Future Opportunities for In Orbit Demonstration Dr Maria Kalama Harwell, November 2016 Workshop
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>£1.6bnPrivate & public sector
investment
Catapults
• Part of a world-leading network of technology and innovation centres
• Bridge the gap between businesses, academia, research and government
• A long-term investment to transform the UK’s ability to create new products and services
• Open up global opportunities for the UK and generate sustained economic growth for the future
• Established and overseen by Innovate UK
Growing companies is at the heart of all our activities
We work with companies in a variety of ways:
• Building demonstrators & showcasing capability
• Collaborating on projects
• Providing access to facilities, equipment and expertise
• Offering business support services
• Creating networking opportunities & enabling connections
Increasing
Impact
Harwell Space Cluster Development
• 68 space organisations on campus including 24 inward
investors, eg Deimos (grown from 6 to 20 employees)
• Catapult is a key attraction and provides a loci for
networking & innovation
• Catapult plays an active role in growing the space cluster
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Satuccino
• Monthly networking event for our community (~60-70 attendees each month)
• Series of 1 minute slots are given to:
companies to give latest updates & highlight opportunities to collaborate
government bodies & academia to promote initiatives, activities & events
“…an invaluable forum to meet a wide variety of space
professionals and stakeholders in one place. We have
made a number of key contacts at SMEs such as Rezatec,
Earth-I, through to larger organisations like Airbus,
Lockheed Martin and ESA.
Our consortium in the VESTA programme (a demo
service utilising small satellites to provide bi-directional
maritime communications) is made up of companies who
we met through Satuccino events.”
“…a great platform for sharing company updates with a larger
audience. It has helped OSS gain market insight in terms of
which new players have joined the industry and have met
potential new partners through the event:
• Discussing a flight opportunity with SEN
• Exploring how we can work with Deimos UK for mutual
benefits.’’
Our Achievements – so far
5 Centres of Excellence
£3.6mEquity Capital
in 2015-2016
30Workshopsin 2015-2016
91University
Departments
77Businesses pay for
our facilities
500Engaged SMEs
Opened Export
Opportunities
£6.5mExternal Income
in 2015-2016
Objectives of the Day
We would like to hear from you
Overview of Service Demonstration programmes
You’ll hear from us
• What are your top three barriers in bringing new services and products to the market?
• How can In Orbit Demonstration help to address these?
• Role of the Satellite Applications Catapult and Government
• What are your ideas for In Orbit Demonstration?
Networking Opportunities!
Agenda 11:00 Welcome and Objectives
Maria Kalama - Lead, Satellite Communications, Innovate UK/Satellite Applications Catapult
11:10 In-Orbit Demonstration Programme
Florian Deconinck – IOD Programme Manager Satellite Applications Catapult
11:25 Overview of Pioneer
Christopher Topping - Telecom Satellite Future Projects & Systems, European Space Agency (ESA)
11:40 Funding tools for Service Demonstration
Mike Rudd - Telecommunications Strategy, UK Space Agency
John Shirlaw – Head of Flight Product Heritage and Hosted Payloads Section - European Space Agency (ESA)
11:50 Q&A, Feedback from participants
12:30 Lunch and networking
13:30 Consortia building
5 minute pitches on Demo ideas
Round table groups on Demo ideas
14:30 Summary
14:45 Networking
15:15 Close