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INNOspace Masters 2025
Energise Our Future –
Cross-Industry Innovations
Linking Earth and Space
Cross-Industry Innovations
Linking Earth and Space
Our new brochure including all winners 2025
Find all the winners and further information about the 2025 INNOspace Masters competition round in our new brochure. Click here to download it.
Meet the TOP 3 of the OHB Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the OHB Challenge 2025 “Design the End-to-End Space Solutions of the Future” (in no specific order):
UptimAI s.r.o.: PADS – Persistent Anomaly Detection System (Martin Kubicek): An advanced, AI-based system that automatically monitors and analyses spacecraft data in real time to ensure highly reliable anomaly classification accuracy and to reduce false alarms.
Quasar Satellite Technology: Parabolic Dish Killer – Dual use all sky RF digital phased array (Sean McCawley, Rashmi Karanth): The world’s first true digital multibeam phased array with unique all-sky capability, whose ground station supports dozens of beams simultaneously for both SATCOM and SDA missions from a single compact aperture.
SPAIDER SPACE: SPAIDER AI – AI agents for space innovation (Ernest Skrzypczyk, Simone Signoretti, Loveneesh Rana, Sumit Goski): Development of autonomous AI agents specifically for the aerospace industry that combine state-of-the-art artificial intelligence with in-depth aerospace expertise to transform the way workflows related to space missions are designed, managed and executed.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Meet the TOP 3 of the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge 2025 “Space up your Drive” (in no specific order):
fiveD: From Space to Street – Transferring SAR to transform automotive sensing with realistic radar simulation (Michael Stelzig): A purpose-built simulation platform to virtually test how Synthetic Apperture Radar-based technology can dramatically improve perception in challenging driving scenarios – e.g. in complex urban environments or on fast-moving motorways.
ivilion GmbH: ivilion – Multifunctional structural cooling for EVs (Jana Maria Weinand): A multifunctional cooling structure for Electric Vehicles that simultaneously acts as a cell holder, thermal management system, and structural element of the battery pack, enabling significant cost savings and improving energy density at pack level.
YANK TECHNOLOGIES: Wireless charging of rovers from landers in space (Josh Yankowitz): Magnetic Resonant technology for wireless energy transmission over distances of up to half a metre, which works efficiently even with extreme misalignments and thus enables new use-cases for wireless energy transfer.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Meet the TOP 3 of the Airbus Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the Airbus Challenge 2025 “Boosting Earth-Space Industry Partnerships” (in no specific order):
FFBS-Fashion For Biodiversity Solutions GmbH: GeoBioRemediation – Healing our planet from above (Chandra Prakash Jha): An innovative solution that uses space technology, and AI-driven analytics alongside proven bioremediation techniques to first detect and then remove heavy metal pollution in soil and water.
FlyPix AI GmbH: FlyPix AI – Democratising Earth observation for a sustainable future (Sergey Sukhanov): Whether it’s monitoring cities, forests or infrastructure, this SaaS platform provides businesses, municipalities and organisations of all sizes with access to advanced geospatial analytics, enabling them to make smarter decisions faster.
WeavAir: Space-driven remote audit solutions for sustainability (Natalia Mykhaylova): Transforming Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data analytics by combining satellite imagery, IoT sensors and predictive AI modelling to create digital twins of buildings and infrastructure that help operators to model climate risks as well as reduce costs and energy consumption.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Meet the TOP 3 of the ESA BA Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the ESA BA Challenge 2025 “Accelerating Energy Innovation through Space Solutions” (in no specific order):
Preflet GmbH: Preflet – The most adaptive AI powered energy manager & avoided emission reporting (Shailendra Tomar): An AI-powered platform that integrates and intelligently analyses real-time data from IoT sensors, weather forecasts and satellite imagery to help building managers reduce their carbon footprint and costs.
Lemvos GmbH: Lemvos – Automated Subsea Infrastructure Surveillance (Daniel Severinsen, Rodrigo Ponce Cortes): Development of an end-to-end service utilising an automated, GNSS-guided, satellite-connected Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) equipped with high-resolution sonar imaging, offering 100% remote monitoring in harbour and offshore environments.
Covadonga GmbH: BlueSentinel – Space-Enhanced Monitoring System for Maritime Navigation and Infrastructure Protection (Johannes Krost, Florian Schiegg): BlueSentinel is an innovative, space-enabled maritime surveillance system for detecting and tracking ‘dark ships’ that builds on proven land-based tracking technology by integrating satellite timing and communication.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Meet the TOP 3 of the ESA BIC Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the ESA BIC Challenge 2025 “Join the New Space Economy” (in no specific order):
Hyposto Energy GmbH: Hyposto Energy Storage Solutions for Optimizing Power Supply in Space Missions (Christos Vellios, Joachim Sauerborn): Development of lithium-titanium-oxide (LTO) batteries for the space industry (satellite operators, space organisations) and private companies in order to optimise the power supply of satellites and enhance their lifespan and cost efficiency.
Astra Labs GmbH: Effortless ECSS Compliance – Automating software development documentation in the space industry (Dominik Kerschat): A toolkit for software developers of space applications, powered by human-centered AI and specifically tailored to automate the extremely time-consuming tasks mandated to follow by ECSS standards.
Augusta Space GmbH: Augusta SPace InteRlacEd antenna ASPIRE (Leonardo Nicchi, Matteo Berioli): Development of an aeronautical antenna for all In-Fight-Connectivity providers and for all types of airplanes (from airlines to business jet) for a new, high-performance type of in-flight connectivity.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Now available: The preliminary programme for our Final Event 2025
You can download the preliminary programme for our Final Event on 17 September 2025 at the Futurium in Berlin here. Join us for a full day of innovation, inspiration and networking as we bring together space technology leaders, industry professionals and space enthusiasts.
You can look forward to:
- Keynotes and panel discussions with top experts from the space industry and academia.
- Award ceremonies for the best ideas from the six INNOspace Masters challenges and the Overall Winner.
- Opportunity to meet and interact with high-level representatives from all of our competition partners.
- Networking opportunities with key figures in space, science and politics.
Customisable social media template for our Final Event
Have you registered for our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin and would you like to network there? If so, already use our social media template and the hashtag #FinalEventISM now to let all the other participants, winners, partners and players in the space sector know that you will be there. Simply download the PowerPoint template, replace the white placeholder field with your photo and save/export the file as a JPEG or PNG. You can then use it for your communications.
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Meet the TOP 4 of the German Space Agency at DLR Challenge 2025
Here are the winners of the DLR Challenge 2025 “Igniting Applied Research for Cross-Industry Innovations”. This year we have chosen two winners in each of two categories (in no specific order):
Category “Research Consortium”:
Fraunhofer ISE: TeraPV-4-Space – Utilisation of Terrestrial PV Manufacturing Technology for Space Applications (David Lackner, Dr Jonas de Rose): The project aims to transfer the low-cost process technology of terrestrial solar cells to III-V space solar cells to enable the next generation integrated energy systems with manufacturing at scale to fill the supply chain gap in the growing space market.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: EarthGaze – Small and ultralight spectroscopic camera for space applications (Dr Maryna L. Meretska): Development of a precise, compact, affordable and multifunctional spectroscopic imaging camera based on emerging technology of metasurfaces, which enables a comprehensive characterisation of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Category “Industry”:
Fibrecoat GmbH: FibRaShield – Shielding humans and electronics from radiation in space (Felix Schmidt, Katharina Kipp, Severin Luhr, Alexander Lüking): Development of advanced materials using Fibrecoat technology to coat radiation resistant metals onto fibres. The resulting lightweight materials are designed to offer increased protection for electronic components on satellites against harmful radiation.
eemagine Medical Imaging Solution GmbH, TU Ilmenau and Universität Duisburg-Essen: Individualised mobile dry EEG for health monitoring (Prof Dr Patrique Fiedler, TU Ilmenau): Development of an easy-to-use, non-invasive dry EEG system supported by artificial intelligence (AI) to enable brain health monitoring which is crucial for human spaceflight as it contributes significantly to the physical and mental health of astronauts.
Meet the winners and learn more about their exciting innovations at our Final Event on 17 September 2025 in Berlin. Register here.
Registration for our Final Event is open
Register now for our Final Event on 17 September 2025 at the Futurium in Berlin, where we will announce and celebrate the winners of this year’s six challenges and crown the ‘Overall Winner’.
Look forward to an inspiring event that brings together leading space experts, industry professionals, space enthusiasts, and political guests. Engaging
keynotes and expert panels will offer plenty of opportunities for networking and lively discussion among all participants. Don’t miss the chance to meet the minds behind the winning ideas – and be inspired by their innovations shaping the future of energy supply.
Next steps
What happens next? Our judges will select the finalists for each challenge by 16 May. The winners will be selected from the finalists via online pitches between 19 May and 15 June. The final decision will be made at the Masters’ Summit in Bonn on 8 and 9 July: Who will beat the competition and be crowned overall winner?
The ESA BIC Challenge has a slightly different evaluation phase, with a shortened initial evaluation and an additional coaching phase (Online evaluation to select the finalists: 1 to 15 April. Individual business coaching: 16 April to 15 June. Online pitches to select the winners: 16 to 22 June).
All winners will be announced at our Final Event at the Futurium in Berlin on 17 September. Save the date!
Facts & Figures
For the first time in the competition’s history, we have received over 200 valid entries! 214 to be precise. They come from 550 participants from 24 countries, including for the first time Bangladesh.
