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HEALTH CARE AND CURE WEBCAST
[EDIT/LIFE-SCI: Eijsden, November 30]
A new webcast is linked to this newsletter. It also contains an extensive list of the Health Care and Cure projects, currently envisaged in this part of the Province of Limburg’s Acceleration Agenda. Click the link to see...[more]
TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, November 29]
This issue carries a number of stories from DSM’s nutritional products's web site. It is interesting to link these to the article on agro-food and pharma, where the Transcend project is introduced in relation to similar nutritional...[more]
BRANDING AGAIN
[EDIT: Eijsden, November 28]
At a time, when we are already enjoying the Winter Festival at Burcht Hergenrath; on the Vrijthof in Maastricht; or the Liège Christmas Market, with plenty of Champagne and Foie Gras; or plumbing the depths of the grottoes in Valkenburg...[more]
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CEGEKA WITH DATABALK
[BIZ: Hasselt, November 29]
Cegeka, a Hasselt-based IT company, has acquired a majority stake in DataBalk. Headquartered in Veenendaal, this Dutch IT company is specialized in integrated solutions for housing corporations and care institutions. In addition,...[more]
BIO-RACER
[BIZ: Hasselt, November 28]
Five years ago in 2001 LRM, the Belgium Limburg development company, took a stake in Bio-Racer NV from Tessenderloo. This was stake of 44%, and after a difficult initial period, the company has shown a number of years of good and...[more]
DESIGN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, November 27]
CRIF/WTCM, the Belgian collective researcher for the manufacturing sector, is a partner in RECIPE, an EU funded project providing European plastics processing industry with the tools, knowledge and justification to reduce energy...[more]
REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
[BIZ: Aachen, November 25]
Two hundred young businesses are making presentations at the regional technology and start-up center in mid-August in the ‘Aufbruch’ Forum in Aachen and Düren. There will be 13 new companies that will be developing a network. These...[more]
BRANDING / DIGITAL REVOLUTION
[BIZ: Maastricht, November 24]
Europa Films BV launch the Europa Films Channel - featuring global innovation, design, culture and entertainment.Europa Films with international headquarters in Maastricht, The Netherlands create and develop filmed media and...[more]
EVS GETS GOLDEN BRIDGE
[BIZ: London, November 24]
EVS Broadcast Equipment of Liège has been awarded the prestigious Golden Bridge Award by the Belgian and Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in the UK during a gala dinner in London. The award is for the most successful Belgian or Luxembourg...[more]
WOOD GASIFICATION
[BIZ: Charleroi, November 24]
XYLOWATT, which is a spin-off of the University of Louvain, is going to invest EUR 4m in the improvement of co-generation. It has complete solutions to convert biomass efficiently into heat and electricity. With a long experience...[more]
NONOX MOTOR ADVANCES
[BIZ: Avantis, November 24]
Limburg development company LIOF has decided to make EUR 600,000 available for innovative, environment-friendly and economic NONOX natural gas engines. The sum will be invested in the development of an installation for an engine management...[more]
SALE OF HABETS
[BIZ: Nuth, November 24]
BV Beheersmaatschappij MIH and Laumax BV have reached an agreement on the sale of all the shares of the Mechanische Industrie Habets BV to Laumax BV and the Limburg development company LIOF. It’s expected that the transaction will take...[more]
LIDL ONLINE
[BIZ: Neckersulm/Frankfurt, November 23]
The Lidl retail supermarket operation, active in Meuse-Rhine is going to start online sales before the end of 2006....[more]
AACHEN INNOVATION PRIZE
[BIZ: Aachen, November 23]
There were 570 guests for the Aachen Region Innovation Prize, which was held in the Coronation Hall of the City Hall on November 17. The winner in the category Business Establishment went to the Firm of Essedea GmbH & Co KG from Wassenberg....[more]
BIOGAS FORUM
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen/ Düren, November 23]
A ‘Biogas Forum on the Benefit of Experience’ was in held in Düren and sponsored by the AGIT development company to provide information on this new form of energy. A visit was also made to local Biogas installations....[more]
2 FOR ABX DISTRIBUTION
[BIZ: Brussels, November 22]
There are two candidates for the takeover of ABX Distribution Belgium: Dutch TNT and the British GLS (Royal Mail). In an agreement with the European Commission NMBS, the owner of the Road Domestic of ABX has to sell before December...[more]
TELENET BLOCKS CABLE SALE
[BIZ: Namur, November 22]
The Court in Namur has halted the takeover of eight Walloon cable companies by Ale and Brutélé. This is as a result of a complaint by Telenet, which said that it had been put at a disadvantage and that it has been unfairly treated....[more]
TAKEOVER FROM VAN GANSEWINKEL
[BIZ: Brussels, November 21]
AVR, Shanks, Veolia and Sita and two other parties are in the running to takeover the Dutch waste processing company Van Gansewinkel. All the candidates will have to make a binding proposal by the beginning of September. Following...[more]
WIERTZ STARTS IN AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, November 20]
Wiertz’s human resources department is going to recruit staff in the German border area and opened a branch in Aachen on November 14. The branch’s German name is Wiertz Personal. The objective is to assist Dutch businesses that need...[more]
2 LIMBURG HOTELS FOR FLETCHER
[BIZ: Valkenburg, November 19]
The La Ville Blanche in Thorn and Hotel Bel Air in Houthem-Valkenburg are to become part of the Fletcher Hotel Group. Chris Luken, who developed the hotel coupon idea, has added these hotels to his chain of 22 hotels, which are...[more]
INNOVATION IN AACHEN
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, November 17]
The Chair of Business Studies, with a focus on Technology and Innovation Management at the RWTH University in Aachen had, in its WiPro project, at the beginning of 2004 established an objective to develop software with industrial...[more]
INDUSTRI KAPITAL IN MAGOTTEAUX
[BIZ: Liège, November 17]
Industri Kapital, a European private equity firm with Nordic roots, managing close to €4 billion in fund commitments is interested in participating in the Walloon industrial group Magotteaux with expertise in Grinding, Process and Wear...[more]
KING TRANSPORT : CHINESE FRUIT
[BIZ: Liège, November 17]
King Transport, a logistical operation with branches in Hoeselt and at Liège Airport, is negotiating with a number of Chinese companies on a contract for the distribution of Chinese fruit in Europe. The fruit would arrive via Liège...[more]
I-CITY WITH MICROSOFT
[BIZ: Hasselt, November 16]
Microsoft has concluded a cooperative agreement with the Flemish research organization i-City and the interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT). The partnership is going to undertake research into the applications...[more]
NUCLEAR POWER
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, November 16]
A number of major energy consumers are considering a new Belgian nuclear power plant. According to Thomas Leysen, the CEO of Umicore and Chairman of the industrial organization Agoria, the power plant would provide energy at...[more]
BIOFUEL
[BIZ: Hermalle-sous-Huy, November 16]
Biofuel has received a permit to produce biodiesel at the Hermalle-sous-Huy industrial business park in the province of Liège. This represents an investment of around EUR 27m. The company requires a production quota by the...[more]
MARK RUTTE VISITS SEACON
[BIZ: Venlo, November 16]
The leader of the Dutch liberal party Mark Rutte made a visit to Seacon Logistics during the recent Dutch election campaign. He was welcomed by Hai Berden, CEO of Seacon Logistics, and was able to enjoy a presentation of the most important...[more]
CZECH LSO GOES WITH STAR
[BIZ: Liège, November 16]
STAR INFORMATIC has announced that the Czech Land Survey Office (LSO) has chosen to implement Star’s Mercator in its cartographic production process. LSO is a central administrative body for surveying with nationwide competence, ...[more]
SOLAR POWER ON AACHEN’S ROOFS
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen, November 16]
In the context of new energy, there is a focus on solar power. In Germany the boom in solar power could lead through 2025 to as many as 80,000 jobs in the solar cell business. This is also good for the environment. The carbon...[more]
DSM & INTEGRAGEN SA
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, November 16]
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM NV, announced that it has invested EUR 2m in IntegraGen, a French biotechnology company specialized in the development and delivery of genetic tests for rapid diagnosis...[more]
LIEGE IN THE US SOUTH
[BIZ: Columbia S.C., November 16]
There was a major presentation in South Carolina in November, with 40 people attending a conference on doing business in Liège and an explanation of the role of the Liège Development Company SPI+. The Mayor of Columbia (Columbia...[more]
LIEGE EXPORT PRIZES
[BIZ: Liège, November 16]
The Walloon Foreign Trade Agency’s(AWEX) Export Grand Prix award ceremony for the Walloon Region was held on November 14, for the tenth time, in the presence of HRH Philippe of Belgium. The Grand Prix went to the IRM Group (www.irmgroup.info), ...[more]
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HENK EWALS DIES
[LOG: Venlo, November 18]
Henk Ewals, owner of various logistical companies and Ewals Cargo Care with operations in Europe and Asia, passed away in Venlo on November 18 at the age of 61. Ewals Cargo Care was set up in 1906 by Henk Ewals’ grandfather, and he...[more]
EUROSTAR AGREEMENT FOR SNCB
[LOG: Brussels, November 16]
SNCB railways has signed an agreement with Eurostar, which runs the high speed trains that link Belgium, France and the UK. SNCB has a 5% share in Eurostar. The other shareholders are the British company LCR with 40% and the venture...[more]
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EUROPE IN LIMBURG
[EDU/LEI: Maastricht, November 29]
On November 29 a new TV series ‘Europa in Limburg’ started on L1 TV. The series shows what is being done with European funding in Limburg. These are concrete activities such as education in local languages, cross-border transport,...[more]
MAASTRICHT CELEBRATES EUROPE
[GOV: Maastricht, November 27]
To mark the 15th anniversary of the Treaty of Maastricht on February 7, 2007. This was decisive in the history of Maastricht because it turned the city into a world brand. The year of celebration will also include the 50th anniversary...[more]
200/300 BC AACHEN INSCRIPTION
[EDU: Aachen, November 27]
The City of Aachen has discovered an inscription dating from the second or third century BC relating to two temples, and this is the oldest written inscription found on Aachen’s buildings...[more]
NEW INSIGHTS AND FUTURE TRENDS
[GOV: Aachen, November 25]
Partners in the cross-border proposed Euroregional Information Service intend to present an overview of Euroregional economic data. The first book will be presented at the end of 2006 and in 2008 there will be a second edition. The...[more]
NEW CITY HALL BOOK
[GOV: Aachen, November 23]
The mayor of Aachen, Dr Jürgen Linden, and the historian Georg Helg are the authors of a new book on the Aachen City Hall. The book is called ‘From Imperial Pomp to the Citizen’s Freedom. The Aachen City Hall – A Place of Historical...[more]
MIDDLE EAST & MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Maastricht, November 23]
Young people from the Middle East and the Euroregion and youth workers from The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon will be meeting in Maastricht from December 4 through 10 to strengthen...[more]
HASSELT RESEARCH
[EDU: Hasselt, November 20]
The Association of University and Tertiary Institutes in Limburg is focusing on the development of research with maximum cooperation between the University of Hasselt, the Provincial Hogeschool Limburg (PHL) and XIOS Hogeschool. There...[more]
GREEN METROPOLIS
[GOV: Aachen, November 17]
The German City prize has been awarded to the Green Metropolis for one of the best ideas in Germany. The special prize for 2006 is for strategies and concepts for cities and regions from Henri Bava, Erik Behrens and Volmar Delheij...[more]
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LSL NEWSLETTER
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, November 30]
Life Sciences Limburg has launched its new web site. Members of Life Sciences Limburg are invited to post their press releases, news items and also job vacancies on the website. On Wednesday, October 10, Life Sciences Limburg ...[more]
ANTI-SMOKING VACCINE
[LIFE-SCI: Maasticht, November 27]
Research into the anti-smoking vaccine NicVax, headed by Professor Onno van Schayck from University of Maastricht, has received a TOP subsidy. The Dutch organization for Scientific Research (NWO) confirmed this recently to...[more]
KNOW-HOW2CONNECT
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, November 18]
There will be a seminar on life sciences across Europe on Tuesday, December 12 at 15:30 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Forckenbeckstr. 6 in Aachen. Check the website for further information...[more]
AGRO FOOD & PHARMA
[LIFE-SCI/BIZ: Liège, November 16]
On November 8 the three partners in the Interreg Transcend program that is interface for the University of Liège, AGIT the development company from Aachen, and the Limburg development company LIOF organized their fourth interactive...[more]
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NEW RESEARCH IN JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, November 23]
The question of energy supply remains a burning issue. Forschungszentrum Jülich, the largest multidisciplinary research centre in Europe, is using its broadly based energy research to focus on this question.The latest issue ...[more]
JUELICH FUSION PROJECT
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, November 21]
The international nuclear fusion project (ITER) has been officially launched and the countries involved have signed a legal agreement for the construction of a EUR 5bn facility. The reactor will be built in Cadarache, in Provence...[more]
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JAN VAN EYCK EXHIBITION
[LEI: Maastricht, November 25]
The exhibition OR HOW ONE REALITY CAN BE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH ANOTHER was initiated by the Jan van Eyck Academy (Maastricht) and realized in cooperation with STUK and Artis. In the framework of the Opening week of the Jan van Eyck...[more]
SPOOKY CASTLE
[LEI: Hoensbroek, November 25]
Ton van Reen, a Dutch writer of books for children and young people, opened the ‘Secret Winter Castle’ at Château Hoensbroek in Hoensbroek on November 25. The writer did this by reading exciting horror stories. Ton van Reen is...[more]
MECC WINTER CIRCUS
[LEI: Maastricht, November 20]
There will be a Winter Circus in the MECC, a cooperative effort with the Circus Ahoy, from Wednesday, December 13 through 17. Check the website for the details....[more]
DISCOUNTS AT GAIAPARK
[LEI: Heerlen, November 17]
From December 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007 there will be special reductions for the residents of Parkstad Limburg. During this period they can get an annual subscription to the Zoo and this will be supported by Parkstad Limburg....[more]
WORLD RECORD AT SNOW WORLD
[LEI: Landgraaf, November 16]
The Scottish speed skier Millard Reid achieved a new world record at the indoor ski center Snow World in Landgraaf on November 15, with a speed of 103.05kmh. The women’s record was achieved by Tracy Max Sachs with a speed of 101.99kmh,...[more]
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