cosine will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of ESA’s Basic Research and Development (R&D) activities, in Florence, Italy from 20 to 22 May 2025. Dr Marco Esposito, Managing Director of cosine Remote Sensing in the Netherlands and Italy, has been invited by ESA to participate in a panel discussion titled “The Role of ESA Technology Programmes for Industrial Innovation Competitiveness” scheduled for Wednesday, 21 May, from 14:45 to 15:45.
ESA’s 50th anniversary of Basic R&D celebrates the critical role of foundational research in advancing European space technologies and strengthening industrial capabilities. The event not only reflects on five decades of technological progress but also reinforces ESA’s commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in space development.
cosine is proud to take part in this important milestone, and to be recognized as one of the innovative industrial partners that have traditionally collaborated with ESA on many disruptive technologies for pioneering space programs.
Dr Marco Esposito, Managing Director of cosine Remote Sensing, has been invited to contribute to the session titled “The Role of ESA Technology Programmes for Industrial Innovation Competitiveness,” where he will discuss how ESA’s R&D initiatives have enabled technological breakthroughs and fostered industrial growth. Dr. Esposito will support the discussion on technologies developed through ESA programmes that have been exploited in international institutional and space missions—putting Europe at the forefront of global research and innovation.
Innovation has been at the heart of cosine’s mission since its founding in 1998. As the company continues to grow, we remain dedicated to empowering space missions with new technologies, both in orbit and beyond.
About cosine
cosine is a leading worldwide company in the development of space instrumentation, such as Silicon Pore Optics for astronomy and remote sensing solutions with onboard analytics for Earth Observation and planetary science. cosine combines physics and technology to bring out-of-the-box solutions to its clients. cosine has been developing and delivering innovative measurement systems for space and industrial applications since 1998. The company operates more than 1,000 m2 of cleanrooms and high-tech assembly facilities to build and test the systems we produce for customers at our headquarters in Sassenheim, The Netherlands and at subsidiaries in Berlin, Germany and Benevento, Italy.
About ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organisation with 23 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.
