33-list to Trollhättan as ESA BIC celebrates 10 years

On May 7, Innovatum Science Park and its partners will host a lunch event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the space incubator ESA BIC Sweden. NyTeknik is on site with entrepreneurs from the 33 list and GKN Aerospace talks about how they see the collaboration opportunities with startups.

- "Over the past ten years, we have followed a number of exciting startups that have used space technology to solve societal challenges and create entirely new markets. We want to celebrate that - and inspire more people to think big and see the business opportunities that space offers," says Eivind Vogel Rödin, Head of Startups at Innovatum Science Park.

Several of the companies admitted to the space incubator ESA BIC Sweden have appeared on NyTeknik's 33 list of Sweden's hottest technology startups. The lunch event on May 7 will therefore be a natural stop on the 33-list tour plan 2025. The 33-list companies that are in place and will be interviewed on stage are Terasi, Unibap, Flox and Stilfold.

- It will be a packed program that shows the breadth of solutions that are emerging at the interface between space, industry and community development. The event is aimed at everyone who is curious about the Swedish startup scene in space and who wants to understand more about how space technology can be used to develop new services and products, Eivind continues.

On the agenda

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• The importance of startups to GKN Aerospace
  What do startups mean to a global company like GKN Aerospace, and what collaboration opportunities do they see? How do we build networks and ecosystems to promote technology development, innovation and new business?
  
• Space Race 3.0
  We are in a new phase of space development where startups play an increasingly important role in driving technological development and innovation forward. Jens Lundström, CEO of Arctic Business, offers a trendspotting on startups, strategies and space innovations. How does it look internationally, and not least in the US?
  
• Highlights ESA BIC 10 years
  A total of 46 startups have been part of ESA-BIC Sweden since its inception. Who are the companies? How do they use space technology to solve different types of societal challenges? And what are the highlights from these 10 years?
  
• NyTeknik and startups from the 33 list
  Some of the entrepreneurs from NyTeknik's 33 list are interviewed on stage, talk about their business journeys and offer tips and advice.