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About ESA Phi-Lab Ireland
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
FOR A NEW SPACE AGE
ESA Phi-Lab Ireland is Ireland's National Platform for Space Technology Development, and welcomes Irish and European research proposals into upstream space-related science and technologies with clear market alignment and scaling potential, through a series of "Open Calls for Proposals".
ESA Phi-Lab Ireland is an Innovation Laboratory of the European Space Agency, structured as an “under one roof” platform designed to accelerate companies on their space-relevant technology development journey, supporting the full lifecycle from materials development and characterisation, to design and high-volume manufacturing.
OPEN CALL 2026
Funding
ESA Innovation Seed Funding (equity-free) up-to €400K per project to finance disruptive upstream space innovations and technologies 🚀
Access
Access to €1M+ State-of-the-Art Facilities and Equipment at IMR and SEAM to accelerate your projects development life-cycle to high TRLs 🤖
Support & Coaching
Receive extensive in-project coaching, mentorship, and project-specific supports to develop clear market alignment and scaling potential 📈
ACCELERATING INNOVATION THROUGH LOCAL
AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
As part of the ESA Phi-LabNET, ESA Phi-Lab Ireland makes the connections that will accelerate the future of Space in Europe through transformative innovation – boosting Europe's competitiveness, sovereignty, and leadership in the Global Space economy.
ESA Phi-Lab Ireland is a programme of the European Space Agency and is delivered by Irish Manufacturing Research, with the South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) Research Centre as a delivery partner – working closely with the European Space Agency's Commercialisation Gateway.
IRISH MANUFACTURING RESEARCH
Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) is a leading Research and Technology Organisation providing a portfolio of research, training, and consultancy services to Industry across the following four thematic pillars: Digitisation, Sustainable manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing and Robotics and Automation. IMR works with leading global and indigenous brands to demystify and derisk new and emerging technologies and to deliver high impact collaborative research and services to enable advanced manufacturing for a broad range of clients across Ireland’s manufacturing network.
SEAM CENTRE
SEAM (South Eastern Applied Materials) is an ISO 9001:2015 accredited industry-focused Applied Research and Development facility based at South East Technological University in Waterford . It provides innovative materials engineering solutions for research and industrial partners seeking assistance on materials related issues that cannot be solved by utilising their on-site resources.
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