The Catalonia Space Strategy 2030 is present at Space Tech Expo 2025, Europe’s leading exhibition for space technologies and services
- From 18 to 20 November, the German city of Bremen will host the eighth edition of the leading international event for the European space industry
- The ‘Catalonia Space 2030’ stand, promoted by the Government of Catalonia and coordinated by the IEEC, features up to 12 entities from the Catalan space ecosystem and includes another 9 in its catalogue
- The aim is to internationally showcase the new Catalonia Space 2030 Strategy, as well as the industrial, innovation, and talent capabilities of the Catalan space ecosystem
Catalonia is once again present at the Space Tech Expo Europe, the largest and most important international trade fair for the European space industry, held in the German city of Bremen, which is hosting its eighth edition from 18 to 20 November.
It is participating with the ‘Catalonia Space 2030’ stand, promoted by the Government of Catalonia through the Secretariat for Digital Policies of the Department of Business and Labour, and coordinated by the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya). From this stand, it will showcase the Government’s new Catalonia Space 2030 Strategy and the industrial, innovation, and talent capabilities of the Catalan space ecosystem.
The stand hosts 12 companies or entities from the Catalan space ecosystem, which can display their products and services at individual booths (Asense, Augusta Abogados, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO), Kreios, Slimop, Spascat, and Systellar), or give presentations and hold business meetings within the Catalan pavilion (2M Engineering & Product Development, Fundació i2CAT, GPA Space, Pangea Aerospace, and Osmium Solutions).
Additionally, nine more Catalan space ecosystem companies with their own stands at Space Tech Expo appear in the Catalonia Space 2030 catalogue as part of the Catalan delegation: Airbus Geotech, ALG, Compoxi, CT Ingenieros, GTD, Indra, Leaf Space, MWSE, and Open Cosmos.
Catalonia’s participation in this leading European event aims to promote the Government’s new Catalonia Space 2030 Strategy internationally, highlight the industrial, innovation, and talent capabilities of the Catalan space ecosystem, and provide opportunities for business development and international collaboration for participating companies and organisations.
About Space Tech Expo Europe
Space Tech Expo Europe is a leading aerospace trade fair showcasing the latest space technologies and providing opportunities for networking, interaction, and discussion on current topics in the space sector. This year, the B2B event is expected to attract over 10,000 attendees and more than 950 leading exhibitors from the space industry, including manufacturers, service providers, research organisations, and government agencies.
For companies in the space sector, the fair offers a unique opportunity to connect with other industry professionals, explore the latest innovations and trends, establish new global collaborations, and present their own products and services to a wide and specialised audience.
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About the IEEC
The Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) promotes and coordinates space research and technology development in Catalonia for the benefit of society. IEEC fosters collaborations both locally and worldwide and is an efficient agent of knowledge, innovation and technology transfer. As a result of more than 25 years of high-quality research, done in collaboration with major international organisations, IEEC ranks among the best international research centres, focusing on areas such as: astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, and Earth Observation. IEEC’s engineering division develops instrumentation for ground- and space-based projects, and has extensive experience in working with private or public organisations from the aerospace and other innovation sectors.
The IEEC is a non-profit public sector foundation that was established in February 1996. It has a Board of Trustees composed of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). The IEEC is also a CERCA centre.