Transcript VRI – Vlaamse Ruimtevaartindustrie

Flemish Space Industry
Flemish Space Industry
 Association of 28 members founded in
1995
 SME’s incl. divisions of international
groups
 R&D Members
 Industry in 1985: 5 companies, 15M€,
<25% of Belgian public money, 100% ESA
Purposes
 Encourage the interaction of our members with
research institutes and universities
 Represent the Flemish Space Industries towards
the regional, Belgian and European authorities
 Support the image of the Flemish Space
Industries to the general public
 Stimulate technology transfer
Actual VRI members
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Bracquené Legal Consulting
CMOSIS
DHConsultancy
OnSemiconductor Image Sensors
E.S. Tooling
Eurosense Belfotop
FLAG
GIM
IMEC
Koninklijke Militaire School
K.U. Leuven
LMS International
Newtec
OIP Sensor Systems
Orban Microwave Products
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PROJECT7
Sabca Limburg
Septentrio
Space Applications Services
StudieCentrum voor Kernenergie
Umicore Electro-Optic Materials
QinetiQ Space
Vito
Von Karman Institute for Fluid
Dynamics
Voxdale
XenICs
Antwerp Space nv
Caeleste
Space segments
 Groundstations and equipment *
 Launch activities
 Satellite production *
 Satellite services *
 Navigation *
 Scientific research *
 Military projects
* Segments in which our members are active
Distribution by theme for Belgium
Optional programmes
Ministerial Councils – ESA 1995 to 2005
PRODEX
13%
OT
9%
TELEC
19%
GSTP
18%
NAV
4%
MG
6%
ISS
9%
EXPL
3%
LANC
19%
Turnover vs ESA return
Turn-Over vs ESA return
250
MEURO
200
150
Turnover
Flemish Return ESA
100
50
0
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
VRI Strategy
 Niche: higher level in R&D-programs and in
products and services
 Co-operation
 Continuum: to develop technology for
marketable products starting from ESA
technology programmes
 Strategic choices within ESA
Non-Space Spin-Offs
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SPACE PRODUCTS require the implementation of Advanced Technologies
ESA IPR rules
This allows some VRI members to build up technological capacities, which can be
easlily exploited used in non-space domains;
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Via Technology Transfer these capacities are used by more conservative third
parties
By doing so, one of our VRI members turned out to be a
top-5 contributor to regional economical growth (Vlerick
management school research) (considering own and third
party economical growth)
Flemish Space Industry
 Contact:
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.vrind.be