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Innovation opportunity: Leonardo Solvers Wanted

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Innovation opportunity: Leonardo Solvers Wanted
Innovation opportunity: Leonardo Solvers Wanted

Leonardo has launched new opportunities through “Solvers Wanted” its technology-scouting platform connecting the company with startups, researchers and organisations developing emerging and disruptive technologies.

Current opportunities include:

  • Enabling Sustainable Space Operations: technologies supporting the identification, extraction, processing, storage and transportation of lunar and planetary resources

  • Photonic Technologies: solutions spanning photonic computing, neuromorphic imaging, smart optical materials and optoelectronic co-integration

  • Discovering Future Technologies: an ongoing scouting initiative covering artificial intelligence, advanced computing, future sensing, low-observability technologies and resilient materials

The opportunities are open to relevant organisations including startups, innovative SMEs, universities, research centres, laboratories and industrial organisations, depending on the individual challenge.

Selected sustainable space operations projects can receive funding of up to €50,000 each and participate in a 12 to 18-month co-development programme with Leonardo Space teams.

  • Photonic Technologies deadline: 15 September 2026

  • Sustainable Space Operations deadline: 30 September 2026

The linked page opens in Italian, but an English-language translation is available, simply click to choose your language option

Explore the opportunities and apply - use the link below

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