The SME Office helps SMEs, start-ups and newcomers to get involved in ESA's research and development activities.
Find out how ESA's SME Initiative supports your business with ESA
The SME Initiative newsletter gives the latest news on activities of the SME Office and SME-related activities within ESA.
Find out more about ESA's Industry Space Days event for SMEs at ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, in the Netherlands.
ESA's Industry Space Days 2024 was held on 18–19 September at ESA's technical centre in The Netherlands
esa-star simplifies the document handling process between ESA and its external partners
Access the entire esa-star toolset, information on ESA procurement, together with links to esa-p and other useful resources
Learn about ESA's free online esa-match platform and find potential partners to do business with in the space sector
SMEs identify themselves so that they can receive the full support of the EU and its Member States.
ESA programmes and activities of interest to SMEs.
ESA offers a range of training courses for SMEs throughout the year. View the calendar and click on the links to register.
Find the expertise you need close by in the list of SMEs registered with ESA, or register your own SME to do business with ESA.
Members of SME4Space learn about opportunities and activities in the space domain and receive support to get involved in ESA and EU programmes
ESA's General Support Technology Programme works with industry to convert promising engineering concepts into usable products
Email the SME Office for help and information.
ESA procurements aim to accomplish ESA space missions and to support the competitiveness of the European space industry.
ESA collaborates with industry and business opportunities are released regularly
Find out about tenders, proposals and finance with ESA
Register to join online on 29 January 2025 (10:00–12:30 CET)
ESA invites representatives of SMEs to attend a series of preparatory meetings for the SME Forum 2025
Open Cosmos and ESA's collaborative journey
ECSECO white paper on the needs and challenges of the space sector
Join a webinar on 3 December 2024 from 10:00–11:30 CET explaining new ESA contracting regulations from 1 January 2025
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