Portugal @ Space Tech Expo 2026

Making Space a global endeavour!

Active Space Technologies is a European based company operating in Space, Aeronautics and Big Science, offering bespoke electro-mechanical systems for extreme harsh environments. Our systems are qualified for high-g, high temperature and radiation environments. Active Space Technologies core activities focus on space instrumentation, structural and thermal control systems for space applications, severe environment monitoring and control systems for aerospace applications, remote handling systems for hazardous and radiation environments.

Developing solutions that incorporate high-performance cork composites, combining innovation and sustainability

At Amorim Cork Solutions, we develop solutions that incorporate high-performance cork composites, combining innovation and sustainability. We reuse cork - a 100% natural, renewable and recyclable raw material - to develop ground-breaking solutions for various industries such as aerospace, maritime, mobility, sealing, energy, construction, flooring, sports surfaces, playgrounds, toys, home, office and leisure. Each product we create represents a strategic response to current market needs and our commitment to sustainability. At Amorim Cork Solutions, each innovation reinforces the promise of a future where nature and technology coexist in perfect harmony.

Shaping Safe Space Missions Since 1998

Back in 1998, we aimed for the stars and launched into orbit. From probing the tiniest particles to harnessing advanced energy sources to exploring the space around us, we’ve learned that the core technologies and disciplines are fundamentally similar. Drawing on over +25 years of heritage in space scientific missions and cross-industry experience, Critical Software adapts to fast-transforming environments to deliver agility, reliability, and speed to the Space & Sciences sector.

We support LSIs with mission-critical software, ISVV, RAMS, and system validation - ensuring full compliance with ECSS and NASA standards. Our services and platforms boost your development capability and streamline system qualification, helping you reduce risk and accelerate time to orbit.

KARVEL, our orchestration platform for complex LEO and beyond-LEO missions, accelerates operations from proximity manoeuvres to debris removal and in-orbit servicing.

Partnering with pioneers like Turion Space, we’re helping drive sustainability, innovation, and the future of space exploration.

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Hypermetal is a Portuguese EN 9100 and ISO 9001-certified company specialising in metal additive manufacturing for space, aerospace and defence. We deliver LPBF production in Inconel 718, aluminium, stainless steel, tool steel and cobalt-chrome, with build volumes up to 600 x 600 x 600 mm. Our in-house capabilities include heat treatment, CNC machining, finishing, quality control and full traceability, supporting customers from design optimisation and prototyping to serial production.

Your technological partner for Space solutions

INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is a Research and Technology Organisation, founded in 1986, focused on research and technology-based innovation activities, technology transfer, consulting and technological services, oriented to the development of industry and economy in general. It’s a non-profit, private and recognised as a public utility entity.

Over its more than 35 years of activity, the Institute has developed and consolidated its position as a technological partner for industry, particularly in the main sectors with which it collaborates: industry, capital goods, automobile and transport, aeronautics, space and defence, sea economy, infrastructure, health and sport, and renewable energies.

Physical AI & Simulation for Mission-Critical Operations

Infinite Foundry develops Physical AI for mission-critical systems, combining real-time operational models, physics-based simulation, AI, computer vision and real-world data. Our technology enables complex environments to be monitored, simulated and understood in real time, supporting predictive maintenance, mission planning, training, autonomous systems and operational decision-making. We help make critical operations more intelligent, autonomous, resilient and efficient.

Engineering, Testing, Technical Inspections and Research and Development

The ISQ Group is a private Portuguese entity, founded in 1965, with a turnover of €76 million in 2023 (+30% overseas), around 1600 employees and permanent operations in 8 countries.

ISQ provides services to the aeronautics, space and defence markets, including verification by testing for technology development projects up to system demonstrators (TRL6), services from 16 laboratories and support engineering services. Customers include Aernnova, Airbus Atlantic, Amorim Cork, AddVolt, Active Space Technologies, Bosch, CaetanoBus, Carrier, Continental, Embraer, FHP, Geosat, Lusospace, Mecachrome, NEO, OGMA, Omnidea, Optimal, Open Cosmos, Safran, Siemens, SpinWorks, Thales Alenia Space, Tekever and the European Space Agency. ISQ has a permanent team at the European spaceport in Kourou.

Expanding frontiers with innovative, sustainable space technologies for a better future

Founded two decades ago, Omnidea is a cutting-edge private company with a primary focus on space technologies and energy solutions.

Headquartered in Arruda dos Vinhos and with facilities in Caparica, is part of the Omnidea Group present in several European countries.

With a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled professionals with engineering backgrounds, is committed to delivering innovative solutions to the unique challenges of the aerospace sector, namely in the development of propulsion systems, High-altitude aerial platforms and advanced manufacturing technologies.

Currently, is actively working on building the know-how and systems required for an European micro-launcher and is also the propulsion system authority within the industrial consortium responsible for the first microsatellite dedicated to national technology demonstration.

The company is committed to making space exploration more affordable and accessible, driving the energy transition for a sustainable future.

Your Eyes on the Unknown

TEKEVER is a premier European technology group specialized in cross-domain innovation through AI-driven autonomous systems. TEKEVER Space has emerged as a trusted partner to ESA, providing specialized SDR communication systems for multi-satellite missions and RF payloads for small satellites. Notable proprietary solutions include GAMALINK for advanced inter-satellite communications and GAMASAR, which enables innovative Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities for both UAVs and satellites.

Space Systems, Advanced Instrumentation & Technology Transfer

The University of Coimbra conducts cutting-edge R&D across the entire space value chain. Supported by world-class laboratories and testing facilities, UC develops optical payloads, advanced materials, radiation sensors, space safety, and AI-driven data pipelines. Bridging fundamental science and the NewSpace sector, the university accelerates technology transfer, delivering high-reliability engineering solutions for European and global space missions.