Plaquette Luxinnovation 2014 - EN

Our services

Research and innovation are powerful drivers of economic development.

At Luxinnovation, we have supported Luxembourg’s entrepreneurs and researchers in this area for 30 years. We help them to shape and implement their innovation projects, notably by facilitating access to knowledge, funding and technologies, research infrastructures and new business opportunities.

Luxinnovation is a reliable, trusted partner with a highly qualified, multidisciplinary and international staff to provide assistance over the long term.

The starting point for success is your idea.

Let’s turn your idea into action !

Jean-Paul Schuler MANAGING DIRECTOR

KEY FIGURES based on the activities 2011-2013

>1.000 companies

and research laboratories assisted

>330

applications

benefiting from a national R&D and innovation funding

> 90

start-ups created supported by Luxinnovation

> 71

millions

of financial return within the European research and innovation programmes

> 560

Operating at the heart of Luxembourg’s innovation system, Luxinnovation, the National Agency for Innovation and Research, focuses on stimulating the competitiveness of the country’s economy through research, innovation, creativity and design.

Luxinnovation provides a wide range of integrated and tailor-made services that are offered to businesses of any size, to innovative start-ups and to public research organisations.

Luxembourg participations

in European research and innovation programmes

The Agency’s key strengths lie in the complementarity of its internal competencies and in the quality of its national and European networks, enabling it to provide resources that meet and exceed its clients’ needs.

Luxinnovation acts as facilitator for clients that are seeking national or European funding,

planning to launch an innovative activity, looking for technological expertise or aiming to upgrade their innovation management activities.

In keeping with its motto, Luxinnovation, in all its processes and daily operations, is dedicated to Making Innovation Happen !

OUR SERVICES Support for Innovative Start-ups nalysis of the innovative idea and A the related business plan Access to national business incubators Identification of prospective business partners and investors Follow-up during the start-up growth and advice on suitable funding possibilities

Promotion of Research and Innovation “Made in Luxembourg” anagement of the Luxembourg M Portal for Innovation and Research (www.innovation.public.lu) Publication of the magazine FOCUS on Research and Innovation in Luxembourg Organisation of the forum “Business meets Reseach” and many other events to showcase the capabilities of Luxembourg’s research and innovation actors

Access to National and European Funding I nformation and guidance on suitable funding mechanisms Assistance with the preparation of applications and the privileged access to public decision-makers National Contact Point for the European research and innovation programmes (HORIZON 2020, ESA, EUREKA, etc.)

Innovation Management, Creativity and Design iagnostics to boost your innovation capacity D Tailor-made training programmes “Fit4Innovation“ : Programme to improve overall innovation performance Luxembourg Innovation Masterclass Promotion of design and creativity

Technology Transfer and Partner Search ccess to the Technology Market of A the “Enterprise Europe Network” Identification of potential partners and contact initiation

Intellectual Property and Valorisation of Research Results wareness-raising activities and A guidance on intellectual property Coaching during the socio-economic valorisation of research results

Luxembourg Cluster Initiative nimation of the Automotive Components, A BioHealth, EcoInnovation, ICT, Materials and Space Clusters Management of collaborative key projects Paving the way for new business opportunities

OUR CLIENTS I nnovative start-ups Small, medium-sized and large companies Public research organisations No matter whether you are planning to set up your business, running a craft company, developing an innovative project or performing research in the public or private sector, Luxinnovation is at your service. Luxinnovation speaks your language, understands your problem and is there to guide you towards success.

PRIORITY AREAS Luxinnovation sets a particular focus on priority areas for the sustainable development of Luxembourg’s economy: utomotive components A Life sciences Eco-technologies Information and communication technologies Materials and production technologies Space technologies Young innovative start-ups Innovation in the craft sector

Amongst our partners and clients ACTIMAGE > AIRFLOWCONTROL > AMER-SIL > ATELIERS NIC. GEORGES > AT VERANDA > A+P KIEFFER OMNITEC > ARCELORMITTAL > AZTEK > BRAKONIER > BOSON ENERGY > CELLON > CENTRE VIRTUELLE SUR LA CONNAISSANCE EUROPEENNE (CVCE) > CEPS/INSTEAD > CERATIZIT > CLEANCARB > CIMALUX > CIRCUIT FOIL LUXEMBOURG > CETREL > CRP GABRIEL LIPPMANN > CRP HENRI TUDOR > CRP-SANTE > DELPHI > DUPONT DE NEMOURS > ECRES > EPURAMAT > EURO-COMPOSITES > E-XSTREAM ENGINEERING > FAST-TRACK DIAGNOSTICS > FAYMONVILLE > NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND (FNR) > GOODYEAR > GRADEL > GUARDIAN > HEIN > HITEC > HOME SYSTEM > IBBL > IEE > IMATEC > INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE FOR SECURITY, RELIABILITY AND TRUST (SNT) > INUI STUDIO > ITRUST CONSULTING > LUXFORGE > LUXSPACE > NEOBUILD > NEO MEDICAL SYSTEMS > NOVELIS LUXEMBOURG > PAUL WURTH > PREFALUX > ROTAREX > ROTOMADE > SES > SPIECE > STEFFEN HOLZBAU > SOIL CONCEPT > TECHNOPORT > TELINDUS LUXEMBOURG > TEXTILCORD > UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG > VILLMOND LUXEMBOURG > VITALBRIEFING > VITRUM-LUX > WORDBEE…

LUXINNOVATION GIE 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-1615 Luxembourg Phone (+352) 43 62 63 - 1 info@luxinnovation.lu www.luxinnovation.lu Members of the Management Board: Ministry of the Economy Ministry for Higher Education and Research Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Crafts Fedil – Business Federation Luxembourg

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