union plus broad support to help set up a candidature for ESA Business Incubation
cesah will provide the winner with business consulting and further expert guidance
Publication of the winning idea by cesah in dedicated marketing activities through its various communication channels
Access to public funding or venture capital if needed. Through the involvement of the ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Darmstadt, located near to the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), the winner will be able to benefit from the technical expertise of the extensive ESA-related network for EO applications, remote sensing and business development
Located in the centre of Europe, the region can provide a brilliant infrastructure with various traffic hubs for air (Frankfurt Airport) road, rail and Internet
Hesse is heavily involved in new media technologies and is strong in logistics, IT, automotive, biomedical, optical and production technologies. In addition, international organisations such as the European Space Operations Centre ESA/ESOC and EUMETSAT are located in Darmstadt
With its high density of innovative IT companies and its unique infrastructure (the central data transfer hub DE-CIX located in Frankfurt, which carries over 90% of the German and more than 35% of the European Internet traffic), Hesse provides high potential for the development of EO-based applications, services and products
A highly experienced team supports the development of business ideas and startups in EO and space applications
Donata Pedrazzani
Main area of expertise: Entrepreneurship, Earth observation
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