On December 20, the Luxembourg research and tech institute and the House of Startups signed a five-year collaboration agreement to set up a networking programme and build more bridges between the worlds of research and startups.
Increased collaboration between researchers and entrepreneurs is essential to expanding the Luxembourg ecosystem. As such, this MoU is an important milestone on the country’s journey toward consolidating its status as a Startup Nation.
“I am delighted with this choice partnership, which is fully in line with Luxembourg’s strategy to retain talent and to put technological excellence to good use in sustainable, value-creating innovation,” said Philippe Linster, CEO of the HoST, adding “the match between startups and researchers is extremely prolific in terms of delivering disruptive solutions”.
As part of this collaboration, LIST researchers and valorisation experts will work on House of Startups projects as consultants or contributors, as guests or speakers at events organised by the House of Startups. They will also have the opportunity to contribute to the activities of LOIC, the “Luxembourg Open Innovation Club”.
While research and entrepreneurship might strike one as two completely different activities, Thomas Kallstenius, CEO of LIST sees them as two sides of the same coin, stating that “the entrepreneurial spirit is an integral part of our values, and that [they] are very happy to put the excellence of [their] researchers at the service of the Luxembourg startup ecosystem.”
