QUDICE is present at the Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen
On 14-16 November, the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the support of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya), presented the ‘NewSpace Catalonia’ stand at Space Tech Expo Europe 2023, Europe’s most relevant fair on space technology and services. The Space Tech Expo Europe is held annually in Bremen (Germany) and in its 6th edition gathered more than 650 exhibitors from more than 40 countries.
Together with companies such as ASE Optics Europe, isardSAT, Kreios Space and Osmium, ICFO had the chance of being there in representation of the different projects related to Quantum communications in Space in which it is participating. During the three days of the congress, QUDICE’s partners Álvaro Cuevas, postdoctoral researcher at ICFO and Victor Herrero, from the Technology Transfer unit at ICFO, showcased the technology that is being developed for the project QUDICE to all visitors of the stand to bring awareness to the attending audience the emerging of quantum technologies, in particular Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), and its integration into current space technology for secure communications in space.
About New Space Catalonia
The ‘NewSpace Catalonia’ stand is an initiative framed within the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia, promoted by the Department of Business and Work of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in collaboration with the IEEC, the i2CAT Foundation and the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC). This collaboration seeks to project the industrial, innovation and talent generation capabilities of the Catalan ecosystem to the world.
The ‘NewSpace Catalonia’ stand initiative highlighted the potential for interaction between the space sector and the digital sector, both of which are strategic for boosting the new space economy, and the different institutions present, as well as the strengths of the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia and the sectors involved in this ecosystem.
