Helix Space

FUNDING, INNOVATION & CYBERSECURITY

BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE

FUNDING

Helix Space helps its customers obtain national (e.g., Luxembourg Space Agency, Luxinnovation), intergovernmental (e.g., European Space Agency, European Union Space Agency) or private (e.g., Luxembourg Business Angel Network, BeAngels) funding to develop a new product or service. The tasks that Helix Space provides to its Funding customers are:

  • Analyse and identify public grants/tenders/private investors that fit the customer’s requirements.
  • Create or guide the customer in the preparation of the Business Plan, Cost Sheets, Financial Model and Pitch Deck material required by the public procurement agency/private investor
  • Review and determine if there are any gaps in the technical, legal and management material prepared by the customer’s team
  • Assist the customer during the negotiation phase with the public procurement agency/private investor
  • Join the customer during the subsequent project phases to make sure its development complies with the public tender/private investor requirements

INNOVATION

Helix Space uses standard industry frameworks (e.g., Strategyzer’s Business Model and Value Proposition Canvas) and methodologies (e.g., Lean Start-up, Agile) to make sure its customers’ new product or service arrives on time to the market, and generates the sales and profits needed to scale-up. The tasks that Helix Space provides to its Innovation customers are:

  • Value proposition design.
  • Market analysis and assessment.
  • Competitive analysis.
  • Business model design.
  • Go-to-market strategy.
  • Product development roadmap.
  • Implementation roadmap
  • Financial model design, sensitivity analysis and scenarios.
  • Commercial risk analysis
  • Business/technical partner mapping and networking

cybersecurity

Helix Space helps beneficiaries of the European Defence Fund (EDF) deliver their commitments in the field of cybersecurity. The tasks that Helix Space provides to its Cybersecurity customers are:

  • Requirement Management following the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) framework.
  • State-of-the-Art Analysis of Emerging and Disruptive technologies (e.g., satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)).
  • Architecture design following international standards (e.g. NATO Architecture Framework (NAFv4)) and tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect).
  • Risk Assessment using standard frameworks (e.g., National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-30.
  • Improve their cybersecurity stand via audits based on internal or external requirements (e.g., National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Internal Report (IR) 8401).

R&D: Space translational medicine

The mission of Helix Space is to use existing and future research infrastructure on Earth’s orbit to develop and commercialize biomolecules, biomaterials, and nutritional supplements for preventive and therapeutic management of human and veterinary diseases on Earth. The following is a summary of our self-funded progress:

  • Phase 0: By September 2022 we identified a target market with great scale-up potential whose needs were not satisfied by the Pharma/Biotech industries.
  • Phase 1: By October 2023 we assessed the stakeholder environment to determine the maturity of the different players (specially microgravity service providers), and how easy (or not) is to work with them. Based on this assessment, we re-defined the Implementation Plan for a shorter Time to Market.
  • Phase 2: By August 2024 we developed a PoC “Made in Luxembourg” that will serve as a baseline for future iterations.
  • Phase 3: We are currently testing and improving our PoC. We expect to reach a new milestone by the end of 2025.

Location

  • 1 Rue de Turi
  • L-3378, Livange
  • Luxembourg

Our Hours

  • Monday - Friday
  • 9am - 5pm

Contact us

  • info@helixspace.eu