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Luxembourg participation in Horizon 2020
18-09-2018
In 2018, Luxembourg ranked for the first time as Innovation Leader on the 2018 European Innovation Scoreboard. Indeed, Luxembourg applications in H2020 programmes increased by +195% with 417 applications. You can find more detailed information in our memo on Luxembourg participation in H2020.
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Fit 4 Start Selection & Graduation Day: more than 60 ICT and HealthTech start-ups in the spotlight
17-09-2018
A day full of fresh ideas and innovative projects; inspiring start-ups in the fields of ICT and Health Technologies present themselves. The next Fit 4 Start Selection & Graduation Day will take place on Thursday 4 October 2018 at Kinepolis Kirchberg and will allow the audience to discover 62 innovative start-ups.
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Luxinnovation attended the EIC Innovator Summit
11-09-2018
Luxinnovation attended the EIC Innovator Summit the 10th and 11th September in Berlin. Luxinnovation was representing Idealist2018, the NCP ICT network, highly involved in the SME instrument support. Luxinnovation met with European colleagues from Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), NCP-network Access4SME, European public funding agencies and the Commission.
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The future of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
04-09-2018
The January 2018 publication by the European Commission of the proposal for Horizon Europe, the next Research and Innovation Framework financed by the European Union, has started a lot of ongoing debates. The Science of Communication Journal published a compilation of comments and suggestions on the future of “Responsible Research and Innovation” (RRI) and “Science with and For Society” (SWAFS) within Horizon Europe.
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Registration open for the H2020 Energy virtual info day
04-09-2018
Registration for this year H2020 Energy virtual info day is open. The virtual info day will take place on Thursday, 13 September 2018, from 14:30 to 17:15.
It will cover the upcoming H2020 calls for funding in the areas of: Renewable Energy Sources, Carbon Capture and Storage, Batteries.
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New funding opportunities under Horizon 2020 for Next-Generation Batteries
03-09-2018
The European Commission published a separate cross-thematic work programme with new Horizon 2020 funding opportunities under the title “Building a Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient Future: Next-Generation Batteries”.
The work programme addresses the challenge of transitioning towards a de-carbonised society, building on the COP21, the EU 2020 targets, and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. The focus is on electric batteries for vehicles, with a budget of €114 Million for 2019 and €70 Million for 2020.
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New investments in sight for Circuit Foil in Luxembourg
31-08-2018
Established in Wiltz for almost 60 years, Circuit Foil, a company specialising in the production of copper foils, continues to invest heavily in Luxembourg, reaffirming its global leadership in many areas such as automotive, electronic banking or mobile telephony.
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Understanding the real estate market with Houser
23-08-2018
Luxinnovation spoke with the founders of Houser, a start-up of the very first Fit 4 Start edition in 2015. Houser is a real-estate data analytics company whose mission is to become the trusted source of professional real-estate information.
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Participate in the European Sustainability Award!
23-08-2018
The European Commission launched for the first time its European Sustainability award. It aims at raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union by giving a human face to the efforts and creativity of European people, businesses and organizations.
Participation is open until 14th September 2018.
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OBJECTIVE SOFTWARE FEATURED IN AUTOMAG MAGAZINE
23-08-2018
The Luxembourgian TV station RTL.lu featured .objective Software in its show Automag. The magazine format focuses entirely on car trends. Reporter Pascal Becker talked to .objective-CEO Clemens Dannheim during the opening of the Vodafone 5G lab on May 9th. The piece itself aired at the end of May on RTL Luxembourg.
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Fit 4 Start: “Paying attention to the needs of each start-up”
08-08-2018
Luxinnovation is currently inviting ICT and health tech start-ups to apply to the next edition of the acceleration programme Fit 4 Start that will support 15 promising start-ups with launching their businesses successfully in Luxembourg.
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SES will participate in the successful 20M€ EU funded project 5G-VINNI
03-08-2018
SES was successful in its application for the European Commission flagship-funding programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020. This long path to H2020 success originates from a close cooperation with Luxinnovation!
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ERC Starting Grant 2018 results
27-07-2018
Why is the world so green? What can we eat to prevent dementia? Are our eyes really the windows to our personalities? 403 talented early career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants to answer such questions.
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Focus on the successful programme Fit 4 Innovation
20-07-2018
Launched in 2014, the Fit 4 Innovation programme managed by Luxinnovation enables companies, especially SMEs, to find the resources they need to engage in an innovative way and to optimise their organisation.
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“Maintaining an edge”
20-07-2018
Polygone was founded in Mersch in 1981 and operates in three sectors, these being waste management, the leasing and sale of modular buildings, and the provision of services ranging from structure deconstruction to the rental and installation of fencing, including the design and development of green spaces.
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“We have now adopted a continuous approach to innovation”
20-07-2018
General construction firm Steffen-Holzbau, founded in 1993, specialises in providing wood for the carpentry, roofing and low-energy home and room construction industries.
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“A day-to-day state of mind”
20-07-2018
LuxPET, a ubsidiary of the originally American Plastipak group, was established some 20 years ago and specialises in the manufacturing of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging solutions for the beverages industry.
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“An interesting and enriching experience”
20-07-2018
Genista was created in early 2017 as a result of the merging of two family businesses, both with very strong roots in the country, these being Sanichaufer, founded in 1959 and operating in the sanitary facilities, heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, renewable energies and renovation sectors, and Electro Security, founded in 1992, following on from Electro Auto created in 1925 and operating in the intrusion and fire detection, access control, time management, video surveillance, parking barriers and systems, centralised alarm management and electrical works sectors.
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"Every process change or improvement is an innovation in itself"
20-07-2018
As the leading private producer of sparkling wines and wines in Luxembourg, the nearly 100-year-old Caves Bernard-Massard (founded in 1921) extend over a 40-hectare estate in Grevenmacher, along the Moselle River.
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“The perfect tool for any SME looking to reposition itself for the future”
20-07-2018
Contern S.A. (formerly Chaux de Contern) has been manufacturing precast concrete products to be sold both nationally and in the Greater Region for nearly a century now. Its range consists of around a thousand products ranging from masonry blocks to piping and tubing and everything in between, including cobblestones, paving stones and other garden accessories.
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Fit 4 Start: A customer discovery journey
18-07-2018
Fit 4 Start offers ICT and health tech start-ups pre-seed funding and 16 intense weeks of coaching to help them avoid pitfalls and maximise their chances of success. The main mission of programme coach Michel Blumenthal is to support participants with gaining an in-depth understanding of the real needs of their clients and using this knowledge to build sustainable business models.
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Esch-Schifflange: the city of the future begins to emerge
17-07-2018
As part of the national project for regeneration of more than 60 ha of Arcelor Mittal brownfields in Esch-Schifflange, with the aim of creating an eco-district, the Agora development company tasked Luxinnovation with initiating a process to identify innovative technologies, services and products. The first brainstorming session was held at the beginning of July.
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MyMedBot a virtual companion for patients with a life-threatening chronic condition
16-07-2018
MyMedBot is a virtual personal assistant which empowers young people who live with a life-threatening chronic condition to fully live their life without fear. Through our mobile application, a MyMedBot user can pre-emptively setup an emergency plan and have the peace of mind that the right people will know how to help when they need to – no matter if in a classroom or on a night out.
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Place your ads at the right time with Metri
16-07-2018
Metri allows companies to save money and increase conversions by showing the right ads at the right time.
Companies can use triggers like weather data, stock market data, or website activity to automatically pause/un-pause ads or increase/decrease bids.
For example, a food delivery company could show more ads on a rainy day or show more “buy bitcoins” ads when the price of Bitcoin is low.
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Salonkee brings beauty salons into the digital future
16-07-2018
Salonkee is disrupting the hair- and beauty sector by digitalising hairdressers, masseurs and beauty salons with innovative and highly effective software solutions. We provide salons with anything from online bookings, automated appointment reminders, a smart digital calendar, a point-of-sale and stock management, bringing them into the future and making them much more competitive as opposed to “old-fashioned” pen & paper salons.
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New BTS "Gaming" and "IoT" at Arts et Métiers
13-07-2018
The Lycée des Arts et Métiers (College of Arts and Crafts) in Luxembourg will enrich its offer in September, with three new BTS courses dedicated to gaming and the Internet of Things, two areas which point to more and more opportunities on the employment market.
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Contribute your ideas in the Open Consultation
12-07-2018
The Open Consultation on the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Rules of Participation and FAIR Data Action Plan is officially launched. Its aim is to help come up with guidelines on how the EOSC actors can participate in the EOSC. Consultation will be open until 5 August 2018.
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EEN Luxembourg: 10 years supporting and advising companies
12-07-2018
The unique European network dedicated to the internationalisation and innovation of companies, SMEs and VSEs celebrated its 10th anniversary Monday 09 July 2018, in front of 250 guests from the business, economic and political world. This is an opportunity to recall how sharing and exchange of ideas can be major contributors to the development of companies, whatever their size.
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Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon 2020: Participants, Budget and Disciplines
11-07-2018
The 3rd Monitoring report on Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) flagged projects funded in 2016 under the Societal Challenges and Industrial Leadership priorities is published.
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European Commission is looking for Mission Innovation Champion for Clean Energy Revolution
11-07-2018
Mission Innovation Champions is a new recognition program to celebrate and support innovative individuals who are accelerating the clean energy revolution. The program was launched at the occasion of the Third Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-3) on 22-23 May 2018 at Malmö, Sweden, and is currently accepting registrations. Registration deadline is 10 September 2018.
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