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“Guarantee our access to top-level skills”
06-12-2018
With offices in the US, the UK and Singapore, space data and analytics company Spire opened its European headquarters in Luxembourg at the beginning of 2018. It was the SpaceResources.lu initiative and Luxembourg’s innovative vision for the new space economy that first attracted the company’s interest. “Luxembourg definitely has all the ingredients for becoming a main centre for the space economy in the coming decade,” affirms CEO Peter Platzer.
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Hiring app Job Today raises $16 million of venture capital
06-12-2018
Leading New York-based venture capital firm 14W joins the shareholders of Luxembourg start-up Job Today. In only three years, the company has succeeded in developing the number one hiring app on the UK market.
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How business is changing the space game
30-11-2018
National space agencies with huge public budgets are no longer the only ones able to venture into space: today, private companies realise and fund their own space missions. The NewSpace Europe conference hosted in Luxembourg on 27-28 November focused on how free enterprise and the use of normal business practices are disrupting the space sector and creating a completely new industry.
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Luxinnovation and Maison Moderne are proud to announce the publication of the second issue of Happen
29-11-2018
Happen is an annual business magazine that unveils the technological excellence and innovative spirit of Luxembourg and its companies to an international audience.
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Luxembourg ranks 9th in the world for attracting talent
26-11-2018
Luxembourg ranks 9th in the world for its ability to develop, attract and retain highly skilled professionals. The country even gains one place in this year’s edition of the IMD World Talent Ranking.
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Evvos wins best European agritech start-up award
22-11-2018
Luxembourg start-up Evvos is one of 18 companies that were recognised as the best start-ups in Europe. Evvos won the StartUp Europe Award in the category “agritech” for its innovative solution enabling farmers to measure environmental parameters to support planting, irrigation and harvesting using remote sensors.
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Horizon 2020: Opportunities for business innovation
21-11-2018
With a budget of €74 billion for the period 2014-2020, Horizon 2020 is the EU’s biggest funding programme for research and innovation ever. Companies in Luxembourg are benefitting from this funding to implement their business strategies and develop new innovative offers.
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Mapping hotel DNA
06-11-2018
Luxembourg-based start-up Travelsify uses artificial intelligence to help internet users find the hotels and restaurants that can provide them with exactly the experience they are looking for. The company has recently raised €5 million in a new funding round led by AccorHotels.
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Start-up expertise for safeguarding data
06-11-2018
Data has become the most precious asset in the new digital economy – and, as a consequence, the target of increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks. Luxinnovation spoke to four start-ups about current cybersecurity trends and their view of the Luxembourg cybersecurity ecosystem.
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Luxembourg on top 10 list for economic potential of digital economies of the future
02-11-2018
The country is ranked 8th in the world and 2nd in Europe for economic potential in the fDi’s Digital Economies of the Future 2018/19 study.
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Funding, network, innovation
31-10-2018
Two more years and ample budgets still remain of Horizon 2020, the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation for the period 2014-2020. Over 80 participants joined Luxinnovation’s Horizon 2020 Day on 25 October to discover the funding opportunities available in 2019 and 2020 and learn more about how to apply for funding and manage Horizon 2020 projects with success.
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Luxembourg and Poland sign cooperation agreement for space activities
29-10-2018
Poland is the sixth country to sign a collaboration agreement with Luxembourg in the field of space activities and, in particular, the exploration and utilisation of space resources. This international interest confirms Luxembourg’s leading role in this highly innovative area.
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Living in Luxembourg
29-10-2018
Luxembourg’s dynamic economy attracts professionals from all over the globe, and the country is today one of the most cosmopolitan nations in the world.A new video provides a taste of what life in beautiful Luxembourg is like.
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Recent rankings place Luxembourg among top 3 EU financial centres
29-10-2018
Luxembourg’s renowned financial centre continues to play a leading role in Europe. Three recently published reports – the Global Financial Centres Index 24, the New Financial international financial centres index and the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) – all place Luxembourg on the podium.
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Innovative Medicines Initiative: European recognition of Luxembourg biobanking expertise
23-10-2018
The Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) is participating in two unique European research projects, LITMUS and CANCER-ID, under the umbrella of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) partnerships. IBBL’s participation in these projects confirms its international reputation as a reliable, quality driven biobank and as a valuable partner. It also allows IBBL to strengthen its network of international partners.
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Innovation, a guarantee of competitiveness
22-10-2018
Often associated with advanced technology, the concept of innovation is luckily much broader. And in this field, Luxembourg is on the right track, as can be seen from international rankings.
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Luxembourg helps US West Coast mobility innovators develop European footprint
10-10-2018
A delegation of industry experts from Luxembourg is heading to California on 3rd October to meet best-in-class innovators from the West Coast working on clean, connected and autonomous mobility. The event will address the many different challenges of setting up a European office for smart mobility companies looking to get closer to vehicle development teams in Europe, leverage attractive investment channels, R&D incentives and bring their business to the next level.
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Three US space companies choose Luxembourg as European base
05-10-2018
Three US companies – Made In Space, Hydrosat and CubeRover – specialising in space activities and technologies will set up operations in Luxembourg. This is yet another confirmation of the attractiveness of Luxembourg’s business-oriented space ecosystem.
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Luxembourg-based companies invest €250 million in nearly 250,000 m2 of logistics space since 2013
26-09-2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Étienne Schneider inaugurated on 20 September 2018 the viaduct connecting the Eurohub Sud logistics park to the rail/road intermodal terminal.
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China Table Tennis College Europe training camp with Zhang Yining in Luxembourg
21-09-2018
40 young table tennis players (U13-U15) from all over the European Union and from China and Hong Kong participated in a training camp in Luxembourg from August 26 to September 3, 2018. This camp, orga...
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Greenfield FDI Performance Index ranks Luxembourg 1st in regional category Western Europe
21-09-2018
A study by fDi Intelligence reveals which countries outperform their size when it comes to generating greenfield FDI. Greenfield FDI data used in the index is derived from fDi Markets, and excludes re...
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Luxembourg scores 9th worldwide on international property rights index 2018
21-09-2018
The (IPRI) is the flagship publication of Property Rights Alliance. The IPRI scores the underlining institutions of a strong property rights regime: the legal and political environment, physical prope...
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Luxembourg ranks 2nd in the EU in new financial centre index
21-09-2018
The inaugural edition of the ranks Luxembourg as the 2nd financial centre in the European Union, after the UK. In terms of international activity, Luxembourg even ranks 3rd globally behind the US an...
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SES will participate in the 20M€ EU funded project 5G-VINNI
21-09-2018
SES was successful in its application for the European Commission flagship-funding programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, mainly as a result of the high quality of their expertise, and t...
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Brexit: JP Morgan strengthens its Luxembourg presence to serve European clients
21-09-2018
J.P. Morgan has decided to establish a significant wealth management hub in Luxembourg and increase its capabilities in its Corporate & Investment Bank – Treasury Services and Custody and Fu...
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