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Civil Maps opens European HQ in Luxembourg
06-09-2019
Silicon Valley-based start-up Civil Maps has developed a unique, scalable high definition, 3D mapping and localisation solution suitable for routing autonomous vehicles. The company is setting up its European headquarters in Luxembourg in order to address the European market for self-driving cars and logistics.
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Autonomous driving: Luxembourg presents 5G progress at M:bility California
04-09-2019
A Luxembourg delegation will join the M:bility California conference in San José on 17-18 September 2019. The Luxembourg representatives will share the country’s progress in the field of testing automated and connected driving in a cross-border environment with access to 5G connectivity.
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Innovation Hub: one year of supporting eco-technology
27-08-2019
Inaugurated in early summer 2018, the Innovation Hub in Dudelange is dedicated to eco-technology start-ups. It already hosts 7 companies.
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Vianden Castle among the most beautiful in the world
23-08-2019
Vianden Castle is a renowned feudal residence dating back to the Roman and Gothic eras. It figures on CNN’s list of the 21 most beautiful castles in the world.
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Supply chain master's ranked #1 in the world
21-08-2019
Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management offers the MIT SCALE master's programme in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation and Logistics. The MIT programme has been ranked #1 in the world for the fourth consecutive year.
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Towards a world with driverless cars
14-08-2019
In the coming years, autonomous, driverless vehicles will take to the roads – a dramatic change, both for passengers of such cars and buses and for other drivers. With support from Luxinnovation, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) has set up a Horizon 2020 funded project studying how this mobility of the future will impact individuals, businesses and society.
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High performance computing (EuroHPC) calls for proposals now open
14-08-2019
The European High-Perfomance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) pools European resources to develop top-of-the-range exascale supercomputers for processing big data, based on competitive European technology.
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[VIDEO] Discover the cross-border digital testbed for autonomous and connected driving
13-08-2019
Extending 215 km across France, Germany and Luxembourg, the cross-border digital testbed for autonomous and connected driving is a pioneering partnership between three neighbouring countries. This video presents the opportunities offered to industry and academia to test innovative mobility solutions on public roads with several border crossings on the same day.
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From Fit 4 Start to Digital Tech Fund: A safe move
12-08-2019
Luxembourg start-up Passbolt has developed a password management solution for companies. Having come to Luxembourg more or less by coincidence, the growing company has benefited from all the advantages offered by the national ecosystem.
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Luxinnovation joins European consortium supporting digitisation of SMEs
12-08-2019
Luxinnovation was pleased to have its application for the INNOSUP Horizon 2020 project selected.
In March 2019, the European Commission launched a call for proposals under the INNOSUP programme, dedicated to supporting innovative initiatives by European innovation agencies.
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Building the future
07-08-2019
General construction company Steffen Holzbau specialises in innovative building materials and energy efficient and sustainable buildings. Within its R&D project “Holz-Beton-Verbundträger”, the company has developed composite beams combining the virtues of wood and concrete.
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Luxembourg's economic Mission to South Korea update
05-08-2019
Luxembourg’s economic mission to South Korea led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Etienne Schneider from 15 – 18 July, in association with the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and some of Luxembourg’s leading companies offered a wide range of opportunities to meet key decision makers and make contacts with leading business representatives.
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Horizon Europe Co-design – Implementation
02-08-2019
With a proposed budget of 100 billion euro from 2021 to 2027, the Horizon Europe framework programme represents the largest collaborative multinational research and innovation investment in Europe and is open to participants worldwide.
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Esch-Schifflange, an innovative look at urbanism
31-07-2019
As part of the feasibility study for the rehabilitation of more than 60 ha of ArcelorMittal brownfields, the development company Agora mandated Luxinnovation to initiate a process to identify technologies, services and innovative products.
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The "Pôle automobile européen" on the road
29-07-2019
At the end of June, the Pôle automobile européen (PAE) was presented to the general public. An initiative designed to promote the influence of this economic sector in the Greater Region and beyond.
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Design and carpentry with a musical touch
24-07-2019
An innovative start-up; an inspired design office; a productive carpenter... this is the composition of an efficient trio that has pioneered a joint project bringing together the worlds of music and design, between Paris and Luxembourg.
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Call for Entries: ILUCIDARE Special Prizes funded by H2020
23-07-2019
Europa Nostra, the leading heritage network in Europe, and the European Commission have recently launched the Call for Entries to the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2020.
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Youth cure for European Union data
22-07-2019
The European Union’s Publications Office is working to improve the readability of the large amounts of data produced each year by the EU and for which it is responsible for publishing. To do so, it is planning to organise this autumn, a conference open to all those who are interested in this subject and wish to share their expertise.
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Craft’s Innovation Award 2019: registrations are extended
22-07-2019
In order to allow as many companies as possible to apply, the registration deadline for the 2019 edition of the Craft’s Innovation Award “The Hands of Innovation by Mutualité des PME” has been extended to 31 July.
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ICT and creative industries joining forces
19-07-2019
On Tuesday 9 July, KPMG hosted at its offices in Kirchberg the latest edition of the "Present Yourself", organised as a breakfast meeting by the Luxembourg ICT Cluster, with the presence presence of players from the creative industry.
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The Luxembourg space sector highlighted at Korea Space Forum
19-07-2019
On 18 July 2019, during the last day of the economic mission to Korea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Étienne Schneider presented the Luxembourg space sector at the Korea Space Forum. The minister highlighted Luxembourg's key role in promoting the private space economy and the country's willingness to exchange with others.
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South Korean start-ups to Luxembourg: Paving the way
17-07-2019
A seminar organised in Seoul on 17 July 2019 provided 100 representatives of Korean companies with information about the Luxembourg start-up ecosystem. 8 Korean start-ups presented their projects to the Luxembourg delegation, and Luxinnovation and its Korean counterpart, KISED, signed an MoU for further collaboration.
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EcoInnovation and Manufacturing hand in hand
17-07-2019
On Tuesday 2 July, the EcoInnovation and Materials & Manufacturing Clusters organised a joint edition of their "Present Yourself" event: an opportunity for some of the members of these two clusters to present their activities to other members.
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Luxembourg: Trusted data hub
17-07-2019
Luxembourg is a centre of excellence for the management, analysis and highly secure hosting of data. It also stands out for its distribution capacities of digital content. The advantages for companies looking for a European base were presented in a seminar in Seoul on 16 July 2019 in the context of Luxembourg's economic mission to South Korea.
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Luxembourg technology powers unique water treatment plant in Sweden
15-07-2019
Facing a lack of drinking water, the Swedish municipality of Mörbylånga has invested in a pioneering water treatment plant. The plant's ability to treat different streams of water, including pre-treated industrial water, is made possibly by technology provided by Luxembourg cleantech innovator APATEQ.
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Jumping on the bandwagon of the circular economy
15-07-2019
The latest publication of the Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the circular economy offers a very complete overview of the situation in Luxembourg and offers some interesting perspectives.
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Florec, or how to quantify the circular economy
12-07-2019
Industrial companies and researchers are increasingly jointly involved in project related to the circular economy. LIST and Tarkett, for examples, are currently finalising a project on advanced financial analyses of circular processes.
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Spire and Luxembourg Space Agency launch data lake for space analytics
11-07-2019
As of 10 July 2019, Luxembourg is home to one of the world's largest data lakes for space data analytics. Spire Global, one of the world's largest space-to-cloud analytics companies, launches its open source data lake that is accessible free of charge to all start-ups, research institutes and public agencies in Luxembourg. The initiative is co-funded by the Luxembourg Space Agency.
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Fit 4 Start goes into space
08-07-2019
For the first time since its launch in 2015, the acceleration programme for innovative companies managed by Luxinnovation offers tailor-made support to five start-ups active in the space sector. The selected companies will be able to access Earth observation data provided by the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) data centre.
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Luxembourg less expensive than nearby European centres
04-07-2019
Luxembourg ranks 84th on Mercer’s 2019 Cost of Living City Ranking, well behind European neighbours such as London (23rd), Paris (47th), Frankfurt (74th) or Brussels (77th).
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