AZO Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

Key technology:

Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation activities

Company summary:

Being the leading catalyst for space innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe, AZO Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen fosters a collaborative ecosystem that brings together space entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs together with key stakeholders, including policy makers, industry partners, research institutions, and investors. Through customised programs and services, AZO promotes knowledge transfer, stimulate technological innovation and facilitate the commercialisation of space technologies.

Technology/expertise for ENLIGHTEN project:

AZO will bring in their established networks and projects to promote the marketplace and exploit synergies. In addition, they bring in expertise and knowledge in innovation projects and events. AZO offers huge outreach through comprehensive communication activities linked to their projects as well as own existing AZO communication channels. Besides that, AZO is involved in the organization of Europe’s major space events such as myriad national competition Kick offs across Europe, EU-wide Hackathons, and the European Space Week since 2017. Activities can be linked with the following projects, their established networks and communication channels: Copernicus Masters, Galileo Masters, Copernicus Hackathons, Copernicus App Camps, ESA Business Incubation Center Bavaria & Northern Germany, Copernicus Support Office, and the E-GNSS Accelerator. These projects e.g. provide access to recruit commercial data providers as clients, data consumers, data producers, developers as well as sophisticated start-ups. In depth, the projects comprise a wellestablished space network including myriad space focussed regions in Europe, Europe’s major space stakeholders, a huge network of experts, entrepreneurs & start-ups.

We offer visionary entrepreneurs the Space of Innovation they need to secure their competitive advantage.