Daejeon Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Daehee Park, hereinafter referred to as Daejeon Innovation Center) announced on the 17th that it will begin recruiting startups to participate in the open innovation program 'K-Space Open Innovation with CONTEC × ispace' in collaboration with CONTEC, a domestic company representing the global space industry, and ispace, inc., a private space exploration company of Japan.
This program aims to support technological collaboration and PoC (proof of concept) with partner companies to help domestic and international space startups grow in the global market. Any space industry-based startup that has been in business for less than 7 years can apply.
CONTEC, a partner company participating in this program, is the first space company to be listed on KOSDAQ. Following the construction of Korea's first commercial space ground station in 2020, it currently operates 15 ground stations in 11 countries around the world, including those scheduled for construction, providing a global GSaaS (Ground Station as a Service)-based satellite data reception service.
In addition, iSpace, a Japanese global lunar exploration company, is the first private company in Asia to attempt a lunar landing, and is leading the way in commercially utilizing lunar resources by developing a lunar lander and exploration rover.
On July 3, the Daejeon Innovation Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CONTEC and ispace, laying the foundation for cooperation, with the main contents including joint discovery of promising startups, entry into the global market, and strengthening of ties with research institutes in the Daejeon area.
Companies selected through document evaluation will be given the opportunity to collaborate with the business divisions of CONTEC and ispace through 1:1 business meetups, and after the final matching, various follow-up support will be provided, including ▲PoC funding (approximately 10 million won), ▲technical advice and consulting, ▲international space conference matching and exhibition support.
Daejeon Innovation Center CEO Park Dae-hee said, “This K-Space Open Innovation program provides practical opportunities for direct collaboration between global space partners and domestic startups,” and added, “We will actively support the global leap forward of Korean space startups by establishing a space industry open innovation hub centered around Daejeon with the public, private, and research sectors working together.”
The application period for the K-Space Open Innovation program is from Monday, September 15 to Sunday, October 12 at 24:00, and applications can be submitted online through the official website .
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