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“Key issue behind ecodesign is lifecycle thinking”
23-10-2020
Speaker at the Circular by Design Challenge presentation webinar, the 27. October, Professor Martin Charter, an international specialist in the circular economy, explains the challenges of circular design.
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Facilitating data exchange for innovation
16-10-2020
Data is one of the most precious assets in today’s information society. In a keynote address given at the final of the EU Datathon competition on 15 October 2020, Luxinnovation’s CEO Sasha Baillie spoke about the enormous value that can be derived from data and the need for establishing accessible, high-quality, secure data exchange platforms.
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New Fit 4 Start graduates and participants announced
15-10-2020
Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot and Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, announced on 15 October the names of the 20 start-ups that have been selected for participation in the 10th edition of the Fit 4 Start acceleration programme. The minister also summarised the results of the programme, 5 years after its launch.
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«Building a better life for everyone»
01-10-2020
The director of the Ordre des Architectes et Ingénieurs-conseils looks back on the awards ceremony for the Bauhärepräis OAI 2020 and the perspectives for the sector.
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Protective masks made in Luxembourg
01-10-2020
The company Santé Services S.A. and the Robert Schuman Hospitals have just obtained all the necessary certifications for selling their own surgical masks on the European market.
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“Let’s hope for a rapid recovery of the market"
29-09-2020
For the manufacturing sector, which has been badly affected by the crisis, the time has now come for the search for new outlets.
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Seizing new opportunities
25-09-2020
The automotive sector, hardly hit by the COVID crisis, is not losing confidence. New cross-disciplinary collaborative projects are under consideration, notably to diversify its fields of activity.
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Anticipating solutions
25-09-2020
At the heart of the health crisis, the health technology sector is already looking to the future and preparing to respond ever more effectively to extreme situations that may arise.
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"Creatives are key players in this period"
24-09-2020
The manager of the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster is optimistic about the resilience of the players in the sector.
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"Defining the contours of the major challenges that await us"
22-09-2020
The manager of the Luxembourg CleanTech Cluster explains how his cluster is committed, alongside companies, to defining solutions oriented towards sustainable development.
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Making the economy more circular with wood
21-09-2020
The forest/wood sector is facing many challenges that go far beyond the health crisis linked to COVID-19. But ideas and know-how for how to overcome them abound.
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LIST: Towards greener hydrogen
18-09-2020
In partnership with the French company 3D-Oxides, the Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST) is working on a research project designed to make hydrogen production easier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
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The European Green Deal Call - information and best practices
17-09-2020
The Green Deal call has been published on 17 September. Please find the recording of the session here. You can download the slides.
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10 key technologies shaping the post COVID-19 economy
16-09-2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our ways of living, working, consuming and travelling, and has had a huge impact on companies’ and consumers’ use of technology. Luxinnovation lists 10 key technologies that will play a crucial role in the economy over the months and years to come.
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Webinars on the new “COVID” state aid
11-09-2020
Organised by the Ministry of the Economy and Luxinnovation, three webinars (in French, Luxembourgish and English) provided companies with a better understanding of the law of 24 July 2020 aimed at stimulating business investments in the COVID-19 era.
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Business strategies: Capitalising on post-pandemic market trends
27-08-2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have a profound impact on business strategies. Luxinnovation predicts that changes in consumption patterns, the emergence of new forms of entertainment and tourism, the increased importance of remote working and new forms of innovation spurred by the crisis will lead to new business models and opportunities.
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Grand-Prix ProdPilot 2020: applications open
25-08-2020
For the second year, the Greater Region consortium ProdPilot will award its Grand Prix with the aim of making companies more aware of the potential to enhance their productivity.
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Becoming resilient in the face of future crises
19-08-2020
Although COVID-19 is far from the first economic crisis to impact our society, its depth and breadth has brought the issue of resilience and being prepared high in the public conscience. Sara Bouchon, Head of Market Intelligence at Luxinnovation, and Mohamed Toumi, Market Intelligence Analyst, speak about resilience as one of the main market trends that will impact the economy in the years to come.
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Rebuilding the economy for a sustainable future
13-08-2020
Sustainability is one of the major market trends identified by Luxinnovation that will shape the post COVID-19 economy. Head of Market Intelligence Sara Bouchon speaks about how the increased awareness of sustainability issues brought by the coronavirus crisis will influence both policy makers’ choices and consumers’ preferences in the next few years.
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How digitalisation will drive growth and transform society
12-08-2020
Digitalisation is one of the four megatrends identified by Luxinnovation that will radically transform business and society after the COVID-19 crisis. Market Intelligence Analyst Mohamed Toumi provides insights into how companies will need to transform their activity in the coming years to retain a competitive edge.
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Luxembourg will host European space resources innovation centre
11-08-2020
A cooperation agreement was signed between the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) aimed at creating a European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) in Luxembourg by the end of 2020.
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Innovate together: Promote cross-border collaboration between companies and projects in the Greater Region
29-07-2020
The competitiveness clusters Materalia (FR), MecaTech (BE), Skywin (BE) and the Luxembourg Materials & Manufacturing Cluster by Luxinnovation (LU) are joining forces in order to promote technological collaborations between their members.
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New aid scheme stimulates business investment in the context of COVID-19
24-07-2020
On 22 July 2020, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the bill implementing a new aid financial aid instrument aimed at encouraging companies that have suffered the impact of the COVID-19 crisis to carry out economic development, digitalisation and environmental protection projects. Firms are invited to join a series of webinars providing further information about the scheme.
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Market trends that will shape the post COVID-19 economy
21-07-2020
The global crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic will have an enormous impact on the economy and society of the future. Luxinnovation has just published a report identifying the major market trends and innovations that will drive the post COVID-19 economy.
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Environmental protection: apply for the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution
17-07-2020
Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse Foundation is looking for 1,000 innovative solutions that can protect the environment in a cost-effective way. Luxembourg companies are invited to get involved!
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University launches partnership with start-up on smart mobility
16-07-2020
Silicon Valley start-up Civil Maps and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) announce a research partnership focused on autonomous driving technology. The partnership is supported by Luxinnovation and expands the country’s research focus on self-driving vehicles.
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DigiJourney: Digital transformation journey for SMEs
09-07-2020
The DigiJourney projet, of which Luxinnovation is a partner, has released a Design Options Paper providing recommendations for European innovation agencies on how to improve their digitalisation support services for companies through a well-designed client journey.
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Webinaire Présentation des nouvelles aides aux investissements des entreprises dans l’ère du Covid-19
09-07-2020
Dans le cadre de l’initiative “Neistart Lëtzebuerg” pour soutenir la relance économique, le Gouvernement luxembourgeois a acté une nouvelle loi visant à stimuler les investissements des entreprises à l’ère du Covid-19.
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FEDIL Innovation Award: deadline extended
06-07-2020
The 24th edition of the Innovation Prize awarded by FEDIL is currently under way. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended until 20 July to allow companies to better promote their innovative projects.
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Creative industries mobilise against COVID-19
06-07-2020
With the Creatives Unite platform, the players of the creative and cultural industries (CCIs) have a tool to share good practice and experience related to the current health crisis. IPIL is one of the stakeholders of the European project “FLIP for CCIs”, which supports this initiative.
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