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Following the success of the first call for projects in autumn 2022, the Ministry of the Economy, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and Luxinnovation are launching a second joint call for projects to offer companies and research institutions a new funding opportunity to support consortia wishing to take advantage of high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities.

Building on the success of the first call for projects launched in November 2022, the Ministry of the Economy and the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning have decided to launch a second call for projects to encourage companies to set up and operate photovoltaic solar power plants in Luxembourg, with the aim of enabling them to use the electricity produced themselves.

The Graduate Showcase 2023 of the Fit 4 Start programme highlighted, in the presence of the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, the 10 start-ups that successfully completed the 13th edition of the start-up acceleration programme run by Luxinnovation.

The General Directorate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises presented a new brochure featuring Luxembourg's creative industries at an event of the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster hosted by 1535° Creative Hub Differdange.

From June 6 to 9, 2023, the 6th edition of the Smart Manufacturing Week will take place in Luxembourg, organised by the national innovation agency, Luxinnovation. During the four-day programme, companies will discover innovative ways to reduce the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes, while minimising costs and increasing their competitiveness.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

On Tuesday 16 May, the prize-giving ceremony of the third edition of the Circular by Design Challenge took place in the presence of the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles.

On 16 and 17 May 2023, Luxembourg will host a conference aimed at bringing together European digital healthtech hubs. This first edition focuses on how national and regional healthtech hubs can optimise their support to help companies successfully launch new digital medical devices on the market.

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, paid an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 3 to 5 May 2023. He was accompanied by the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles.

Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, and Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, presented the 2022 annual report of the national innovation agency. Hosted by SolarCleano, a company that has benefitted from Luxinnovation's support, the presentation focused on key actions undertaken during the first year of implementation of Luxinnovation's 2022-2025 strategy.

The fifth edition of Space Resources Week is taking place between 19 and 21 April 2023 as a 3-day hybrid conference connecting thought leaders from space agencies, research institutes, start-ups, and industry (both terrestrial and space).

On April 17 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, Joëlle Welfring, the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, presented the first draft for the update of the "Energie- a Klimaplang fir Lëtzebuerg".

On 4 April, Luxinnovation and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the development of the recently inaugurated Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM).