Join the ESA Phi-Lab Spain Day in Barcelona: Showcasing Space Tech for Climate Resilience

Join us on November 25th in Barcelona for the ESA Phi-Lab Spain Day, an open, dynamic showcase featuring 15 funded space-tech projects tackling climate resilience, firsthand insights into the program and upcoming opportunities, and direct networking with its members.

Organized by the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) and the Digital Catalonia Alliance (DCA), with the support of the i2CAT Research Centre, this session brings together entrepreneurs, researchers, industry leaders, and key stakeholders from the space ecosystem to explore the current impact and future opportunities of the ESA Phi-Lab Spain program.

Whether you are already part of the ecosystem or considering applying in the future, you will get firsthand insights into how the ESA Phi-Lab Spain program operates, the support it provides to selected projects, and upcoming opportunities to get involved.

From Orbit to Real-World Impact: 17 Projects in Action

The program currently supports a growing portfolio of breakthrough initiatives, ranging from mature projects with over a year of technical development to the latest additions to the lab. Rather than following a traditional pitch format, the event will feature five thematic round tables grouped by technological synergies. This conversational approach will allow project leaders to share real-world milestones, technical challenges, and collaborative opportunities across five critical areas: resilient connectivity, water security, next-generation SAR, extreme emergencies, and planetary data algorithms.

The agenda for the session will be as follows:

• 10:00 AM – Welcome
• 10:10 AM – ESA Phi-Lab Spain Presentation

Round Tables

• 10:20 AM – Uninterrupted Network: Resilient Connectivity from Space
  • Projects: Orbita Tetra and Hybrid Link
• 10:35 AM – Vital Monitoring: Satellite Observation for Water Security
  • Projects: WAVESS, REMOT, RESCAT, and TIAFA
• 11:00 AM – Next-Generation SAR: From Orbit to Millimeter-Level Detail
  • Projects: JUPITER, GOSHAWK, and LaX’n’SAR
• 11:20 AM – Alert and Response: Space Technology for Extreme Emergencies
  • Projects: SHERPA, SAPIC, and OTTER
• 11:40 AM – Global Prediction: Data and Algorithms for Planetary Resilience
  • Projects: SKOP, RISKCHAIN, and AETHER
• 12:00 PM – Closing

Event Details & Registration:

• Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Venue: Auditori Carles Salvadó – i2CAT (Plaça de Pau Vila, 3, 08039 Barcelona)
• Admission: Free of charge (prior registration required)

About ESA Phi-Lab Spain

ESA Phi-Lab Spain is a programme of the European Space Agency (ESA), supported by the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the Generalitat de Catalunya. The programme is part of ESA’s ScaleUp Programme, with a focus on promoting innovation and the commercialisation of space technologies to enhance climate resilience.


The programme is coordinated by the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), which leads a consortium of twelve universities, research and innovation centres, and companies. These include the i2CAT Foundation, the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), the Fundación General CSIC, the KIMbcn Foundation, Arribes Enlightenment, the University of Valencia (UVEG), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), the Ricardo Valle Institute of Innovation Foundation (INNOVA IRV), the ESA MELiSSA Pilot Plant of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)