New record number of ongoing research projects
2023-2024
The number of projects remains stable. As the list of projects shows, the BIRA-IASB has diversified its sources of funding. However, most of our projects are funded by ESA or Prodex, making us dependent on continued funding for space activities in Belgium.
| Source of funding | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endowment | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial income | - | - | - | - | - |
| ESA | 33 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 33 |
| FNRS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRODEX | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Federal R&D projects | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| EU | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| EUMETSAT | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| ECMWF | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| FED-tWIN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| FPS VVVL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LOTTO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| EURAMET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 82 | 90 | 87 | 94 | 92 |