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October 26, 2026

UK start-up space mission aims to transform cancer therapies

BioOrbit sends pharmaceutical research platform to the International Space Station (ISS) following record £9.8 million investment. A UK biotechnology company and ESA BIC UK alumni has completed a landmark mission…

October 20, 2026

15 years of space innovation changing lives across the UK

From developing cancer drugs in orbit to robots that stop grain from spoiling, technology developed by UK space start-ups goes far beyond satellites and rockets. These are just two examples…

New ESA BIC UK cohort stood in front of a holding slide. Eight founders.
July 16, 2026

UK space tech start-ups drive productivity across industry

From speeding up the delivery of new homes to protecting the satellites, UK startups are using space technology to tackle real-world industrial challenges. Seven UK start-ups have joined the ESA…

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March 10, 2026

UK space tech startups target debris, wildfires and climate risk

From clearing space junk to detecting wildfires in seconds, UK startups are applying space technology to some of today’s most urgent challenges Six UK space tech startups have joined the…

February 4, 2026

Aurora Avionics: The Scottish Space Start-Up Accelerating Launch Timelines by Building the ‘Nervous Systems’ of Rockets

Aurora Avionics are a Scottish space start-up, developing next-generation, modular avionics for launch providers. Avionics are electronic systems that act as the 'nervous system’ of a rocket, enabling navigation, communication,…

Frontier team discussing the objectives and outcomes of ATMOS mission internal experiments.
October 9, 2025

Frontier Space achieves major orbital milestone with first in-orbit biotech mission

Frontier Space, an incubatee of the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom (ESA BIC UK) at Space Park Leicester, has successfully completed its first orbital mission, marking a…

July 21, 2025

ESA BIC UK Alumni Expands Global IoT Network with New Satellite Launches

Lacuna Space, alumni of ESA BIC UK, has successfully launched a new set of satellites as part of its Call of the Wild mission, a major milestone in scaling its…

March 28, 2025

Omanos Analytics: Unveiling Community Impacts of Conflict & Climate

Omanos Analytics are a Glasgow-based space technology start-up delivering space data knowledge to support sustainable development, with a mission to use space data to improve transparency and reduce risk around…

March 4, 2025

Celebrating 20 Years of the ESA BIC 

From 13 to 14 February, the European Space Agency - ESA celebrated 20 years of fostering space innovation through its ESA Business Incubation Centres (BICs) network. The event in Munich,…

February 5, 2025

12 Space Start-ups Join the ESA BIC UK 

We are excited to welcome 12 new space start-ups to the ESA Business Incubation Centre United Kingdom.  Since the launch of the ESA BIC UK in 2011, we have supported…

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