8 years of ESA BIC Estonia
ESA BIC Estonia was launched on November 7, 2017 at a time when Estonia held the presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Space Week took place in Tallinn. How did we get here? To answer that, we need to go back in time. Estonia became an associate member of the […]
CDG Booster – mentoring program VR/AR/XR businesses and game developers
Are you a VR/AR/XR company or a game developer in Finland, Sweden or Estonia looking to accelerate your growth? The CDG-Booster program invites you to an inclusive community of peers and industry experts to help your company speed up growth, avoid business pitfalls, save resources, find your strengths and learn how to exploit them. Through […]
Right Step OÜ flies in Zero G to seek answers to Bone Health
Right Step OÜ is thrilled to announce its recent participation in the 85th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign and is proud to be the first Estonian company to have had this esteemed opportunity with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Estonian ESA Business Incubator. Right Step Health was founded to address degenerative bone […]
Sven Lilla: Who wouldn’t love space?
As the manager of the European Space Agency Estonian Business Incubator (ESA BIC Estonia), I have always been in the midst of the most recent and exciting ideas. When I joined the ESA BIC Estonia team in 2017, I didn’t know much about the whole space domain. My previous experience was mainly limited to watching […]
Registrations for the Open Innovation Academy Hackathon 2024 are open!
The Open Innovation Academy Hackathon 2024 is a long-term educational event designed to ignite entrepreneurial spirit and foster innovation. Participants will address real-world challenges provided by industrial partners, develop key skills, and share experiences globally. We’re looking for:– Individual students and teams to engage in the hackathon, complete educational modules, and collaborate to solve challenges.– […]
EstBAN Tartu x DeepTech Pub Health Edition
The Estonian Health Tech Week brought together health and biotech startups, investors, and community members. Sigvards Krongorns, an ex-health tech founder turned investor from Verge HealthTech Fund, mentioned in his keynote that healthcare is coming to a golden age. People are still getting older and lack access to quality healthcare and the only way forward is […]
Tartu has become a development center for drones
Last week, Sparkup Tartu Science Park, the aviation department of the Ministry of Climate, the Estonian Aviation Academy, and the City of Tartu met for a discussion. The focus was on unmanned aviation, as it is one of the key focus areas for Sparkup Tartu Science Park, and Tartu is a place where solutions in […]
Mati Foods – Sparkup Incubator’s graduate (interview)
1. Please introduce yourself and the startup, and what inspired you to start the company? Mati started when my (Triin) and Andrean’s paths crossed – we were both simultaneously toying with the idea of using mycoprotein for producing meat analogs. There has been an obvious gap in the plant-based meat market where Mati’s focus is […]
Estonian honorary consuls visit the smart city of Tartu
Just before Midsummer, a hundred Estonian honorary consuls visited Tartu. One of the topics discussed was the smart city, where our board member Pirko Konsa highlighted the importance of collaboration between the public sector, businesses, and academia (triple helix model of innovation) and introduced solutions already being implemented in Tartu. Positium, Fyma, TrackDeep and Auve Tech provided an […]
Tallinn Airport exploring new tech at Sparkup Tartu Science Park
On Tuesday we welcomed a delegation from Tallinn Airport “Several deep technology companies operating at Sparkup Tartu Science Park could have a revolutionary impact on aviation. For example, innovative hydrogen fuels can make flights more environmentally friendly, or unmanned aerial vehicles can enhance flight safety,” said Pirko Konsa, a Sparkup Tartu Science Park board member. […]
