Minal Bhosale has experience in Space policy and innovation, with a particular interest in the UK and European Space sectors. She has contributed to research and programme appraisal, using methods such as desk research, stakeholder interviews, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

At Technopolis Group, Minal has contributed to an ecosystem mapping and infrastructure assessment for the Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF). Her work has focused on collecting, cleaning and organising data across UK space programmes, and on building Excel-based analyses to identify trends.

Before joining Technopolis, Minal worked as a Data Analyst on AstroCast at the University of Sussex, a satellite-based drought prediction project in Maharashtra. Using Python and machine learning, she combined satellite imagery with climate data, and delivered workshops for government officials on using satellite data for disaster management. As a Junior Research Associate, she used Python and XID+ to produce synthetic maps for James Webb Space Telescope.

Minal holds an MSc in Strategic Innovation Management from SPRU, University of Sussex, where her dissertation explored the development of a Space Innovation System. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Space Engineering from the University of Surrey, where her dissertation examined the energy requirements for lunar base construction. Her BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astrophysics is from the University of Sussex, where she researched drought prediction in Marathwada.

Minal is proficient in Python, STATA, SQL, MATLAB, Power BI, VOSviewer and advanced Excel. She is fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.