SpaceInnovation Saar –

Crosslinking between Saarland and Space

Exploring Opportunities…

SpaceInnovation Saar

Background

Objectives

Initiative of the Ministry of Economics and Science Saarland

Co-funding of the EU

Project Management: Adam Alva Neil, Saarbruecken / Bonn

Structured cooperation between regional innovation initiatives in the Saar Region and the space sector in Germany and Europe

Utilisation of an integrated platform for project development

Creation and activation of new options for cooperation with the space sector

Convergence of different high technology sectors (space and clusters)

Stimulation and integration of new partners become possible

ESA

Utilisation ISSExploration

ExplorationTechnologies

SpaceInnovation Saar

DLR

Innovation Cooperation

NetworkSaar/Space

Prime

Partner

Output

Space Industry

R&D-Added value

Cluster

Science

R&D

Industry

Saarland

Solutions for space

Segment

Supply Partner

Workscope of SpaceInnovation Saar

Evaluation of common fields of interest (Screening)

Information management (Project marketing)

Project Management Saarbrücken/Bonn

Steering Group

Networking

Identification and selection of common objectives

Needs/requirements of space, future space programmes

Expertise and competencies from Saarland, cluster oriented

Presentation of relevant knowledge bases (Saarland and Space)

Distribution of information (www.spaceinnovation-saar.de, e-mail Newsletter)

Customising individual information packages (case by case)

Matching Processes

Project Pre-development

Bilateral and individual contacts organised by project management

Organised attendance in trade fairs/symposia (grouping)

Workshops with public space entities (DLR/ESA)

Stimulation of integrated project teams from space and R&D from Saarland

Mediation und coordination between involved parties

Moderation of project teams from industry and research (space/non-space)

Workshops with space industries

Status of the Initiative

Paradigm shift – from supplier to trigger for innovation

Benefit of partnership

Operational since 2006 – Phase 1 (06/07) and Phase 2 (07/09)

SpaceInnovation Saar as a „best practice“-model for convergence activities

Case development has priority

Experiences demonstrated so far: „external“ innovation attracts interestSpin-in/Spin along enables solutions for technical challenges

New paths complement etsablished approaches

Strategic (sub institutional) cooperation eases access to space and to industries

Partnership on a par (win/win)

Aggregation of different players faciliates single project development

Project Officec/o Adam Alva Neil

St. Johanner Str. 41-43

66111 Saarbrücken

Germany

Telefon: + 49 681 95 66 24 5Fax: + 49 681 95 66 20 0

E-Mail: office@adamalvaneil.de

…Realising Opportunities!

Next Steps

Competences for defined topics

Qualifiing of the Saar-Region as „Innovation partner“

Further focus on single cases

Broadening of the operational range

Consideration of clearly defined needs and innovation for space

Qualification of topics through know-how and benchmark applicationen

Coordination with cluster structure in the Saar region

Software verification, Security/Krypto, Nano/Hygiene, Logistics, Kryo

EU-Lisbon-Strategy is an approriate framework

Coordination between EU and ESA and national agencies

Take an active part in integrated projects e.g. FP7

Status of the Initiative (II)Project office established in Saarbrücken

Involvement of public space entities (space agencies)

Increasing of awareness and presence within space related networks

Profiling and positioning of reserach capabilities from the Saar Region

Hygiene / nano structured surfaces

Intelligent product memory

Participation at the Empower Germany Congress and attendance of Th. Reiter

Project Team:

Adam Alva Neil (Project Management)

Peter Buetfering, Harald Kesberg, Karl-Heinz Kottenhahn

Barbara Baltsch, Konstantin Arndt

Contact:Project Management c/o Adam Alva Neil e.K.St. Johanner Str. 41-4366111 Saarbrueckenoffice@adamalvaneil.de

Ministry of Economics and Science, Saarbruecken:

Dr. Roland Rolles , Daniel Wagner

Next Steps

Matching

Approaches for individual cases

ESA Workshop (Paris/Noordwijk tbd.) for SME from Saarland

Workshop with space industries and institutes (DLR R&D)

Logistics: DFKI + DHL and futher partner

Hygiene: Sarastro GmbH

Verification/security of software: Verisoft, Absint, Sirrix et. Al.

Cryo-Technology: FhG IBMT

Ray Tracing-Technology: University of Saarland

Presentation of SpaceInnovation Saar at the ISU-Congress Straßburg 2/08

Event with EU at the representative office of the Saarland in Brussels