Commercialisation Gateway
ESA helps turn space ideas into business success through innovation support, commercial advice, and access to a global investor network.
The European Space Agency (ESA) works with space and non-space companies, from startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large system integrators from its European Member States.
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'How to work with us' helps you register with ESA, start bidding and contracting via ESA's set of corporate tools called esa-star.
'Programmes and Opportunities' across all areas of ESA's activities are communicated by ESA via its esa-star Publication tool. Find out about tenders and open calls for proposals.
'SME Support' specifically helps small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do business with ESA. Access resources for SMEs and meet potential business partners via the esa-match platform.
'Industry training' and events are listed in the ESA Learning Hub.
Doing Business with ESA portal
Access all the esa-star modules. This is ESA's main procurement and business opportunities platform for industry.
Business commercialisation and growth
Open Space Innovation Platform
ESA's entry point for novel ideas, both in response to specific problems and through open calls for ideas.
ESA Space Economy
Find out what ESA does to ensure sustainable growth of the European space sector and create value for society
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Record participation in ESA’s Industry Space Days 2026
On 16–17 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) hosted a record 3100 visitors from Europe’s space industry for a two-day Industry Space Days (ISD) event at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands.
ESA brings public and private capital together to accelerate Europe’s space economy
Paris, 18 September 2026 – Access to appropriate finance is becoming a strategic enabler of Europe’s space ambitions. At ESA Headquarters in Paris, investors, financial institutions, industry leaders, European institutions and policymakers, representing close to 200 participants, came together for the Investor Forum 2026 to explore how public demand and private capital can work together to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, industrial capabilities and commercial growth.
Three space companies win ESA awards for excellence and innovation
On 16 September at its Industry Space Days 2026 event at ESA–ESTEC in the Netherlands, the European Space Agency (ESA) honoured three space companies with this year’s prestigious awards for excellence and innovation.
Space leaders meet at ESA’s High-Level Forum
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) high-level forum with industry on 3 September 2026 brought together senior space representatives to focus on how Europe can turn the commitments made at ESA’s Ministerial Council (CM25) into resilient, competitive and scalable capabilities.