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Fit 4 Start: new participants and Graduates revealed
05-10-2018
On Thursday 4 October, more than 300 start-ups and leading players in the start-up ecosystem responded to Luxinnovation's invitation to attend the Fit 4 Start Selection & Graduation Day, an event dedicated to inspiring start-ups in the fields of ICT and health technologies.
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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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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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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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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.
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ICT and health tech start-ups: Apply now for Fit 4 Start
09-07-2018
Are you launching a start-up and determined to succeed? Luxembourg’s acceleration programme Fit 4 Start offers you intensive coaching, attractive pre-seed funding and access to key networks. The next edition will accept 10 start-ups in the field of ICT and another 5 specialising in health technologies.
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EU Innovation Scoreboard 2018: Luxembourg is innovation leader
25-06-2018
Luxembourg is, for the first time, listed among the six "Innovation leaders" in this year's edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The country's strongest innovation factors are its attractive research system and its intellectual assets.
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Luxembourg to host European HPC headquarters
25-06-2018
Luxembourg will host EuroHPC, the joint structure for the European project of strategic interest on high performance computing (HPC). This was definitely decided by the European Commission on 25 June 2018.
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A smart robot for innovative therapies
18-05-2018
The social QTrobot of Luxembourg start-up LuxAI brings new hope to autistic children and their families. It has proven to be an excellent tool for teaching these children social interaction and improving their communication skills.
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Luxinnovation donates to Digital Inclusion asbl
15-05-2018
Since the end of 2015, the non-profit association Digital Inclusion, supported by the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grand-Duchesse Charlotte, the European Union Social Fund, the Luxembourg’s Ministry of ...
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Pitch Your Startup 2018 at ICT Spring Europe
08-05-2018
Pitch Your Startup 2018 is approaching! Discover the participating start-ups, learn about how Luxinnovation creates value for them and let’s meet at ICT Spring Europe! Docler to release 17 finalists 1...
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Luxinnovation Annual Report 2017 published
07-05-2018
Luxinnovation, the national agency supporting the country's economic development, has published its annual report for the year 2017: a year characterised by the adoption of a new visual identity supported by the tagline "Trusted Partner for Busines
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Launch of the Fedil 2018 Innovation Award
02-05-2018
This award is aimed as much at business innovators as independent innovators and young researchers. Any person or group of persons, domiciled or working in Luxembourg may participate, as well as any L...
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A new manager for Luxinnovation’s Luxembourg BioHealth Cluster
10-04-2018
Luxembourg welcomes new Cluster Manager for BioHealth Jean-Philippe Arié who has joined Luxinnovation as of March 1, 2018. The Luxembourg BioHealth Cluster managed by Luxinnovation aims to strengthen ...
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A brownfield reconverted into a temple of knowledge In Luxembourg
06-04-2018
On April 3, 2018, Le Monde (France) published a very insightful article written by author Jessica Gourdon (special correspondent in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg) on Luxembourg’s University, its direct...
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Fit4Start Results: Three graduates and ten new hopefuls ready for the challenge!
13-03-2018
On March 12, 2018 at the Kinepolis, Kirchberg in Luxembourg, Luxinnovation announced the Autumn 2017 Graduates from the Fit 4 Start programme – Ume solutions, VanHack and SEE MORE. Following ten hours...
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MEATING: Innovation is rocket science for Glanzstoff Textilcord
07-03-2018
The last edition of Meating – the networking lunch for participants in the Fit 4 Innovation programme jointly organised by Luxinnovation, Resultance and TrAxxion that was extended for the first ...
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A law designed to encourage business innovation
23-02-2018
The law of 17th May 2017 relating to the promotion of research, development and innovation – a tool aimed at all types of businesses looking to innovate – came into force nearly nine month...
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Business innovation breakthrough with Goldratt consulting
13-02-2018
On February 6, 2018, Luxinnovation, in collaboration with BGL BNP Paribas, organised a conference and invited Rami Goldratt, CEO, and Dr Yishai Ashlag, Senior Partner, both of Goldratt Consulting to g...
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Dudelange Innovation Hub is Opening for Business
01-02-2018
At the dawn of 2018, we spoke to the Mayor of Dudelange, Dan Biancalana, and to the Engineer for Dudelange City, Nic Krumlovsky, about the “Dudelange Innovation Hub” (Innovation Hub Diddeleng) p...
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14 Luxembourg start-ups nominated for StartUp Europe Awards
29-01-2018
Just announced! 14 Luxembourg start-ups in a variety of categories have been chosen for the StartUp Europe Awards 2017 by Startupgrind Luxembourg in cooperation with Luxinnovation and Silicon Luxembo...
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LIST transfers its GECAMed software to ABACUS
25-01-2018
Based on a secure open-source platform developed by researchers at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in partnership with the Luxembourgish doctors, GECAMed® enables the managem...
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Support for the digitalisation of SMEs
19-01-2018
Digital transformation within companies is no longer a topic of discussion, but rather a stark reality faced by large multinational groups as well as SMEs. So as to better support the smallest enterpr...
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Japanese pharma company JCR to set up a manufacturing plant in Luxembourg
19-12-2017
JCR Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese public company engaged in research, development, manufacture and sales of pharmaceuticals, has chosen Luxembourg to set up a new manufacturing plant of Active Pharmaceu...
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LIAB Award 2017: A molecule that fights cancer
27-11-2017
Paul Spagnuolo, a world leader in nutraceutical research, and his discovery of an avocado-based lipid that attacks leukaemia stem cells are the winners of LIST’s first International Award in Bioinnovation (LIAB Award 2017).
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CES 2018: 8 start-ups will represent Luxembourg in Las Vegas!
23-11-2017
The eight Luxembourg start-ups participating in the prestigious CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas from 9 to 12 January were unveiled during an event at the private design club “House 17”. T...
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IBBL participates in €34 million EU project on liver disease
23-11-2017
IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) is the central biobank for a pioneering EU project that aims to lead to new diagnostic tests to assess patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) a...
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In search of the best drug
09-11-2017
Prof. Ines Thiele, researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg has been selected for the highly prestigious research funding of the European Research Council (ERC).
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Dr Ulf Nehrbass appointed as LIH's new CEO
03-11-2017
Dr Ulf Nehrbass, founder, CEO and Scientific Director of Ksilink in Strasbourg, a French-German Translational Research Centre, has taken over the general management of LIH as of 1st October 2017.
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LUXEMBOURG AND JAPAN STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
23-10-2017
A Luxembourg delegation accompanied Minister of Health Lydia Mutsch on a three-day official trip to Japan in early October to strengthen and promote scientific cooperation between the two countries.
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