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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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Coordinators’ Day – 11 April 2019: registration and webstream available!
14-03-2019
On 11 April 2019 the European Commission will organise a “Coordinators’ Day” for coordinators of existing grants. The purpose of the event is to explain the details on the preparation of grant amendments and reports.
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TRA2020 - Rethinking transport: the call for submissions is OPEN!!
12-03-2019
TRA, The Transport Research Arena is the biggest European Research and Technology Conference on transport and mobility. In 2020 TRA is themed "Rethinking transport - towards clean and inclusive mobility" and brings together the experts from around the world to Helsinki to discuss the newest innovations and the future of mobility and transport.
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The 2018 ERA Progress Report has been published!
12-03-2019
The 2018 European Research Area (ERA) Progress Report, just published by the European Commission, assesses the current state of the ERA and the progress made in its implementation between 2016 and 2018
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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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Industry: strong need for higher technical diplomas Bachelor and Master / PhD
05-03-2019
For the eleventh time, the FEDIL has published the results of the hiring forecasts of companies in the industrial and construction sectors in Luxembourg. The results are very encouraging.
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Facilitec, an incubator for alternative projects
28-02-2019
Innovation is not only for technological start-ups. Evolution whether ecological or solidarity-based, also leads to innovative projects. It is to welcome this type of initiative that Transition Minett is currently setting up the Facilitec alternative incubator.
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Hydrogen, an (almost) clean energy
26-02-2019
By releasing only water during combustion, hydrogen offers many advantages to car manufacturers. The technology is mature and the first vehicles are already available on the market, but the lack of a charging station network hinders their development.
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Luxembourgish design on display in Taiwan
26-02-2019
Hollerich-based graphic designer Irina Moons has been selected to participate in Creative Expo Taiwan Talent 100 next April. This event will allow her to present her creations to licensing professionals. Only two other European artists will participate.
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Esch-Schifflange, next step in sight
26-02-2019
The "Government - ArcelorMittal - Municipalities" Consultation Committee has validated the first phase of studies to redevelop the former steelworks site presented by Agora. It thus confirms the continuation of the investigation process by launching the preliminary urban planning phase for the end of March.
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A packed programme for the Annual General meeting
26-02-2019
The Luxembourg Materials & Manufacturing Cluster is organising its annual general meeting this 28th February. A good opportunity to take stock of its activity, not only with its members, but also with other representatives of the sector, who are invited for the occasion.
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Pitch Your Start-up: €100,000 in prize money to boost your business
22-02-2019
The 5th edition of Pitch Your Start-up will take place on 21 May 2019. Local and international start-ups can already apply online to try to win the €100,000 prize. Participation is free of charge.
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OCRE enables easy cloud usage through the European Open Science Cloud
14-02-2019
The Open Clouds for Research Environments project (OCRE), aims to accelerate cloud adoption in the European research community, by bringing together cloud providers, Earth Observation (EO) organisations and the research and education community, through ready-to-use service agreements and €9.5 million in adoption funding.
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Redesigning mobility
12-02-2019
There are many innovative mobility solutions, but those that succeed on the market are fewer and far between. Beyond the practical and innovative aspects of a product, its design and comfort are also essential ingredients for its success.
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Online consultation for Ecolabel
11-02-2019
The European Commission proposes to participate in an online consultation, which forms part of a broader reflection on the future of the EU Ecolabel.
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AAL call 2019 now published !
11-02-2019
Following the central Info day held in Brussels on 31 January, the 2019 AAL Call for proposals, focused on “Sustainable smart solutions for living well”, is now published.
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Luxembourg returns to Vivatech
04-02-2019
For the second consecutive year, Luxembourg’s start-up ecosystem will be represented at the international trade fair in Paris dedicated to new technologies which takes place in 100 days. This time, the country will have an even bigger pavilion and further highlight its assets.
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Fund postdoctoral researchers in your organisation
29-01-2019
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) are an efficient way to finance postdoctoral researchers working in your research group or company up to 100%. In 2019, Luxinnovation is launching an action to support Luxembourg organisations to attract researchers with IF funding.
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Combining health with new technologies
24-01-2019
For the first time ever, the Fit 4 Start programme was open to start-ups active in human health technologies and a mapping was done of national health tech companies. 2018 was a year with many new activities for the Luxembourg BioHealth Cluster and its new manager.
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The future of self-driving cars
23-01-2019
Automated cars are quickly becoming a reality: from 2020, driverless vehicles will be available on the EU market. The European Parliament has recently published an article on what the EU is doing to face the challenges of this new, innovative transport sector.
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Horizon 2020 - NMBP call for proposals: deadline postponed
22-01-2019
Due to technical issues with the Funding & Tenders Portal, the deadline for the NMBP first-stage submission of calls for proposals has been extended to until 23 January 2019, 17:00 (CET). Applicants are being informed, but it might take some time to reach all players concerned. In the meantime, applicants can still work on their proposals online.
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Superjhemp, a collective triumph
22-01-2019
Released on 24 October 2018, De Superjhemp Retörns set the Luxembourg box office on fire. A success secretly hoped for, the size of which was totally unexpected, and to which the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster made a modest contribution.
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Matchmaking for value creation
22-01-2019
Launched in January 2017, the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster is the youngest member of the cluster family. Cluster Manager Marc Lis looks back on the cluster’s second year of operation, highlighting its key role in mediating partnerships between creative companies.
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Automotive sector: a significant transformation
22-01-2019
The future of the Automotive sector is largely linked to major areas such as e-mobility or new technologies. In today’s global market, Luxembourg has an important role to play and faces several challenges. State of play and outlook from Anthony Auert, the manager of the Luxembourg AutoMobillity Cluster.
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Promoting circularity
21-01-2019
Founded almost a decade ago, the Luxembourg EcoInnovation Cluster today includes around 250 members. Smart cities and the circular economy were the topics at the centre of the cluster’s activities in 2018.
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Wood: following promotion, comes action!
21-01-2019
2018 was a fruitful year for the Luxembourg Wood Cluster. One of its reached main goals was to link the companies and other players in the wood value chain in Luxembourg and in the Greater Region and to promote the use of wood.
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