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AeroS - Ecosistema Aeronáutico y del Espacio
Cluster description
Role
Description of your aviation region
Barcelona-Catalonia: integrated aviation, space and dual-use industrial ecosystem with strong EU focus
Vision/ Missons
To strengthen Catalonia’s aerospace, space and defence ecosystem by fostering industrial cooperation, innovation, talent development and international integration into European value chains and strategic programmes.
Year of creation
2024
Region
Catalonia (Spain)
Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies
60
Number of research institutes
4 (i2Cat, IEEC, Leitat, UPC-PMT)
Numbers of public authorities
5 (AENA, Aeroports de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Viladecans, IEEC, UPC)
Other cluster members
4 (CZF, FAGEM, CEAM, AEBALL)
Number of employees of all aerospace actors
> 77,000
Cluster Management
Organizational form
Non-profit association
Financing
Private funding through annual membership fees (currently 100% private)
Main Actors
Main industry actors
- INDRA
- Gutmar
- Airtificial
- GDELS
- Vueling
- Airbus
- AENA
Main research institutes
- IEEC
- LEITAT Technological Center
- Politechnical University of Catalonia (UPC)
- I2CAT
Cluster Competence and Strategy
Product worlds
- Aeronautics (manufacturing, avionics, MRO, operations)
- Space/NewSpace (satellites, ground segment, Earth observation, connectivity)
- Defence and dual-use technologies
- Digital and emerging technologies
- Transversal services and certification
Cluster management services for members
- Generation of collaborative R&D projects
- European consortium building
- Matchmaking with primes, talent and training initiatives
- International missions
- Visibility through the AeroS Capabilities Map
- Institutional representation
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management
- Participation in European programmes (EDF, IRIS², Horizon Europe)
- Integration into EACP
- Cooperation with international clusters and institutions
- Structured support for members’ participation in EU consortia
Contact Information Cluster Management
Director / President
International relations
- AeroS - Ecosistema aeronáutico y del espacio
Calle de la tecnologia 17
08840 Viladecans
ESP - Spain- info@aeros-ecosystem.com