ESA BIC Bavaria at Aerospace Technology Park Oberpfaffenhofen

The location selected for the ESA BIC in Oberpfaffenhofen was the new Aerospace Technology Park Oberpfaffenhofen (ASTO), in direct vicinity to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) site.

The scientific expertise and development network of DLR’s renowned institutes for robotics, mechatronics, communications, and navigation complement local start-ups' technical development and promote both the commercialisation and use of aerospace technologies in other growth areas.

Due to increasing demand from company founders, the ESA BIC in Oberpfaffenhofen expanded to nearby Nürnberg and Berchtesgadener Land in 2011, thus becoming ESA BIC Bavaria.

At these two new branch offices, start-up companies receive support from local partners – including the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (ISS) and the business development association Economic Development Corporation Berchtesgadener Land, as well as banks in the areas.

The goal of this expansion is to assist the foundation of 70 companies by 2013. In doing so, ESA BIC Bavaria strives to attract further firms to southeast Germany and encourage job creation for the long term.

Managing ESA BIC Bavaria

The management of ESA BIC Bavaria is carried out by the Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO). AZO was set up in 2001 by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs at the prominent aerospace location Oberpfaffenhofen, located near Munich, Germany.

The company’s main goal is to drive innovation and incubation in the commercial use of space technologies and infrastructures.

Through the leading innovation networks for satellite navigation (Galileo Masters) and Earth monitoring (GMES Masters), AZO drives the creation of innovative products, services, and business concepts for these emerging market segments. The underlying business concepts are realised in the form of company foundations as part of the incubation programme at ESA BIC Bavaria.

With these complementary projects, AZO nurtures a full range of innovative commercial aerospace application technologies and infrastructures – all the way from initial ideas to market maturity.

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ESA BIC Bavaria: Members and Alumni

Since the ESA BIC in Oberpfaffenhofen was established in 2009 many entrepreneurs and start-up companies have been selected and nurtured at this business incubation centre.

For list of all the incubatees see Members and Alumni on the right navigation bar.

How to apply

ESA BIC Bavaria has an open call for proposals, which means that applications can be submitted at any time.

The formal application procedure is explained in the application and the templates provided should be downloaded from the Documentation section on the right navigation bar and used for the application.

The complete proposal, together with all supporting documents, should be submitted electronically and by mail to:

ESA BIC Bavaria
c/o Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen
Friedrichshafener Straße 1
D-82205 Gilching
Germany

email: esa-bic@anwendungszentrum.de

How to apply

ESA BIC Bavaria has an open call for proposals, which means that applications can be submitted at any time.

AZO team Oberpfaffenhofen

The formal application procedure is explained in the application and the templates provided should be downloaded from the Documentation section on the right navigation bar and used for the application.

The complete proposal, together with all supporting documents, should be submitted electronically and by mail to:

ESA BIC Bavaria
c/o Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen
Friedrichshafener Straße 1
D-82205 Gilching
Germany

email: esa-bic@anwendungszentrum.de