EU Programmes
SIDEREUS
Please register here for the matchmaking event
SIDEREUS is for companies from the EU, China, India, and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, wishing to meet to discuss business opportunities and research collaborations.
The programme is for all businesses with interest in down stream aerospace and ICT-related technology (the whole supply chain).
SIDEREUS is a continuing support package with its first milestone event taking place in Beijing on November 26-28, 2008, combining conferences, workshops, and business meetings for 300 companies.
HBIC will be hosting some inaugural events in the UK this summer for businesses on the SIDEREUS programme, as a run up to the main international event in Beijing. The programme aims to involve 160 Asian companies and 140 European companies in the matchmaking event
The SIDEREUS programme is strongly backed by key public and private stakeholders from all involved regions and is supported by the European Union through the ASIA-INVEST programme.
It is free to enrol on the programme with attendance at the Beijing event being subsidised over the next 3 years the SIDEREUS programme seeks to establish long-term business and technological co-operation agreements through a series of one-on-one matchmaking meetings between companies, research centres and other organisations operating in the aerospace and ICT sectors.
To take advantage of this opportunity please discuss with Adam Tucker on Adamt@hersbic.co.uk and register your interest on the main website at www.sidereus-project.org
INVESaT
‘Bridging the gap between INnovative enterprises and financial InVEstors in the emerging ICT markets of SaTellite applications’
INVESaT Newsletter June 2006 DOWNLOAD
INVESaT Leaflet DOWNLOAD
Strategic background
In the ICT sector in the USA, Japan, or Europe, innovative services are already in use based on large scale space-based investments: they involve earth observation, telecommunication, navigation, timing and positioning satellites.
In combination with the advent of powerful handheld terminals and the demand for ubiquitous services, it is expected that info-mobility applications will reveal new sources of business in the years ahead, using in particular the GMES, EGNOS and future GALILEO systems to position any feature or user anywhere in the world within a range of a few metres. Hence, satellite based capabilities must be seen as new and unique opportunities for Europe to enhance economic development in the knowledge economy.
This growth potential has already been grasped by many small companies in Europe. Yet, the actual business growth rate for many European players appears below expectations when compared with the US experience following the launch of the GPS positioning system. Europe must therefore overcome intrinsic barriers to seize these new business opportunities faster and with more economic impacts.
Objectives of the INVESaT project
The overarching goal of the INVESat project is to:
Consolidate and disseminate in a coordinated way, the knowledge components that are required to stimulate and support more efficiently investments in innovative services which will make use of satellite capabilities in earth observation, navigation, timing, geo-positioning and telecommunications.
The above goal has been split into a set of five sub objectives:
O1 To identify the critical generic and specific innovation financing features of SME-based business models which involve the applications of Europe’s satellite capabilities
O2 To reinforce and extend the connections of the ESINET network with European investors willing to invest in innovative services making use of satellite capabilities
O3 To develop and validate specific good practices, guidance materials and tools addressed to be used by entrepreneurs, incubators or investors willing to finance innovative services making use of satellite capabilities
O4 To disseminate and further validate the results towards the key stakeholders (ranging from companies involved in satellite development and operations, to regional investors or
entrepreneurs that are examining the development of new and innovative services using these
satellite capabilities)
O5 To prepare and deliver policy lessons and recommendations regarding public-private
partnerships that are able to use satellite capabilities, and their wealth of added value data flow to the benefits of the enlarged Europe.
INVESaT consortium
The INVESaT consortium is a group of complementary organisations involved in the stimulation and the support of innovative SMEs in the area of satellite based services. Most of them are members of the ESINET network.
INVESaT contact details
Project coordination: Mr Robert Sanders, Assistance: Ms Vera Hoelzenbein
Please visit the EBN website www.invesat.com or contact us by e-mail at info@invesat.com for any questions about any of our services.
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