Dr Aylin Ates, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, and Dr Steve Paton, Department of Management Science, are leading a new research project with AAC Clyde Space entitled ‘Boosting Strategic Capability: Process and Product Management in Small Satellite Innovation’.
Demand for high-quality, timely data from space has never been greater and the increasing commercial interest means businesses must adapt to respond to the global opportunity. Following an active period of acquisition, integration, and expansion, Clyde Space is now planning the next phase of growth, with a focus on building and launching its own constellation of satellites to establish a leading position in the supply of Space-Data-as-a-Service.
Strathclyde will be supporting the development of a scalable organisational operating model to facilitate efficient and effective revenue growth and capability development in the short-, medium- and long-term through the implementation of innovative solutions.
This research award is one of three new grants to SMEs based in Wales and Scotland from the national SPRINT (Space Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme.
Dr Rain Irshad, Head of the national SPRINT programme, said, “We are delighted to broaden the collaborative opportunities for SMEs to work with academic experts from HEIs in Wales and Scotland. More importantly, we value the continued support of the UK Space Agency which has made this possible. The three new grants will ramp-up research into key areas such as sustainable cities, mitigating the impacts of climate change and drawing on the benefits of space data as a service.”
Jacob Nowak, Local Growth Manager at the UK Space Agency, said, “The National Space Strategy sets a clear ambition to unleash innovation and foster collaboration between space businesses and our world-leading universities. We are working with partners across the UK to level up the space sector, and these exciting new partnerships in Scotland and Wales will catalyse investment and boost research into some of the biggest challenges we face today, including mitigating the impacts of climate change.”