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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

ESA Phi-Lab Sweden

Funds space AI initiatives for Swedish companies, universities, and institutes through national collaboration with ESA.

ESA Phi-Lab Sweden is a six-year programme (2025–2031) co-funded by the European Space Agency, Vinnova, and the Swedish National Space Board, with a total budget of EUR 5.2 million. RISE Research Institutes of Sweden acts as the programme office, coordinating calls for proposals and allocating research grants to Sweden-based organisations on behalf of the funding partners. The 2026 Call for Propos…

AI-driven satellites (Software track) and radiation-robust AI computing for orbit (Hardware track).

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