New European space tech centre in Switzerland launches its first project

The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI), created in collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), is to be located in the immediate vicinity of the PSI in northern Switzerland. The European Space Agency and the PSI signed a contract to this effect at the end of October, the institute said in a press release on Monday. The official inauguration of the ESDI is scheduled for spring 2025. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The contract also defines the first platform of the ESDI: the Phi-Lab, attached to the PSI and responsible for creating instruments to promote innovation. With the ESDI, the PSI becomes the only site in Switzerland where the space agency has a permanent presence. "This will enable this international organisation to be visible in the country, to be close to people and to network," Johann Richard, director of the ESDI, is quoted as saying in the press release. + Switzerland to host European space technology centre The ...