Give more space

Creative thinking

ActInSpace, hackathonsen, start-up weekends, challenges... Together with our partners, we organize numerous events to generate new ideas and transform them into future projects.

Whether you are a start-up, SME/mid-tier company, large group or local authority, these events provide an ideal opportunity to harness space technologies for your projects and for society.

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Incubators

Join our specific incubation programmes for space start-ups. Sign up with one of the ESA-BIC incubators (run by the European Space Agency) and benefit from training, assistance, 80 hours of support from CNES experts, help in securing funding, networking, etc.

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Accélération

Passez à la vitesse supérieure avec SpaceFounders, l'ultra-accélérateur franco-allemand pour les start-ups du spatial ! Dix semaines de programme ultra-intensif pour propulser les meilleures candidates européennes sur la scène internationale. Attention, ça va secouer !

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Technical expertise

The technical teams in our laboratories and platforms will assist you free of charge in accessing and processing satellite data:

- CESARS for telecommunications
- Lab'OT for Earth observation
- NavLab for geolocation

Connect by CNES also guides you with choosing the different sources of satellite data and arranging access.

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Access to our patents and software

CNES offers you free access to more than 400 patents and software packages from its intellectual property portfolio. These assets have already been tested, validated, patented... and are ready to use.

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Funding

Whether you are a start-up, an SME or even a large group, we have set up specific initiatives to help you obtain suitable financing.

- Space Ticket for start-ups
- CosmiCapital for start-ups, VSEs and SMEs
- PULSER for companies of all sizes

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Training

Space and its applications: a sector with great promise that will be creating new job opportunities in the coming years. We can help you find the training most suited to your needs and offer solutions that will give you a better grasp of satellite data and their applications through initial or ongoing training offered via tailored or dedicated modules.

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Promotion & coordination

Take your projects further by promoting them through our networks in France and abroad: events, contacts, partnerships... Take advantage of our initiatives and those of our partners to make yourself known and meet other players.

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