Born in April 2006, GEO-K is the first spin-off company of the Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy. The mission of GEO-K is to conduct R&D activities and to provide consulting, services and products in the field of image processing and of microwave, optical and hyperspectral remote sensing. GEO-K is the commercial vehicle through which the user-oriented applications based on the scientific know-how developed both by the University Earth Observation Laboratory and in the framework of the Geoinformation PhD Program, are marketed and delivered to public and private customers. The key-personnel of GEO-K is highly qualified and with long experience in international activities, in particular gained through participation in projects coordinated by the European Space Agency and by the European Commission.