The Munster companies entering the space race

Last year saw record growth in the number of companies engaging with the European Space Agency. Alan Healy profiles some of the participants

Enterprise Ireland companies shoot for the stars with European Space Agency support in 2020. Pictured L- R: Eimear O’Carroll, Co-founder and CTO of participating tech firm Lios; Tom Kelly, Divisional Manager at Enterprise Ireland; Rhona Togher, CEO of Lios; Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD. Picture: Maxwells

Ten companies and research institutes in the Munster region received more than €2.6m last year for research and development projects connected to the European Space Agency (ESA),

A report from Enterprise Ireland shows the ESA placed contracts with a combined value of €11.5m with 28 Irish companies in 2020, with 13 companies securing first-time contracts.