The RDI Landscape in Luxembourg

1. The RDI Landscape in Luxembourg  Technology Day on RDI 19th October 2009 Ian Cresswell Senior Executive Advisor

2. Agenda • Luxembourg: an Overview • RDI Statistics • Financing of RDI (National & European) • Public Research Actors • Challenges for RDI

3. Luxembourg: an Overview (1) • Located in the heart of Europe • International airport linked to 50 major cities (London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Zurich & Berlin are 1 hour by plane) • Excellent road and rail infrastructures • National currency: Euro • Capital: Luxembourg City • Area: 2586 km2

4. Luxembourg: an Overview (2) • Population: 493,000 habitants (Jan 09) • Foreigner born residents 43.7% of population • Foreign labour constitues more than 65% of working population (residents + commuters) • One national and three administrative languages: • Luxemburgish (National language) • French • German

5. Luxembourg: an Overview (3) • 12th Most competitive country in the world (IMD 2009) • 4th Highest quality of life in world (Economist magazine) • High degree of political and labour stability • One of world’s safest cities (Mercer Consulting) • One of Europe’s lowest personal tax regimes (max marginal tax rate 38%) • Favourable corporate tax rate (30.36%) Statec Statec

6. Luxembourg: an Overview (4) Breakdown of the Economy by Sector Economy dominated by service sector: • 84% of Gross Value Added (2007) • 76% of employment (2007) Statec

7. Luxembourg: an Overview (5) Some Well-know Companies Located in Luxembourg

8. RDI Landscape Total R&D Expenditure as % of GDP (2007) Overview B  CZ LU Eurostat

9. RDI Landscape R&D Expenditure per Country by Sector (Public/Private) (2006) Overview 68% of R&D expenditure from private sector 66% of R&D expenditure from private sector 85% of R&D expenditure from private sector Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report 2008/2009 CZ B LU

10. RDI Landscape Public & Private Researchers in Luxembourg (2006) Overview Search for talented researchers initiated New measures were adopted to increase the attractiveness of the Luxembourg market for researchers (PhD and PostDoc scholarships + immigration) One of the highest rates in the EU27 Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report 2008/2009

11. RDI Landscape Public Researchers in Luxembourg (2006) Overview Dominance of researchers in private sector Strong importance of Engineering & Technology Sciences plus Exact Sciences (maths, physics, chemistry, biology…) Statec Statec

12. RDI Landscape Innovation Performance Overview European Innovation Scoreboard 2008 Innovation followers Innovation leaders

13. R&D Landscape in Figures Innovation Strengths • High level of tertiary education (qualitative) • Widespread IT infrastructure • High level of business R&D expenditure • Good collaboration between SME’s • Leader in IP management • High level of product & process innovation • High level of marketing and organisational innovation • Significant employment in knowledge intensive services • High level of export of knowledge intensive services

14. RDI Landscape How is RDI Financed in Luxembourg? Ministry of Higher Ministry of Economy Ministry of Small Businesses Education & Research & Foreign Trade & Tourism National National Agency for Financial Research Fund Innovation & Research Intermediaries Strategic Support Institutes of Higher Public Research Companies Education Institutes Public RDI Private RDI

15. RDI Landscape How is Public R&D Financed in Luxembourg?

16. RDI Landscape How is Public R&D Financed in Luxembourg?

17. RDI Landscape How is Public R&D Financed in Luxembourg? The AFR grant scheme has no thematic limitations and is open to all researchers, regardless of their nationality, who wish to engage in research training in Luxembourg or abroad. The interest of the project in the context of Luxembourg R&D will be evaluated in the process

18. RDI Landscape How is Private RDI Financed in Luxembourg? • RDI Legislation of Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade • Framework Legislation Ministry of Middle Classes & Tourism • Innovation Loans (SNCI - National Credit & Investment Bank) • Definition of R&D projects or R&D programmes • Notion of technological risk • Simple developments or on-going improvements are not included • Incentive effect • The aid has to be requested before the beginning of the project • Objective of common interest for Luxembourg • Positive knowledge spill-overs • Improved competitiveness of the company and of the Country

19. (New legislation as of 5th June 2009 allowing inclusion of innovation support) New opportunities for support of innovation activities: Technical feasibility studies Industrial Property Rights costs (SME’s) Young innovative enterprises (SME’s) Innovation advisory services and for innovation support services Loan of highly qualified personnel Process and organisational innovation in services Innovation clusters (investment & animation) RDI Landscape RDI Legislation of Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade

20. RDI Landscape 7th Framework Programme • Overall situation up to February 2009: • 261 applicants in eligible proposals • 49 applicants retained (giving a success rate of 18,8%) • 35% companies and 65% public institutions (25 different organisations) • 9.5 mio EUR of EC financial contribution for retained applicants • 34 coordinators in submitted eligible proposals • 7 coordinators retained (giving a success rate of 20,5%)

21. RDI Landscape European Space Agency (ESA) • Luxembourg is 17th member of ESA (30th June 2005) • Contribution to ESA by Luxembourg is 50 mio EUR for period 2009-2013 • 30 private companies and 3 public institutions have participated in project programmes • 80 projects launched for a total value of 27.5 mio EUR

22. European initiative aiming to provide a quality label to collaborative R&D projects Easy access to national public funding High complemantarities with FP7 but more flexible Currently 11 Eureka! projects running in Luxembourg Materials Information technologies (Cluster ITEA) Telecommunications (Cluster CELTIC) 4 More projects to start in 2009 (ITEA, CELTIC, Eurostars) RDI Landscape Eureka!

23. CEPS Centre for Population Studies, Poverty and Socio-economic Policies (1978) Public Research Centre Henri Tudor (1987) Public Research Centre Gabriel Lippmann (1987) Public Research Centre for Health (1988) University of Luxembourg (2003) RDI Landscape Who are the Public Research Actors?

24. Founded in 1978 within framework of 1st European Community programme to combat poverty International network for studies in technology, environment, alternatives, development Multi-disciplinary research institute specialised in the collection & analysis of socio-economic and geographical data Currently 57 researchers in 5 research units Population and employment Industrial organisation Professional relations & employment Geography & development Training, international R&D RDI Landscape CEPS

25. Founded in 1987 Aim: to reinforce economic fabric of country through creation of new technological skills within the Centre and by transferring this know-how to companies 200 researchers & staff in 4 departments: EVA (Environment and Agro-biotechnologies) ISC (IT, Systems & Collaboration) REA (R&D in Equipment for the Automotive Industry) SAM (Science & Analysis of Materials) Represented by Dr Thierry Girot (SAM) RDI Landscape Public Research Centre Gabriel Lippmann

26. Founded in 1987 Aim: contribute to the improvement and stregthening of the innovation capacity of enterprises & public organisations Currently 350 researchers & staff in 10 departments: AMS (Advanced Materials & Structures) CITI (Centre for IT Innovation) CRSantec (Resource Centre for Healthcare Technologies) CRTE (Resource Centre for Environmental Technologies) CRTI-B (Resource Centre for Technologies & Innovation in Construction) CVC (Technology Watch Centre) LTI (Laboratory for Industrial Technologies) SITec (Lifelong Learning for Technological Innovation) Technoport (Technology-based Business Incubator) FOSS (Free & Open-Source Software Innovation Platform) Represented by Dr David Ruch (AMS) RDI Landscape Public Research Centre Henri Tudor

27. Founded in 1988 Aim: to generate knowledge on the pathenogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases with large impact on public health (clinically oriented biomendical research) and to perform epidemiological surveillance of these diseases and researrch on health-related determinants in the population Currently 250 researchers & staff in 6 departments: Virology, allergology & immunity Immunology Oncology Cardiovascular diseases Public health CIEC (Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Centre) Represented by Dr Jean-Claude Schmit RDI Landscape Public Research Centre for Health

28. Founded in 2003 University with a strong emphasis on research Multilingual university with courses in 3 languages (English, German & French) Bologna process integrated from start Currently 776 collaborators (167 professors or associate professors) 3 Faculties: Law, Economics and Finance Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education Sciences, Technologies and Communication 2 Interdisciplinary Research Centres Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability & Trust Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology Represented by Prof’ Pascal Bouvry RDI Landscape University of Luxembourg

29. R&D Landscape The Challenges for RDI in Luxembourg? • Increase public R&D expenditure to 1% of GDP • Orientate public research projects to defined themes (particularly Life Sciences) • Improve the governance of the National Innovation System through the use of Performance Contracts • Increase the supply of highly skilled personnel for public and private research • Develop collaborations between public research institutions and business at a National and a European level (PPP) • Encourage more companies to undertake R&D activities • Encourage the creation & development of new innovative companies • Develop advantageous Intellectual Property Rights conditions

30. R&D Landscape The Future for RDI in Luxembourg? Development of City of Science, Research and Innovation at Esch Belval (south west of Luxembourg) Future location for all RDI activities in Luxembourg! 3,000 Teachers & researchers 27.34 Hectare site 475,000m2 Working area

31. Les Clusters Luxembourgeois Ian Cresswell Luxinnovation GIE 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-1615 Luxembourg – Kirchberg B.P. 1372 L-1013 Luxembourg Tél. +352 43 62 63-1 Fax. +352 43 81 20 E-mail : info@luxinnovation.lu Web : www.luxinnovation.lu www.innovation.public.lu Merci!