Swiss Space Tour Emilia Romagna 2025
Meetings between the Italian and Swiss aerospace ecosystems during National Space Day
The Swiss Space Tour Emilia-Romagna 2025 aims to build an operational bridge between the aerospace ecosystem of Emilia-Romagna and that of Switzerland, in the framework of the National Space Day.
The mission is organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland in collaboration with ART-ER, the Emilia-Romagna Region, and the Consulates General of Italy in Zurich and Geneva. Its aim is to bring together research centres, universities, startups, and companies active in space technologies.
Mission Objectives
Strengthen collaboration between academic and industrial ecosystems
Promoting partnerships between universities, research institutes, startups, and aerospace companies in both regions, with particular focus on R&D programmes, orbit-based technologies, and emerging innovation areas.
Position Emilia-Romagna as a strategic partner in Switzerland
Strengthening the region’s reputation as a reliable and qualified party for technological cooperation, industrial exchange, and European-level innovation projects.
Key Themes of the Mission
The meetings will address the core segments of the aerospace industry:
01.Academic research and scientific cooperation
Collaborations between Italian university hubs (CNR, universities, research centres) and Swiss institutions such as ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne, and the UZH Space Hub.
02.Innovation and space-tech startups
Joint acceleration models, technology-transfer projects, and space-based applications for industrial and healthcare sectors.
03.Industrial collaboration and technological supply chains
Exploration of potential supply-chain integration between Italian and Swiss companies in the aerospace, electronics, biomedical, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
04.Priority areas
- Space and health/biomedicine, microgravity research, with involvement from the Emilia-Romagna ClustER Health and the UZH Space Hub
- Downstream applications and satellite-data usage
- Solutions for industry, mobility, Earth observation, and security
Mission Programme
9 December 2025 – Welcome Dinner in Zurich
An informal evening introducing participants to the Swiss ecosystem, with remarks by the Consul General of Italy in Zurich, the Science Attaché, and the Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland.
Objective: preparing the delegation for the meetings scheduled over the following days.
10 December 2025 – Meetings in the Zurich Area
Visits and meetings at ETH Zurich and other leading research institutions, coordinated by the Consulate and the Chamber of Commerce.
Focus: research, innovation, space engineering, and academic collaboration.
11 December 2025 – Payerne and Lausanne
A full day at the Aeropole in Payerne and EPFL Lausanne, two of Europe’s key hubs for aerospace technology.
Focus: startups, test facilities, propulsion, robotics, and microgravity research.
12 December 2025 – Company Visit
A visit to an innovative company in the Zurich region operating in the space or advanced manufacturing sector.
Objective: explore industrial partnerships and supply opportunities.
Institutional and Scientific Partners
The mission is promoted in collaboration with:
