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On the road to Industry 4.0
31-05-2019
In order to maintain competitiveness and increase their productivity on international markets, it has become essential for companies in the Luxembourg manufacturing sector to make a transition to Industry 4.0. The “Customer to Customer Digitalisation” project of Ceratizit, designed and co-financed with the support of Luxinnovation, is a life-size example of what can be done.
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Stimulating cleantech business from Scandinavia
29-05-2019
Developing the clean technologies sector is a priority in Luxembourg, and the country is keen to learn from the best. Luxinnovation has set up a partnership with Cleantech Scandinavia in order to attract companies and technologies from the Nordic countries that are among the world leaders in this field.
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19 September: save the date!
28-05-2019
At the initiative of the HealthTech Cluster, the health technology sector’ players will meet in September for an innovative event concept.
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The circular economy as a guiding principle
28-05-2019
The EcoInnovation cluster continues its fundamental work, with its priority actions in 2019 being part of the circular economy, with the main themes of plastics and deconstruction waste in Luxembourg and the Greater Region.
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Digitisation for the benefit of businesses and citizens
27-05-2019
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider teamed up this Friday to present political guidelines for both artificial intelligence and for the ongoing digitisation of priority economic sectors.
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"My background in research is very valuable"
27-05-2019
When Charles Betz left Luxembourg to continue his studies in molecular biology abroad, his idea was to pursue an international academic career. After studying and working in Switzerland and the US, he was finally persuaded to try his luck within Luxinnovation’s European finance team.
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Luxembourg launches LSA Data Center to promote access to space data
22-05-2019
During the Space Forum 2019, Marc Serres, CEO of the Luxembourg Space Agency, announced the creation of the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) Data Center, to support businesses in Luxembourg with reliable, fast and intuitive access to data streams from the European Copernicus Earth Observation programme.
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Innovation at everyone’s fingertips
22-05-2019
With the law of 17 May 2017 on the promotion of Research, Development and Innovation, companies benefit from a wide range of tools to support their innovation efforts.
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"New opportunities make the job exciting"
17-05-2019
During his 13 years at Luxinnovation, Arnaud Duban has had a wide range of responsibilities that have given him an excellent insight into the issues Luxembourg SMEs face and made him able to better understand the challenges they face.
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The wood sector between tradition and innovation
15-05-2019
The Wood Cluster Forum conference organised on 14 May by the Luxinnovation Wood Cluster provided an opportunity to present a recent wood sector mapping and discuss current topics.
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Fashiontech: sustainable fashion start-ups
10-05-2019
Intelligent clothing, research centres and living materials: the fashion industry is in full swing. Innovation, which is increasingly being introduced in the sector, is optimising internal processes and offering new experiences to consumers.
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Publication of the 2018 Luxinnovation Annual Report
07-05-2019
Luxinnovation, the national agency for the promotion of innovation, has just published its annual report for 2018: a year marked by the refinement of the agency's general strategy, more than ever at the service of Luxembourg companies, whatever their size, to support them in their innovation efforts.
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TAFTIE expert session on innovation advisory services
30-04-2019
On 25 April, Luxinnovation hosted representatives of 23 national innovation agencies for a workshop on how innovation advisory services can increase the impact of public funding programmes. The event was organised in the context of Luxinnovation’s 2019 chairmanship of TAFTIE, the European Network of Innovation Agencies. The afternoon session was hosted at the premises of the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Agilis Engineering is flying with its own wings
26-04-2019
This spring 2019, Agilis Engineering has two good reasons to celebrate: its 10th anniversary and the inauguration of its new premises at the entrance to the Western Region Business Park in Grass.
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Wood Cluster Forum: second edition on the horizon!
26-04-2019
After last year's success, the Luxembourg Wood Cluster is repeating its annual Forum which will take place on 14 May in Mersch.
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Craft’s Innovation Award 2019: registrations are open
24-04-2019
For the 6th time, the Chamber of Skilled Crafts is organising the "Craft’s Innovation Award". For this 2019 edition, companies are invited to apply in six categories up until 20 July 2019. The awards ceremony will be held on 5 December.
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Manga figures and technical prowess made in Luxembourg
23-04-2019
The young Luxembourg company Tsume Art is well on the way to succeed in its mad challenge: to become one of the world leaders in the design and production of high-end statuettes and figurines inspired by the world of manga and video games.
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Organising the cross-border mobility of tomorrow
12-04-2019
The mobility of the future must be safe, environmentally friendly and flexible. It must also be simple, inexpensive and accessible to all in order to maintain and promote the development of the cross-border labour market. In this context, automation and intelligent transport systems play a central role.
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2018: A successful Horizon 2020 year for Luxembourg
10-04-2019
2018 marked the entry into the last work programmes of Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s framework programme for research and innovation. Luxinnovation hosts the National Contact Point services for Horizon 2020 in Luxembourg and can look back on a productive year with exceptionally high success rates for Luxembourg applicants for Horizon 2020 funding.
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Fund postdoctoral researchers in your organisation with MSCA
09-04-2019
In January 2019, Luxinnovation launched an action aimed at supporting Luxembourg organisations with attracting researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) scheme. These fellowships are an efficient way to obtain financing covering 100% of the costs for postdoctoral researchers working in the public or private sector.
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Fit 4 Start #8 is well and truly underway
05-04-2019
The names of the 10 start-ups that will participate in the 8th edition of Fit 4 Start are now known. 50 entrepreneurs from all over the world came to promote their project during Pitching and Graduation Day, which took place on Thursday 28 March at Kinepolis in Kirchberg.
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"Digitisation is not the goal in itself"
26-03-2019
In front of 30 companies gathered on Thursday 21st March in Mamer, the carbide tool manufacturer Ceratizit, 4th biggest global group in its sector, showed some examples of concrete achievements in the framework of "Industry 4.0" projects. The event included many examples of Operational Excellence, the topic..- of the meeting of the day organised by Resultance in partnership with FEDIL and Luxinnovation.
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Get inspired by the automotive sector
21-03-2019
For the third time, at the initiative of the Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers (OAI), the academic world had an appointment with the construction sector on February 26th.
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Superstar wood in Vorarlberg
21-03-2019
Simplicity, sustainability and ecology are the leitmotivs of Vorarlberg (Austria). After the collapse of the textile industry, the region successfully relied on wood, becoming in a few years a real model for the enthusiasts of wooden constructions who come to draw their inspiration from it. A group of 12 members of the Wood Cluster visited the site.
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Composites at the heart of industrial transformation
19-03-2019
The JECWorld 2019 exhibition, which was held in Paris from 12 to 14 March, was a great showcase for this subject, with more than 1,300 exhibitors from all over the world. Among them was a Luxembourg delegation that proudly displayed the country's colours on the national pavilion, organised by the Ministry of the Economy.
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2019, a year with a European focus for Luxinnovation
19-03-2019
The 2019 Chairmanship of TAFTIE, the European Network of Innovation Agencies is held by Luxinnovation. Throughout this exceptional year, meetings and events will be organised in order to facilitate collaboration and to promote the implementation of national research and innovation programmes.
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Fit 4 Start: First time appearance for HealthTech
15-03-2019
The 7th edition of Luxinnovation’s coaching programme had a new look and feel about it. For the first time since its launch, five start-ups from the health technologies sector were selected, on top of the ten selected from the ICT sector.
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Europe counts on Luxembourg’s expertise
11-03-2019
The European Union is in the process of setting up a large European centre of expertise on cybersecurity, and Luxembourg has a key role to play. The country is already heavily involved in setting up the first international networks.
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A rich year for the Materials & Manufacturing Cluster
11-03-2019
The General Assembly of the Luxembourg Materials & Manufacturing Cluster held on 28th February, highlighted its intense activity. Several initiatives were presented to boost this important sector of activity in Luxembourg which will be spotlighted in a few days at the JEC World 2019 fair in Paris.
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LuxDev calls for sustainable business projects in developing countries
07-03-2019
LuxDev, the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency, invites Luxembourg and European companies to engage with partners in developing countries to implement sustainable business projects. Companies active in the fields of biohealth, ICT, fintech, ecoinnovation and the circular economy, and logistics can submit proposals.
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