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Six space sector start-ups are beginning their incubation process at ESA BIC Andalusia, a centre managed by CATEC

CATEC2026-05-26T13:25:18+02:00May 26, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: business incubator, CATEC, entrepreneurship, ESA, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, European Space Agency, incubator, Ministry of Science, Regional Government of Andalusia, Seville, Seville City Council, Space, start-ups|

The selected companies (four from the upstream sector and two from the downstream sector) are Hisperion, OLMA Space, Orbital Boost Aerospace (OBA), Albor Space, YNSAT and Graniot. They will take part in an incubation programme lasting between 12 and 24 months, which includes up to €60,000 in direct funding, 80 hours of specialist support and access to the ESA BIC international network.

The first call for space startups by ESA BIC Andalucía was a great success

CATEC2026-04-01T13:27:03+02:00March 17, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: business incubator, call for proposals, CATEC, entrepreneurship, ESA, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, European Space Agency, incubator, Ministry of Science, Regional Government of Andalusia, Seville, Seville City Council, SMEs, Space, startups|

The proposals submitted have already been assessed by the Tender Evaluation Board (TEB), the technical committee responsible for their technical evaluation, and the final selections will be announced publicly in the coming days.

CATEC’s prominent presence at the first edition of the NISE Congress held in Seville

CATEC2026-01-14T16:52:31+01:00January 14, 2026|Categories: Events, News|Tags: aeronautics, ANDALUSIA, automotive industry, CATEC, companies, competitiveness, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, industry, innovation, NISE Congress, Seville, Space, technology|

Our CEO, Joaquín Rodríguez Grau, participated in two round tables on Space and Automotive with other important companies and agents from the industrial and technological sector, while we also presented the ESA BIC Andalucía startups incubation programme to our community, and exhibited various pieces manufactured by CATEC for projects and companies in the space sector.

The ESA incubator in Andalusia carries out the technical evaluation of its first call for space start-ups

CATEC2025-12-22T13:35:57+01:00December 19, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: business incubator, CATEC, entrepreneurship, ESA, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, European Space Agency, Ministry of Science, Regional Government of Andalusia, Sevilla, Seville City Council, Space, Spanish Space Agency, startups|

ESA BIC Andalusia, the only business incubation centre of the European Space Agency in Andalusia, managed by CATEC, has completed the technical evaluation of the initiatives and projects submitted to its first call for the selection of new startups in [...]

Success of CATEC’s Activities Held for World Space Week

CATEC2025-12-17T09:26:27+01:00October 14, 2025|Categories: Events, News|Tags: CATEC, Engineering, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, Open Day, Space, students, World Space Week|

We delivered a talk to more than 100 students at the Centro Público Integrado de Formación Profesional (CPIFP) Javier Imbroda and held an Open Day at our center in Seville, attended by students from Universidad Loyola Andalucía and the University of Seville, as well as the Space Commission of the Andalucía Aerospace Cluster.

ESA’s incubator in Andalusia launches its first call and seeks space startups

CATEC2025-11-06T17:05:59+01:00August 18, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: business incubator, CATEC, entrepreneurship, ESA, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, European Space Agency, Government of Andalusia, Science Ministry, Seville, Seville City Council, Space, startups|

The initiative seeks to boost the Andalusian ecosystem for space entrepreneurship, attract talent and investment, and promote the creation of innovative companies with international impact. ESA BIC Andalusia, the only business incubation center of the European Space Agency in the [...]

Gracia Catalina receives the Andalucía Capital 2024 Talent Award

CATEC2025-01-24T09:19:11+01:00December 17, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: esa bic, ESA BIC ANDALUSIA, Gracia Catalina|

Our head of the incubator ESA_BIC Andalusia, Gracia Catalina Piñero, has recently received the Andalucía Capital 2024 Award for Andalusian Talent. The Andalucía Capital Awards granted by the radio station Onda Cero recognise the activity carried out throughout the year by companies, managers, cooperatives and freelancers in Andalusia.