News
Minister of Defense and Minister of Sports at Military World Games in Wuhan
21-12-2019
On October 18th , François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, as well as Dan Kersch, Minister of Sports and Alain Duschene, Chief of Staff of the Luxembourg Army, went to meet the Na...
Read more
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy at the second edition of the China International Import Expo
21-12-2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Étienne Schneider, visited Shanghai, from 1st to 5 November 2019 to attend the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE).
On Nov...
Read more
Clean space: Luxembourg and NorthStar to create centre of excellence
20-12-2019
The Luxembourg government and global environmental information platform NorthStar will create a centre of excellence for clean space in Luxembourg. The two entities signed a letter of intent on 19 December 2019.
Read more
Increasing Luxembourg demand for clean technologies
17-12-2019
Building and urbanisation projects with a circular approach, worth hundreds of millions of euros, are currently under way in Luxembourg. The demand for methods, technologies and materials that respect the principles of the circular economy is growing quickly as a result, bringing with it a range of new business opportunities.
Read more
Fit 4 Start call for ICT and space tech applications open
09-12-2019
Start-ups in the ICT and space technology sectors are invited to participate in the 10th edition of Luxembourg's acceleration programme Fit 4 Start. Successful candidates will benefit from 16 weeks of personalised coaching and grants of up to €150,000.
Read more
New Happen magazine on data-driven innovation
09-12-2019
Luxembourg is firmly determined to put in place the digital innovation policies and assets needed to foster the emergence of a robust data economy and a start-up ecosystem centred on data-driven innovation. Discover the concrete action and the next steps in the brand new edition of Happen, Luxinnovation’s international business magazine.
Read more
Save the date: Luxembourg to host Cleantech Forum Europe
26-11-2019
On 18-20 May 2020, Luxembourg will host the Cleantech Forum Europe, a major international event in the field of clean technologies. As of today, registration to the event is open.
Read more
Luxembourg and UN launch "Space Law for New Space Actors" project
15-11-2019
The project will provide UN member states with ad hoc expertise in drafting national space legislation and national space policies aligned with international space law.
Read more
National innovation agency turns 35
15-11-2019
In addition to encouraging and supporting companies to innovate and grow, Luxinnovation plays a key role in ensuring that Luxembourg continues to attract international investment, companies and skills that are a perfect fit for the country.
Read more
LuxAI: a healthtech start-up going global
15-11-2019
The international expansion of LuxAI is taking off. The company is building its global distribution and sales network and looking for investors that will help make its social QTrobot, which teaches social and communication skills to autistic children, available across the world.
Read more
Trail-blazing Industry 4.0
11-11-2019
When Husky Injection Molding Systems decided to implement a major Industry 4.0 project, its production site in Luxembourg was chosen to lead the way. The company's pioneering R&D project has resulted in a completely digitalised production process.
Read more
First direct cargo train from China arrived
04-11-2019
The first direct cargo train linking the Chinese city of Chengdu with the logistics hub in Bettembourg in southern Luxembourg arrived on 1 November.
Read more
Luxembourg signs two new international partnerships on space
23-10-2019
NASA and the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) will explore different areas to identify collaboration opportunities. LSA will also cooperate with the German Aerospace Centre on research related to space resources utilisation.
Read more
A Luxembourg base for medical exoskeletons
22-10-2019
ExoAtlet offers paralysed people the opportunity to walk again. The Russian start-up has chosen Luxembourg as the new location of its headquarters in order to target the European rehabilitation market.
Read more
Luxembourg to set up space resources innovation centre
22-10-2019
Over time, the objective is to expand the centre further in collaboration with the European Space Agency and give it a European and even international scope.
Read more
Cybersecurity in Luxembourg: An expanding sector
15-10-2019
Luxembourg is internationally renowned for its expertise in cybersecurity. A recent mapping of the sector highlights a dynamic sector specialising, in particular, in risk identification and protection.
Read more
Luxembourg has 4th highest education level in the EU
15-10-2019
Well over half of the population aged 30 to 34 years have graduated from tertiary education, a figure that places Luxembourg on the top 5 podium in the European Union.
Read more
Luxembourg 18th most competitive economy in the world
15-10-2019
In particular, Luxembourg stands out for its performance in macro-economic stability, institutions and financial system.
Read more
Changes in financial industry “only going to happen faster than before”
07-10-2019
Daniel Schulman, the CEO of Paypal, was in Luxembourg this Monday to inaugurate the PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services, the first one built on a public-private partnership in this field.
Read more
Record number of start-ups join Fit 4 Start
04-10-2019
Ten ICT start-ups, five companies in the healthtech sector and five in space tech were admitted into Luxembourg’s renowned acceleration programme Fit 4 Start.
Read more
Giant brains celebrate 10 years of biomedical research
04-10-2019
Surprised to see 10 gigantic brains displayed all over the Luxembourg city centre? They are there for a reason: the renowned Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) celebrates its 10th anniversary with the exhibition "Mind the Brain".
Read more
Luxembourg 18th most innovative country in the world
03-10-2019
Luxembourg ranks particularly high for its creative outputs and business sophistication.
Read more
Luxembourg 21st in world digital competitiveness ranking 2019
02-10-2019
The country, which ranks particularly high in the "technology" category, gains three places compared to last year.
Read more
Fudan University publishes the Mandarin version of ‘Negotiate like a local: 7 Mindsets to increase your success rate in International Business co-authored by Luxembourgish entrepreneur Marc Jacobs
30-09-2019
Together with his co-author Jean-Pierre Coene and Tatjana von Bonkewitz, Marc co-founded the Luxembourg-Belgian Chapter of Hofstede Insights, the global leader in organisational culture and intercultu...
Read more
‘Luxembourg in Figures 2019’ is available
30-09-2019
STATEC (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) recently published its 2019 edition of ‘Luxembourg in Figures’. The brochure provides 52 pages of ba...
Read more
New Foreign Trade Counselor in Shanghai
30-09-2019
Richard Hsu was nominated as Foreign Trade Counselor in Shanghai by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. With this nomination, Mr. Hsu is joining a network of well introduced busin...
Read more
Signature of a MoU in the field of radiological image analysis based on artificial intelligence
30-09-2019
As part of the “Bringing innovation to the health tech market” event held on September 19th, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy and Minister of Health,...
Read more
University of Luxembourg most international in the world
30-09-2019
The University of Luxembourg is ranked among the 250 best universities in the world by the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. The study covers almost 1,400 universities...
Read more
Amazonisation is the future of European financial services
30-09-2019
Three trends will dominate and disrupt European financial services over the next five years, according to a new report by PwC and Luxembourg for Finance, the development agency for the country’s fin...
Read more
Luxembourg in the top 4 EU financial centres
30-09-2019
Published bi-annually by private think tank Z/Yen Group, the Global Financial Centres Index 24 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 100 major financial centres around the wo...
Read more