National support measure

1

• National support measure  LuxLAUNCH  -
  Objectives

• Support industry and research organizations to
  better understand the market they want to
  penetrate
• Increase actors visibility in this sector and
  identify the needs in products and services in a
  given market
• Better estimate the investments to be done to
  enter a given market and reduce risks related to
  it
• Identify niches
• Identify opportunities in the programs of the
  European Space Agency
• Safeguard Luxembourg investments in ESA programs
  by increasing the chances to participate to a
  given program
• Support and reinforce international cooperation
  and networking
• Support the Government in defining its long term
  research and development axes in the space sector

2

• LuxLAUNCH - Scope

• The aim of this special measure is to realize
  preparatory studies to help industry and research
  organizations to position themselves in the space
  market. Particular efforts investigating
  applications in the domains of satellite
  telecommunications, satellite navigation and
  earth observation will be encouraged.
• The results of these studies should benefit a
  group of Luxembourg actors in this sector and
  should be available to the Luxembourg industrial
  and scientific communities. The typical duration
  of such a study should not exceed 6 months with
  maximum costs around 150 k.
• It is important to note that this measure is not
  meant to finance RD projects.

3

• LuxLAUNCH - Process

• Call for ideas
• One per year, permanently open
• Next deadline 15th of September 2007
• Pre-selection of ideas
• Evaluation by independent experts
• Main criteria innovative character and
  socio-economic perspectives
• Request for proposal
• Bidders have 6 weeks to submit a full proposal
• Evaluation of proposals
• Understanding of the requirements
• Adequacy of methodology proposed
• Background of consortium
• Costs and schedule

4

• LuxLAUNCH The first 4 projects

• Feasibility and opportunity study for a
  clearing-house for navigation services
• Study on the development of Advanced GALILEO
  Applications and Services
• Study on the involvement of Luxembourg industry
  and research institutions in ESA GMES Space
  Component program
• Feasibility study for a GMES security concept

5

• Feasibility and opportunity study for a
  clearing-house for navigation services

• Tasks
• Understanding the needs for a clearing-house for
  navigation services
• Inventory of Luxembourg competences in the field
• Preliminary analysis of solutions answering to
  the needs
• Luxembourg as potential location for a
  clearing-house for navigation services
• Budget
• 129 766
• Partners
• HITEC Luxembourg, Cetrel, EPT, SES ASTRA TechCom,
  Clearstream Services, CRP Henri Tudor

5
6

• Study on the development of Advanced GALILEO
  Applications and Services

• Tasks
• Analysis of the current satellite navigation
  applications and services
• Identification of potential new applications and
  services
• Preliminary analysis of feasibility for new
  applications and services
• Understanding the needs and requirements of the
  ESA program
• Budget
• 130 000
• Partners
• SES ASTRA TechCom, Telindus, Nokia Siemens
  Networks, HITEC Luxembourg, EPT, IEE, Université
  du Luxembourg

6
7

• Study on the involvement of Luxembourg industry
  and research institutions in ESA GMES Space
  Component program

• Tasks
• Understanding the needs and requirements of the
  ESA program
• Matching with Luxembourg competencies in the
  field
• Budget
• 49 910
• Partners
• Luxspace, Luxinnovation

7
8

• Feasibility study for a GMES security concept

• Tasks
• Understanding the current security level of GMES
  infrastructure
• Understanding the security requirements for GMES
  services
• Recommendations for a GMES security concept
• Budget
• 130 000
• Partners
• Telindus, Siemens Luxembourg, Luxspace,
  Université du Luxembourg

8