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Luxembourg Digital Innovation Hub gets new European dimension
23-03-2023
The designation as European Digital Innovation Hub (E-DIH) broadens the scope of the Luxembourg Digital Innovation Hub (L-DIH) as a one-stop-shop for the digital transformation of the Luxembourg manufacturing sector by providing additional channels and financial resources for more impact in Luxembourg and Europe. With Luxinnovation, the national innovation agency, continuing its role as coordinator, four additional partners now join the L-DIH consortium to considerably extend its service offer.
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Latvia-Luxembourg wood sector forum participants accentuate collaborative research
16-03-2023
Luxinnovation co-organised a hybrid business forum for the wood sector during the just concluded official trade mission to Latvia with the aim to facilitate exchanges between the Luxembourg wood companies and representatives from the Latvian wood sector. During the meeting, both parties expressed their interest in expanding economic cooperation and developing joint research activities.
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Strategic cross-border partnerships enhance digital transformation
13-03-2023
Speakers at the 19th AALE conference, held in Luxembourg for the first-time, highlighted the role of automation technologies in accelerating digital transformation and the uptake of Industry 4.0. Luxinnovation CEO, Sasha Ballie, underlined the “great pool of manufacturing expertise” available in neighbouring countries, particularly in polytechnics and research entities, and the high potential of partner networks between industry players and technical institutions.
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2023 Business Partnership Facility call for projects open
16-02-2023
The 2023 Business Partnership Facility (BPF) is now open for project submissions. The BPF serves as a catalyst for sustainable development and private-sector engagement in developing countries. Companies in Luxembourg and across Europe can apply for project funding until 30 April 2023. Luxinnovation can guide Luxembourg businesses in their application process.
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Close to €1bn in state aid to businesses in five years
09-02-2023
In about five years, the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy has granted businesses €906m in various state aid measures, focused notably on R&D, innovation and environmental protection. The support provided resulted in investments totalling €1.5bn in Luxembourg. A majority of the co-funded companies were informed by Luxinnovation in their application process.
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Simplified guide to aid for environmental protection
05-12-2022
The Ministry of the Economy and Luxinnovation have just published a guide to raise companies’s awareness of environmental protection measures, and to encourage them to take advantage of the aid available. Luxinnovation informs and supports companies wishing to apply for aid.
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Wood Cluster workshop on cross-laminated timber innovation
16-11-2022
The construction sector’s use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is constantly increasing. On 9 November 2022, the Luxembourg Wood Cluster organised an interregional workshop focused on potential new CLT applications in innovative timber construction.
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How to combine competitiveness and sustainable development with Fit 4 Sustainability
26-10-2022
The new Fit 4 Sustainability support programme helps companies assess and decrease their environmental impact in order to reduce costs, improve their reputation and gain new customers who appreciate a sustainable approach. Emmanuelle Kipper, Senior Advisor – SME Performance at Luxinnovation, provides further explanations.
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Sustainable real estate project ELMEN constructed using wood
04-10-2022
As part of a professional exchange with Dutch investors and project developers from the real estate sector, Luxinnovation, via its Wood Cluster, organised on 30 September in close cooperation with Luxembourg Trade and Invest an interesting tour of the flagship ELMEN project, a timber construction complex.
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World Standards Day 2022
30-09-2022
ILNAS, in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg, will give an update on the 2020-2030 national standardization strategy on 14 October 2022.
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How digitalisation facilitates material reuse in construction
30-09-2022
The "Petite maison" project, inaugurated in mid-September, also provided input to a thematic day around circularity and reuse in construction.
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Feedback on Business Partnership Facility
29-09-2022
While a new call for projects of the BPF co-financing mechanism is open until 20 October, the first companies that have benefitted from it have shared their experience.
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Intellectual property: Workshop on design law
28-09-2022
An introduction to the design framework and practical issues SMEs should consider to protect the ornamental features of their products.
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Haesaerts: Dual fuel diesel-hydrogen lorries from Luxembourg
26-09-2022
Luxembourg’s first public hydrogen stationwill be operated by TotalEnergies in 2023. Haesaerts Luxembourg will benefit directly from this technological advance in its development of a fleet of "dual fuel" lorries.
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5G-Safe-Plus: serving road safety
26-09-2022
The V2X system for data exchange between road infrastructure and connected vehicles deployed at a test site in the south of Luxembourg City is delivering on its promise.
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Joint call High Performance Computing: information sessions
21-09-2022
A webinar series will explain how to prepare applications in order to respond to the joint call for HPC projects.
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DIH ON TOUR, here we go!
20-09-2022
Officially presented at the end of August, the second season of the touring initiative aimed at promoting industry 4.0 officially started this Tuesday in Hosingen.
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Phoenix: a European project coordinated by LIST
14-09-2022
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology leads the research coordination of an open innovation test bed for the preclinical phases of developing nano-pharmaceuticals.
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e-Holzhaff: a digital marketplace for the wood industry
13-09-2022
Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, and Sasha Baillie, CEO of the national innovation agency Luxinnovation, presented the e-Holzhaff platform, a digital marketplace aimed at facilitating the connection between supply and demand in the wood sector, thus optimising the value chain.
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A permanent shop for On.perfekt
02-09-2022
The On.perfekt cooperative, which participates to the Circular by Design Challenge, will implement its basic project at the beginning of September 2022: opening a permanent shop to sell fruit and vegetables that do not necessarily correspond to the standards found in traditional shops.
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Launch of the 13th edition of Fit 4 Start start-up acceleration programme to address innovative, tech- and data-driven ventures
23-08-2022
The 13th edition of Fit 4 Start has officially been launched. The flagship start-up acceleration programme, initiated by the Ministry of the Economy and managed by Luxinnovation targets innovative, tech- and data-driven ventures.
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New aid scheme for companies particularly affected by the rise in energy prices
22-08-2022
A new law has just been passed in July. A webinar - in French - detailed the main points of the process.
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Launch of the first call for projects in the field of High-Performance Computing
25-07-2022
The Ministry of the Economy announced the launch of a new joint call for projects, in partnership with the Fonds national de la recherche (FNR) and Luxinnovation, in the field of high-performance computing.
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Webinar for presenting aid scheme for companies particularly affected by the rise in energy prices
21-07-2022
A new law has just been passed. A webinar - in French - will detail the main points on 27 July.
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Circular Economy and Defence: meeting in Luxembourg
19-07-2022
The first annual conference of the Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence (IF CEED) will be held in Luxembourg in early September.
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Greater region initiatives for the Wood sector
19-07-2022
At a meeting in Germany, the main players in the Greater Region's timber industry laid the foundations for joint cross-border cooperation.
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Wiltz: a hub for circular living
13-07-2022
With its Circular Innovation Hub that was opened two years ago, the capital of the Ardennes is working on its mission to instil good circular economy practices in municipal services. It also encourages citizens and students to adopt a circular lifestyle.
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Unbox your innovation – Scale it up through the EIC
07-07-2022
Flash-back on the webinar focused on the European Innovation Council Accelerator funding scheme.
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Circular economy and sustainability
04-07-2022
The day dedicated to the circular economy, organised at the end of June in Wiltz, served as a reminder of the importance of implementing the principles of circularity in our daily lives.
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HPC Thursdays webinar series: first season highlights
29-06-2022
The first season of HPC Thursdays webinar series comes to an end. While waiting for the second season to kick off, here there are the main take-aways from these last months.
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