Summer Special: ESA BIC Northern Germany Application – Deadline August 16, 2026

Are you ready to take your next step into the space industry and do you want to learn how to successfully apply for ESA BIC Northern Germany?

The ESA BIC Northern Germany team cordially invites you to our exclusive Summer Special across three sessions in July and August!

This workshop is for everyone interested in joining the ESA BIC incubation programme. By joining this workshop you will learn how to apply and receive (funding) support from the ESA BIC Northern Germany.

What is awaiting you?

✨ Exchange with the ESA BIC Northern Germany Team

📚 Insider knowledge about the application process for our space industry incubator program

🎯 Expert guidance on key application areas:

• Finance & sales strategies
• Value proposition, market analysis & risk assessment
• Formal requirements & documentation
  💬 Open Q&A – ask anything about ESA BIC Northern Germany and space business

Event Details

📅 Session 1: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
🕐 16:00 – 17:00 — About ESA BIC, Formal Requirements

👉 Register here!

📅 Session 2: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
🕐 16:00 – 17:00 — Value Proposition, Market & Risks

👉 Register here!

📅 Session 3: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
🕐 16:00 – 17:00 — Finance & Sales, Q&A

👉 Register here!

📍 Location: online via Zoom

Who should attend?

Innovative founders ready to make their mark in the space industry, as well as anyone interested in the German space industry ecosystem.

Your expert on-site

Gabriele Möhlenkamp (Aviaspace Bremen) and Inge Heydt (Starthaus Bremen & Bremerhaven) will share their expert knowledge about the ESA BIC Northern Germany program and provide you with valuable tips for a successful application.

ESA BIC Northern Germany advantages at a glance:

• 60k€ zero-equity funding
• Technical and business support from our partners
• Shared workspaces
• Access to the international ESA BIC network

Requirements:

• Not founded yet or company age max. 5 years (3 years for Schleswig-Holstein)
• Product or service with a space connection
• A legal work permit in Germany

About ESA BIC Northern Germany

The Incubation Centre of the European Space Agency in Northern Germany (ESA BIC Northern Germany) is headquartered jointly with the Bremen aeronautics and space industries association AviaSpace Bremen at the BITZ, the largest innovation and technology centre for high-tech companies and startups in Bremen. The ESA BIC Northern Germany brings new startup opportunities to the region and thus strengthens the aeronautics and space sector in the German federal state of Bremen. AviaSpace Bremen supports the incubatees with its network, public relations work and targeted coaching not only during the incubation period, but also afterwards as alumni. Starthaus is the central point of contact in the Bremen startup ecosystem and supports the startups on all issues relating to business development and financing. The ESA BIC Northern Germany is managed by Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen (AZO), an international networking and branding company for the European space programmes that also manages ESA BIC Bavaria with three locations in southern Germany.

Since 2021, ESA BIC Northern Germany has also been offering its service to space-related startups in Schleswig-Holstein. The Technikzentrum Lübeck with GATEWAY49, AviaSpace Bremen and AZO jointly operate this extension of ESA BIC Northern Germany.

As of June 2024, ESA BIC Northern Germany also offers its services to space-related startups in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Innovation Port Wismar with AviaSpace Bremen and AZO jointly operate this extension of ESA BIC Northern Germany.

There are also plans to extend ESA BIC Northern Germany to the northern German federal states of Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Berlin-Brandenburg.

Technical support of the ESA BIC Northern Germany, is offered by Fraunhofer IFAM, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI, Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar Research AWI, Bremen University, Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity ZARM, Airbus Group, ArianeGroup, AES Aircraft Elektro/Elektronik System, DSI Aerospace, and OHB.