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Luxinnovation and Maison Moderne are proud to announce the publication of the second issue of Happen

29-11-2018

Happen is an annual business magazine that unveils the technological excellence and innovative spirit of Luxembourg and its companies to an international audience.
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Mir paken Holz un: uncovering innovation in the wood sector

22-11-2018

Following on from the Wood Cluster Forum organised at the beginning of last spring, the Luxembourg Wood Cluster has moved on from theory to practice: a half-day bus tour on November 13th brought visitors to four innovative projects based on wood.
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Industry 4.0: wood also has a part to play!

26-10-2018

As part of Luxinnovation's cross-sectoral initiatives, two clusters (Wood and Materials & Manufacturing) joined forces together with their members for an afternoon of discussions on the topic of Industry 4.0. An event joined by the Luxembourg ICT Cluster in the very transversal role of digitisation.
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The Wood cluster meets the wood champions

24-10-2018

The 13th European Carpenters' Championship was held from the 13 to 21 October 2018 as part of the Home & Living Fair in Luxembourg. Since 1994, these important championships have been organised by Timber Construction Europe (formerly Europäische Vereinigung des Holzbaus, EVH).
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Innovation, a guarantee of competitiveness

22-10-2018

Often associated with advanced technology, the concept of innovation is luckily much broader. And in this field, Luxembourg is on the right track, as can be seen from international rankings.
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“We have now adopted a continuous approach to innovation”

20-07-2018

General construction firm Steffen-Holzbau, founded in 1993, specialises in providing wood for the carpentry, roofing and low-energy home and room construction industries.
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EEN Luxembourg: 10 years supporting and advising companies

12-07-2018

The unique European network dedicated to the internationalisation and innovation of companies, SMEs and VSEs celebrated its 10th anniversary Monday 09 July 2018, in front of 250 guests from the business, economic and political world. This is an opportunity to recall how sharing and exchange of ideas can be major contributors to the development of companies, whatever their size.
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Wood takes pride of place at the Ettelbruck Agricultural Fair

04-07-2018

The Ettelbruck Agricultural Fair, the largest outdoor fair in Luxembourg, closed its doors last weekend. Under a blue sky, it welcomed nearly 37,000 visitors, many of whom showed a keen interest in wood manufacturing and the wood industry.
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EU Innovation Scoreboard 2018: Luxembourg is innovation leader

25-06-2018

Luxembourg is, for the first time, listed among the six "Innovation leaders" in this year's edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The country's strongest innovation factors are its attractive research system and its intellectual assets.
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Luxscan Technologies wins Export Award 2018

15-06-2018

Luxscan Technologies won the first prize at the Export Award 2018 ceremony organised by Office du Ducroire (ODL) and the Chamber of Commerce on 13 June. The award is given to Luxembourg SMEs for outstanding initiatives and results related to the internationalisation of their activity.
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Wood Cluster participates at Ettelbruck Agricultural Fair

06-06-2018

As the main theme is “forests and wood”, the Luxembourg Wood Cluster could not miss this event that is expected to welcome 35,000 visitors over the three days. Ten cluster members will present their p...
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Luxembourg opens House of startups

04-06-2018

Inaugurated 20 years almost to the day after the opening of Luxembourg’s very first technology incubator, Technoport, HoST is the latest addition to Luxembourg’s dynamic start-up ecosystem and has bee...
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Vivatech2018: a great success for Luxembourg participants

30-05-2018

The French President Emmanuel Macron made a long speech here. The « big » CEOs Marc Zuckerberg (Facebook), Daniel Zhang (Alibaba), Ginni Rometty (IBM) and Satya Nadella (Microsoft) did the same. The 2018 edition of Vivatech at the Palais des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris won its bet: to establish itself as a major high-tech and innovation rendez-vous both in France and more largely in Europe.
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Investing in the future

18-05-2018

Until recently, Bois Brever focused on traditionally produced construction wood and saw the demand for its products decrease. “Builders and architects favour solid finger-jointed wood and laminated wo...
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Luxinnovation donates to Digital Inclusion asbl

15-05-2018

Since the end of 2015, the non-profit association Digital Inclusion, supported by the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grand-Duchesse Charlotte, the European Union Social Fund, the Luxembourg’s Ministry of ...
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Pitch Your Startup 2018 at ICT Spring Europe

08-05-2018

Pitch Your Startup 2018 is approaching! Discover the participating start-ups, learn about how Luxinnovation creates value for them and let’s meet at ICT Spring Europe! Docler to release 17 finalists 1...
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Luxinnovation Annual Report 2017 published

07-05-2018

Luxinnovation, the national agency supporting the country's economic development, has published its annual report for the year 2017: a year characterised by the adoption of a new visual identity supported by the tagline "Trusted Partner for Busines
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Launch of the Fedil 2018 Innovation Award

02-05-2018

This award is aimed as much at business innovators as independent innovators and young researchers. Any person or group of persons, domiciled or working in Luxembourg may participate, as well as any L...
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Luxembourg’s IP Box is open!

30-04-2018

The Law of April 17, 2018 therefore lays down a new framework of tax incentives for research and development activities aimed at consolidating a competitive framework for innovation in Luxembourg. Acc...
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New innovative technology and traditional family values

23-04-2018

Luxembourg’s Wood Cluster members recently toured the brand new production facility at Bois Brever Sawmill as part of their “Meet a Member” programme designed to promote collaboration and propel new b...
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RTL.lu report: Wood as a Resource in Luxembourg

10-04-2018

The Luxembourgish forests are healthy and are of good quality, according to a study by FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Luxembourg with the potential of 25 million euros wood produced in a year. Watch...
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A brownfield reconverted into a temple of knowledge In Luxembourg

06-04-2018

On April 3, 2018, Le Monde (France) published a very insightful article written by author Jessica Gourdon (special correspondent in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg) on Luxembourg’s University, its direct...
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Wood Cluster Forum: a successful premiere

04-04-2018

Some 150 wood lovers gathered on 21 March – the International Day of Forests – at the Kulturhaus in Mersch for Luxembourg’s first ever Wood Cluster Forum. The afternoon of presentations and talk...
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Fit4Start Results: Three graduates and ten new hopefuls ready for the challenge!

13-03-2018

On March 12, 2018 at the Kinepolis, Kirchberg in Luxembourg, Luxinnovation announced the Autumn 2017 Graduates from the Fit 4 Start programme – Ume solutions, VanHack and SEE MORE. Following ten hours...
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New Brochure for Luxembourg Wood Cluster

09-03-2018

The latest publication from Luxinnovation’s Communication Department has just been realised: welcome to the presentation brochure of the Luxembourg Wood Cluster that was initiated in November 2016 and...
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MEATING: Innovation is rocket science for Glanzstoff Textilcord

07-03-2018

The last edition of Meating – the networking lunch for participants in the Fit 4 Innovation programme jointly organised by Luxinnovation, Resultance and TrAxxion that was extended for the first ...
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A law designed to encourage business innovation

23-02-2018

The law of 17th May 2017 relating to the promotion of research, development and innovation – a tool aimed at all types of businesses looking to innovate – came into force nearly nine month...
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Business innovation breakthrough with Goldratt consulting

13-02-2018

On February 6, 2018, Luxinnovation, in collaboration with BGL BNP Paribas, organised a conference and invited Rami Goldratt, CEO, and Dr Yishai Ashlag, Senior Partner, both of Goldratt Consulting to g...
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Wood and Ecoinnovation Clusters Wake Up to Climate Change

09-02-2018

More than 100 participants from the general public and from the economic, agricultural, transport and energy sectors gathered together on February 4 and 5, 2018 to discuss the main challenges facing L...
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The indus-“tree”-ous Luxembourg Wood Cluster