SGBN congratulates fellow Slovenian researcher Dr Marcos Bavdaž, born in Brazil, for receiving the highest ESA (European Space Agency) DG's Award for Innovation and Transformation in Science and Technology in Paris, France, yesterday. Dr Bavdaž was honoured and recognised for his significant contribution to the Silicon Pore Optics for the NewAthena mission.

In January, Slovenia will become a legally binding member of ESA and Dr Bavdaž deserves a lot of credit for it with no doubt.

Also, countless possibilities are opening up for Slovenian companies, besides DEWESoft, ESA has just concluded a contract with one Slovenian company for 10 million EUR.