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Franz Fayot and Sasha Baillie present the 2020 annual report of Luxinnovation
22-04-2021
On Thursday 22 April, Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot and Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, presented the 2020 annual report of Luxinnovation. A pivotal year for the national innovation agency that not only worked to provide the tools necessary for companies to meet the new challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to better identify opportunities that new market trends bring to our economy.
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Wood, a sector of the future
20-04-2021
An ancestral material par excellence, wood, plays a key role in two major political challenges in Luxembourg today: the implementation of the circular economy and the challenges linked to climate change.
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Gaining a competitive advantage with data
20-04-2021
Enabling companies to make better use of data: this is the objective of the National Competence Centre for High Performance Computing, currently being set up by Luxinnovation, the University of Luxembourg and LuxProvide.
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Paul Helminger has left us
19-04-2021
The former Secretary of State for the Economy, who passed away on 17 April at the age of 80, was involved in the creation of Luxinnovation.
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Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellowship opportunities in Luxembourg
16-04-2021
Luxinnovation supports Luxembourg organisations wishing to further develop their capacities by hosting researchers in the framework of the Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship programme (MSCA PF). Any highly skilled researchers who have recently completed their postgraduate studies can apply.
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European Commission mobilises €123 million for research and innovation to combat the threat of Coronavirus variants
09-04-2021
The Commission is mobilising €123 million from Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme, for urgent research into coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe contributes to the Commission's overall action to prevent, mitigate and respond to the impact of coronavirus variants, in line with the new European bio-defence preparedness plan HERA Incubator.
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“COVID-19” aid scheme extended until the end of the year
08-04-2021
The Ministry of the Economy is extending the aid scheme to stimulate investment in the COVID-19 era. The maximum amount of aid granted per company is also increased to €1.8 million.
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Shime: a new business model to be even more sustainable
07-04-2021
Initially specialised in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consulting and auditing, Shime has evolved, with the support of Luxinnovation, into a cigarette butt collection and recycling business.
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Meet the Zebras!
06-04-2021
The official launch of the "Meet the Zebras" webinar series, organised by the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster, highlighted the importance of the creative industries in the economy and business.
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Focus on cross-sector collaborations
06-04-2021
The "Present Yourself" event on 26 March showed how to foster new business opportunities with cross-sector collaborations.
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Cloud infrastructures and services: call for participation
02-04-2021
The Ministry of the Economy is launching a call to economic operators wishing to participate in the development of new generation cloud infrastructures and services in the framework of an important project of common European interest (IPCEI).
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Luxinnovation mobilised for the “Relais pour la vie”
01-04-2021
More than 40 Luxinnovation employees took part in the operation in support of the Cancer Foundation. They did a lot of panting and sweating, but it was for a good cause!
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Call for public-private projects in the field of health technologies
01-04-2021
Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot announced the launch of a joint call for projects, in partnership with the Fonds national de la recherche (FNR), in the field of health technologies. It is open to companies as well as research and healthcare organisations.
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DIH Talks Season 2: here we go!
26-03-2021
In order to help companies better understand the challenges and benefits of digital transformation and Industry 4.0, the L-DIH is organising, for the second year, a series of conferences to share information and feedback.
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Luxinnovation to steer the Luxembourg GAIA-X regional hub
26-03-2021
At a conference on March 25, 2021 dedicated to the European digital project GAIA-X, the Minister of Economy, Franz Fayot, launched the Luxembourg regional hub of GAIA-X which will be coordinated by Luxinnovation. In this role, the agency will help all interested public, private and research actors of the Luxembourg data ecosystem to become involved in this European initiative that aims to gather and develop common requirements for a European data infrastructure that is federated, secure and sovereign.
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Circular by Design Challenge: the partners’ point of view (4/4)
25-03-2021
The first edition of the Circular by Design Challenge is coming to an end. Here is the feedback from the partners involved in the process.
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Laboratoires Réunis driven by IT developments
24-03-2021
In the context of the COVID pandemic, the company relies on research and development activities around new technologies and digital health solutions.
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Jiddereen: green and sustainable walls for everyone
24-03-2021
With the support of Luxinnovation, the start-up aims to introduce its green wall concept into the development of urban projects.
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Opening of the first Horizon Europe calls and publication of the first strategic documents
23-03-2021
Horizon Europe kicks off with the opening of the first calls and the announcement of the first deadlines.
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"Repositioning ourselves on a new track”
22-03-2021
Groupe Jourdan, specialised in the heavy vehicle sector for the transport of goods and passengers, has successfully completed the Fit 4 Growth programme managed by Luxinnovation.
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Horizon Europe's first strategic plan 2021-2024
22-03-2021
The European Commission adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices. The strategic plan is a novelty in Horizon Europe and sets the strategic orientations for the targeting of investments in the programme's first four years.
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A voucher to register trademarks and designs
18-03-2021
IPIL and Luxinnovation have joined forces to promote the European "IP voucher" initiative aimed at supporting businesses in their intellectual property-related activities.
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EuroCC: Boosting the National Competence Centre in HPC
17-03-2021
Luxinnovation, together with the University of Luxembourg and LuxProvide, the company hosting the supercomputer MeluXina, is participating to the EuroCC project.
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Fit 4 Start is back! Calls for applications are now open
15-03-2021
Start-ups in the ICT and space technology sectors are invited to participate in the 11th edition of Luxembourg's acceleration programme Fit 4 Start. Successful candidates will benefit from 20 weeks of personalised coaching and grants of up to €150,000. The calls are now open until 15 April 2021.
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LBAN membership: Connecting start-ups and business angels
11-03-2021
In December 2020, Luxinnovation joined the Luxembourg Business Angels Network (LBAN) as one of its first corporate members. The agency’s objective is to facilitate contacts between promising start-ups and business angels looking to invest in new and disruptive innovations.
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Circular economy and construction
04-03-2021
Flash-back on the webinar detailing the role of the crafts sector in circular construction.
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Digital trends: EU policy evolutions in 2021
04-03-2021
Digitalisation is high on the EU’s agenda with the launch of the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and the development of new legislations. In this article, Géraud Guilloud, Senior Advisor – European R&D and Innovation Support at Luxinnovation, continues to review the digital trends of 2021 with a focus on the European context.
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Digital trends: What to expect in 2021
04-03-2021
Digitalisation is more important than ever, and a central theme in the new EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe. In this article, Géraud Guilloud, Senior Advisor – European R&D and Innovation Support at Luxinnovation, studies the digital trends of 2021 through a magnifying lens with a specific focus on the European policies and contexts.
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EIC launch ceremony (18 March) and Applicants day (19 March)
03-03-2021
A high level European Innovation Council (EIC) launch ceremony on Thursday, 18 March will be followed with an EIC Applicant’s Day on 19 March.
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Health technologies innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic
02-03-2021
The annual event of the Luxembourg healthtech sector provided the opportunity to take stock of the evolution of an activity that is on the front line in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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