Inauguration of the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) – first ESA presence in Switzerland

The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre ESDI was inaugurated on 27 May 2025. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic DMZ – SCIENCE ¦ MM ¦ AA ¦ Villigen – The new European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) was officially opened on Tuesday in the Park Innovaare near the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The centre is an initiative of the European Space Agency ESA and was developed in close cooperation with the PSI. It is to serv…

ESA launches deep tech centre in Switzerland to drive EU space innovation

Discover how the European Space Agency's new Deep-Tech Innovation Centre in Switzerland is set to revolutionise space exploration.

The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) was inaugurated by ESA this Tuesday in Aargau. The gratin of European space research was there, with the following message: while NASA suffers under the assaults of Donald Trump, the time of the Old Continent has ringedAnd if Switzerland becomes European leader in space research? At the Swiss Innovation Centre in Villingen (AG), where is also the Paul Scherrer Research Institute, we believe. …

The European Space Agency opened its first permanent site in Switzerland. The organisation, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, launched on Tuesday in Villigen, Aargau, this centre dedicated to state-of-the-art technologies.

The European Space Agency ESA has opened its first Swiss site. Together with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), it launched a new center for space innovation in Villigen AG on Tuesday.

Inauguration of the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) – first ESA presence in Switzerland

The European Space Agency (ESA) has inaugurated the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI), the first ESA presence in Switzerland, created in close collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The new centre is located at the Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare in Villigen. The opening highlights the growing role of deep tech in space exploration and its potential to boost Europe's growth and competitiveness.