ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding roundby Robert SchreiberRenens, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 21, 2026SWISSto12 has secured 73 million euros in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project, reinforcing development and industrialization of its compact geostationary telecommunications platform. Support channeled through ESA's Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) HummingSat Partnership Project was endorsed at the November 2025 ESA Council at Ministerial Level. SWISSto12 sees the latest institutional and private funding as a signal to the market that it sits at the center of innovation in satellite communications. Beyond HummingSat, SWISSto12 develops advanced radio frequency components, payloads and systems that use proprietary 3D printing technologies and associated RF design techniques. The HummingSat ARTES Partnership Project sits within ESA's Connectivity and Secure Communications activities and its broader ARTES programme line of Partnership Projects.