VEGA supported Space Technology Transfer at this year’s
Hannover Fair
Darmstadt, 27
April 2009. VEGA was premium partner on ESA’s stand showing its
commitment to boosting innovation through space technology. This
year’s Hannover Fair on 20 – 24 April attracted over 200,000
visitors who came to see 6,150 exhibitors from 61 countries.
ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme held its
second annual ‘SpaceTransfer’ event presenting a number of
impressive spin-offs, illustrating the potential of advanced space
technology.
The SpaceTransfer09 event in Hanover offered European industry
access to innovative ideas which were originally developed and
funded by European space programmes.
SpaceTransfer09’s objective was to foster the
transfer of knowledge, know-how and technology from space to
non-space sectors. ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme Office
(TTPO) teamed up with VEGA, its prime technology transfer broker
MST Aerospace, the watchmaker Fortis, and many more industrial
partners, to support transfer between the space and non-space
industry. The annual SpaceTransfer event was initiated by ESA’s
Technology Transfer Programme Office last year.
Technology Transfer between different markets
is a key element of VEGA’s corporate strategy – spin-in and
spin-out of best practice, process and technology. The transfer of
technology in the areas of modelling and simulation, training and
software development benefits clients who are looking for solutions
where complexity is an issue.
VEGA Deutschland Managing Director John Lewis
with Sonja Rohde, who, with Virgin Galactic, plans
to
be the first German woman in space.
Christian Wulff, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony 
visiting the
SpaceTransfer09 stand and stressing the importance
of innovation.
Further information:
For further information, please
contact Ruth Reinicke, Marketing Manager Germany, via marketing@vega.de or on +49 (0)2236
748-0.