Join the live session: Discover how you can work with ESA for early innovation

The Open Discovery Ideas Channel is ESA’s main entry point for early innovation, encouraging in particular high risk-high reward concepts. During the webinar, you will find out how to share your novel idea through the channel, what is the proposal process and what funding opportunities are available. You will have the opportunity to ask the team your questions after the presentation.

The online event is hosted by the ESA Discovery & Preparation and is open to anyone interested in getting involved in Discovery & Preparation activities, regardless of prior experience with the programmes or background—whether you're from industry, academia, or a research organisation.

Agenda

1. Introducing ESA's OSIP Open Discovery Ideas Channel
2. Tips for a Successful Idea
3. Understanding ESA’s Early Technologies Programmes
4. Q&A

Join us on 23 June, between 16:00 – 17:30 CEST, via WebEx. Registration is free but mandatory, up to the event’s starting point.

About ESA Discovery & Preparation

ESA Discovery & Preparation funds concepts in their earliest phases of development (up to TRL 4), with the potential to disrupt the European space sector. It covers all areas of space technology and research and supports all ESA directorates, as well as mapping out ESA’s future. Discovery & Preparation particularly encourages small companies and universities to participate in these activities, as a new view on old problems often triggers astonishing results.

ESA Discovery runs high-risk and blue-sky R&D that might lead to potentially game-changing concepts and technologies. It sources ideas for new activities from industry, academia and the general public through (OSIP). Campaigns for specific ideas and more open Channels are regularly launched, and ideas submitted under these are reviewed.

ESA Preparation performs mission feasibility studies that provide ESA Member States and the scientific community with the necessary information for the selection of new mission concepts, as well as for the approval and funding of new optional programmes. It also performs internal mission concept assessments via the Concurrent Design Facility (CDF).