About SEMiLLA IPStar
The MELiSSA partner for applications on Earth
SEMiLLA IPStar is a partner in the MELiSSA consortium and primarily looks after commercial terrestrial applications of MELiSSA technology. We work with the partners that developed each technology to turn it into products, pilots and companies, in water, nutrients, food and circularity assessment.
Service areas
- Water treatment and reuse
- Nutrient recovery
- Waste recycling
- Controlled food production and nutrition
- Sensors and process control
- Circularity assessment
How it began
IPStar BV was established in 2005 by Hans de Swart (MSc, MBA), with Rob Suters (LLM) joining shortly after. It was one of the first companies in the ESA space incubator initiative in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
SEMiLLA IPStar is part of ESA’s Space Solutions network, connecting space-derived technology with terrestrial application.
The MELiSSA consortium
MELiSSA, the Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative, is coordinated by the European Space Agency. Since 1989 a consortium of European and Canadian universities, research centres and companies has worked on one question: how do you keep people alive for years with almost no resupply, recycling water, air, nutrients and food in a closed loop? SEMiLLA IPStar is one of its partners, alongside the MELiSSA Foundation.
Members of the MELiSSA consortium at an annual programme meeting.
Milestones
MELiSSA programme starts
Coordinated by the European Space Agency
IPStar BV established
ESA space incubator, Noordwijk
SEMiLLA Sanitation Hubs
Hannover Messe exhibitor, prototype phase
Partnership with Water Board De Dommel
Circular water
University of Málaga and PTA collaboration
Circular Economy Incubator
Barapullah water treatment, New Delhi
Department of Biotechnology, India
Contact
IPStar B.V., trading as SEMiLLA IPStar
Octaafstraat 20, 5245 BN Rosmalen, the Netherlands