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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, September 30]
In addition to the articles in the editorial section, there are a lot of top stories in this issue. They include : Walloon Aerospace; Mubio cancer vaccines; Bayer’s Catalysis Center in Aachen; Amos Scopes for new Mexico; Sittard’s...[more]
DSM: FUTURE NOW
[EDIT: Urmond, September 27]
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Dynamic Strategic Modulation, which is surely what DSM must stand for. The company is accelerating away from a past, wreathed in the noxious emissions of bulk chemicals, to a future as a provider...[more]
PRIME MINISTER LAMBERTZ REFLECTS
[EDIT: Eupen, September 25]
In the Summer, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, the Premier of Belgium’s German speaking Region, gave a talk about cross-border areas in Europe and about their importance in a structure of the European Union; but, he also approached the subject...[more]
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AMB STRATEGY ENHANCEMENT
[BIZ: Aachen, September 28]
The third-largest primary insurance group in Germany has adopted a new structure. The multi-channel insurers Generali in Munich and Volksfürsorge in Hamburg are to be merged. This will create a leading provider in the German insurance...[more]
NEW SPA COMPLEX IN BORN
[BIZ: Born, September 28]
In Born, a new wellness, sauna and beauty-complex has opened. Thermen Born offers its customers an indoor area of 2000 m and a garden and patio of with a further 2000 m. It is located next to the 4-star Amråth Born-Sittard...[more]
NOMACORC TAKES ON 50
[BIZ: Thimister, September 26]
Nomacorc, which produces plastic corks, is going to take on 50 more staff. The company is a world leader in synthetic corks....[more]
MOSAE FORUM
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 26]
On Wednesday, September 26 the Mosae Forum, the vast new shopping center, a marketplace on the banks of the Meuse, was opened by The Netherlands’ Crown Prince Willem Alexander, with a festive market around the city hall and a...[more]
CHIO AACHEN: TOP EVENT
[BIZ/LEI: Aachen, September 25]
CHIO Aachen is first among sports events in Germany that charge entrance, as reported in the current issue of "Sponsor News". The World Equestrian Festival clearly tops the rankings in terms of visitors (338,000), ahead of Formula...[more]
VODAFONE WITH PREPAID WIDGETS
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 25]
Vodafone is the first operator in The Netherlands that offers the option for pre-paid customers to expand their facilities with a ‘widget’. If these customers add a direct link to their personal iGoogle site, they can raise their...[more]
WEGENER TAKEOVER
[BIZ: London, September 22]
The British media company Mecom, owner of Media Group Limburg, has expanded its holding in Wegener to 58.31%. This expansion means that in fact Mecom has three-quarters of the shares in its hands because 17% is owned by the Board...[more]
BIOWANZE MEANS BIOETHANOL
[BIZ: Liège, September 22]
The Biowanze factory they will be producing their first liters of bioethanol next year. The work is progressing; the factory is being built on a modular basis and at the side of the Père Pire bridge. One can see a structure arising...[more]
LEONIDAS COFFEE AND CHOCS
[BIZ: Valkenburg, September 22]
On September 22, Leonidas Chocolates and Café opened in Valkenburg. Leonidas, the internationally celebrated chocolatier, started its own coffee bars with chocolates in 2005, at first in Brussels and Vienna, and Valkenburg is...[more]
EIFEL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen Region/Eifel, September 21]
The Eifel, an attractive recreational area on Germany’s western borders, is going to work on technology transfer. AGIT, the Aachen economic development agency, is going to work with the three Eifel districts in North-Rhine...[more]
DSM NEOCRYL PLANT WAALWIJK
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 21]
Royal DSM N.V. has decided to build a new factory for waterborne emulsion resins. This new plant will produce waterborne emulsions to be marketed by DSM NeoResins+. Production will come on stream at the end of 2008. The total investment...[more]
ONCOMETHYLOME BIZ
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 21]
The Liège-based biotech company OncoMethylome Sciences will achieve good test results in H2 2007 and try to use its development pipeline to reach commercial agreements, according to the MD Herman Sploders. The company also...[more]
SPECTRUM, FEV’S NEWSLETTER
[BIZ: Aachen, September 20]
This month the automotive power train specialist FEV’s newsletter covers: the new FEV ENdurance Test Center in Brehna, near Leipzig; hybrid power train test cell capabilities; mechanical testing; fleet testing; FEV Test & Instrumentation...[more]
SITTARD SOLAR SILICON
[BIZ: Essen, September 20]
Evonik Industries and Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands-based The Silicon Mine (TSM) are planning to build the first integrated production facility for solar silicon in the Netherlands. For this purpose, the two partners recently signed...[more]
RFID GRAND PRIX SECURITY
[BIZ: Liège, September 20]
RFIDEA SA, one of the leaders in traceability solutions using electronic identification tags, has been used with success to control access for VIPs to the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps. Check the website for details...[more]
INVESTMENT AT SPA AIRFIELD
[BIZ/LOG: Spa, September 20]
The airfield at Spa Malchamps is going to be upgraded. The Walloon company for airport/airfield administration Sowaer intends to spend EUR 1.5m on the airfield to make it more secure, and they will look into handing the infrastructure...[more]
EUR 7M BAYER CATALYSIS CENTER
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, September 20]
BayerMaterialScience AG and Bayer Technology Services GmbH have signed a five-year agreement with the RWTH University in Aachen for close cooperation in catalysis research. Catalysis has become a key technology in the chemical...[more]
EUR 1M FOR SYNTEGRO FROM LRM
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 20]
The Belgian Limburg development company LRM has invested EUR 750,000 in Syntegro NV, a new IT company which is at the Research Center on the campus in Hasselt. It’s a Belgian company with its own development and production of hardware...[more]
SIEMENS & TRIANEL SIGN
[BIZ: Aachen/Salzburg, September 20]
Trianel and a consortium led by Siemens Power Generation signed a contract in Salzburg for the turnkey production of a coal-powered 750MW power plant. If all goes according to plan in respect of permits for the construction...[more]
DSM AND AVEBE IN CREAMINESS
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 19]
Royal DSM NV and AVEBE U.A. today announce that the business group DSM Food Specialties and AVEBE Food have entered into a strategic partnership. The combination of DSM’s enzyme expertise and AVEBE’s starch knowledge will lead to...[more]
INITIATIVES OCTOBER 24-26
[BIZ: Liège, September 19]
Initiatives, the Liège business fair, is making a number of changes. It will be held at the Halles des Foires in Liège from October 24 to 26, and it will have a business forum. It will be divided into a number of basic themes. There...[more]
VODAFONE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 19]
Vodafone Nederland has started to sell Vodafone fixed-net calling and Internet use for consumers in all Vodafone shops and regular sales channels, and on September 19 a national campaign began to make the public aware that it...[more]
EUR 1.5M MUBIO CANCER VACCINES
[BIZ/LIFE SCI: Maastricht/Hasselt, September 19]
The first Euroregional project shared by Belgian and Dutch investment companies and universities has led to the Belgian Limburg investment company LRM and the Dutch Limburg development company LIOF investing EUR...[more]
INTEREST IN TESSENDERLO ABROAD
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, September 18]
There is an ongoing current of interest from abroad for Tessenderlo Chemicals, which specializes in inorganic chemicals, alkalis. The interest is reflected in its position in the market. ‘Tessenderlo’s activities have been thoroughly...[more]
MAASTRICHT AIRPORT NEWS
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, September 18]
In addition to the new Milan flights from MAA, the Mercure Hotel has been purchased by the airport and there is also to be a new freight terminal. This second freight terminal will add to the cargo capacity of the airport,...[more]
OUTLANDER FOR NEDCAR
[BIZ: Tokyo, September 18]
The Japanese car maker Mitsubishi is going to build its luxury SUV at NedCar, in Born from next year. It will be producing between 20,000 to 30,000 cars annually, on top of the 70,000 Mitsubishi Colts already produced there. This will...[more]
VALKENBURG WELLNESS TOUR
[BIZ/LEI: Valkenburg, September 18]
Valkenburg is clearly taking its role in the wellness world very seriously and recently got top chefs in to add to the universe of wellness. There was trout from the Ardennes, pikeperch with creamed wild parsnips, a tempura...[more]
VEBEGO INNOVATES
[BIZ: Voerendaal, September 18]
Karolien Niederer has joined Vebego International and will be responsible for innovation within the company. Her focus will be on promoting innovation in the 44 Vebego companies. Innovation is an important spearhead for Vebego’s...[more]
PRATT & WHITNEY WITH TECHSPACE
[BIZ: Liège/Milmort, September 17]
Techspace Aero, majority owned by the Safran Group, and Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the acquisition by Pratt & Whitney of 100% ownership of Techspace...[more]
SKYWIN
[BIZ: Liège, September 16]
SkyWin, the authority representing the Walloon aerospace cluster, has produced a new newsletter which covers a call for projects to be submitted by January 2008, with a focus on the use of more composite materials in aerospace, more...[more]
AMOS SCOPES IN NEW MEXICO
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège/Socorro, N.M., September 16]
Administrators at New Mexico Tech recently signed a contract with Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS) to have the Liège company design and build telescopes for the research university’s Magdalena Ridge...[more]
REVENUES GROW IN LIMBURG
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 16]
The 500 Limburg (B) companies with the highest revenues achieved last year showed a rise of 6.5% and an increase in employment of 5%. The ten biggest companies are Ford Genk, the steel company Ugine & ALZ, Borealis, Ikea Distribution,...[more]
IPTE FOR THE GERMAN MARKET
[BIZ: Genk, September 16]
The electronics concern IPTE in Genk wants to benefit from the growth in Germany’s electronics sector. The company wants to do this by taking over a number of companies. As a result of growth in profits, IPTE has stated that it has...[more]
HIGH VOLTAGE BELGIUM-GERMANY
[BIZ: Brussels, September 16]
Elia, the authority responsible for the Belgian high-voltage network, and the German network manager RWE are investigating the feasibility of a high-voltage line between Germany and Belgium. At the moment, there is no direct connection...[more]
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LOGISTICS ROAD SHOWS
[LOG, Liège, September 28]
The logistical cluster in the Walloon country is organizing four road shows to promote its 3rd call for projects for the Walloon competitive clusters program. The Liège meeting will be held on October 3 from 17.00 to 22.00h and information...[more]
NEW RAIL STATION
[LOG: Maastricht, September 20]
The provincial government in Limburg has decided to have a new stop on the Heuvelland line, the train that runs from Maastricht to Heerlen and Kerkrade, and to have a stop where the line crosses the Hoekerweg. ...[more]
MAA TO MILAN
[LOG: Maastricht, September 18]
The Italian low-cost airline Volareweb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alitalia, is starting flights between Maastricht Aachen Airport and Milan’s Malpensa Airport on Sunday, October 28. The flights will be 4X weekly with a modern...[more]
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MERGE
[EDU: Heerlen, September 27]
The Open University in Heerlen and Maastricht University are merging libraries. This will allow both institutions to expand their digital offering. An agreement was signed for this purpose on the 27th....[more]
AACHEN REGION INNOVATION
[GOV: Aachen, September 25]
The Aachen StädteRegion (urban agglomeration) and the districts of Düren, Euskirchen and Heinsberg are jointly presenting the Aachen Region’s Innovation Prize. There are 3 categories: Starters: CanControls, Eifel PET GmbH, Pro ...[more]
MINEWATER AND MAANKWARTIER
[GOV: Heerlen, September 24]
On September 24, the Minister of Public Housing and Spatial Planning, Mrs. Cramer, visited Heerlen starting at the Hoppenhof, the new ultramodern building part of the city’s upgrading operation and presented a check for EUR 4m to...[more]
EUR 72M FOR MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Brussels, September 24]
The European Commission is putting EUR 72m into Meuse-Rhine over the next seven years, into development of the Euroregion. The money will come from the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD). A greater part of it, EUR 47m,...[more]
TERWORM AND HUYS DE DOHM
[GOV: Heerlen, September 20]
The Heerlen city council has agreed to a credit of EUR 35,800 for the maintenance of Terworm castle and Huys de Dohm. It’s possible to get subsidies from the central government for the maintenance of historic buildings and the Province...[more]
LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER
[GOV: Düsseldorf, September 20]
The close proximity and the range of business contacts between The Netherlands and North-Rhine Westphalia should not conceal the fact that SMEs and the liberal professions do not make enough use of the neighboring markets available...[more]
LAMBERTZ: STRATEGIC CHALLENGE
[GOV: Eupen, September 19]
The parliament of Belgium’s German-speaking community has confirmed the SP (Socialist Party) member Louis Siquet in his position as president. After his re-election at the beginning of the new session, Prime Minister Lambertz presented...[more]
INTERREG IV-A EUR 144M
[GOV: Aachen, September 18]
Cross-border cooperation in Meuse-Rhine will be supported by the European Union in the coming period, as part of the Interreg IV-A program, with a grant of EUR 144m. The program, developed by the partner regions in the Meuse-Rhine,...[more]
LIMBURG CAN AND WILL LEAD
[GOV: Maastricht, September 18]
Limburg can and will play a leading role in preparing The Netherlands’ regions for future. This is the view of the Limburg provincial government in response to The Dutch Budget. This role can be implemented in respect of demographic...[more]
MAASTRICHT IN FT RANKING
[EDU: Maastricht, September 17]
Maastricht University’s Faculty of Economic Science & Business was in the Financial Times’ Masters of Management program rankings for the first time this year. The International Business program was in the top 40 European institutes ...[more]
SCIENCE INFO
[EDU: Liège, September 16]
The University of Liège has launched a website providing multimedia information and references on scientific developments in French and English. It’s called ‘reflexions’ and is designed to provide secondary school pupils and the general...[more]
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MEDICAL BIZ IS IN
[LIFE-SCI/BIZ: Tilburg/Sittard, September 21]
Medical shopping boulevards close to hospitals are flourishing, as is the case in Sittard-Geleen. Hospitals provide business and the shops provide a natural transition between the world of people and the hospitals....[more]
RADIOTHERAPY AT AVANTIS?
[LIFE-SCI/BIZ: Heerlen, September 21]
There is very good chance for a radiotherapy center at Avantis Science and Business Park. On the arrival of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion particle therapy center, there will be an investment of between EUR 160m and EUR 200m....[more]
PRE-CONCEPTION CARE
[HEALTH: Maastricht, September 21]
The Health Council has given positive advice to the Minister on setting up a program on pre-conception care at the School of Midwifery in Maastricht (AVM). Last year the School of Midwifery anticipated this move by offering...[more]
EUR 45M FOR BIOMATERIALS
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, September 20]
The Limburg provincial government cabinet has released EUR 45m for a research program on biomedical materials, BMM, in which the University of Maastricht and the University Hospital will play an important role. This project...[more]
LASER TREATMENT IN HASSELT
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, September 19]
At the Virga Jesse hospital in Hasselt, cancer patients who are troubled by painful inflammation of the mucous membrane in the mouth will henceforward have free laser treatment for it. The Hasselt hospital is the first center...[more]
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 19]
OncoMethylome Sciences has published new data on its colorectal cancer program at the AACR conference on molecular diagnostics in cancer therapeutic development. OncoMethylome has shown that it has successfully identified methylation...[more]
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BELGIAN ONLINE NEWS ARCHIVE
[MEDIA: Eupen, September 28]
The ‘Grenz-Echo’, a Belgian newspaper, will be the first in Belgium to put its newspaper-archive online. More than 60 years of the German-speaking newspaper will be made available on the web...[more]
I-FABRIEK
[LEI: Maastricht, September 28]
October 12, an event aimed at creativity, ideas, innovation, inspiration and industry will be organized at the I-fabriek in Maastricht. For more information check the website...[more]
LIEGE U THEATER PROGRAM
[LEI: Liège, September 25]
The Royal University Theater of Liège (TURLg), founded in 1941, presents its program for the 2007-2008 at the link below. It starts with: ‘CALLING YOU’ by Christelle Burton; Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ is on in English in December...[more]
NEW OLD BEER AT BOKRIJK
[LEI: Bokrijk, September 23]
On a special called ‘Day for the Edible Countryside’ held on September 23 last at the provincial park in Bokrijk, the Demerdal Guild from Vliermaalroot brewed the old local ‘morel’ beer (which had disappeared from the country) using...[more]
MANDALA IN VALKENBURG
[LEI: Valkenburg, September 21]
A Mandala in sand has been created by the Tibetan artist Tashi Norbu and his three brothers, and they can be seen working on it from September 26 through October 9, at the Polfermolen in Valkenburg. The Mandala is made of sand...[more]
DIALECT ON TOUR
[LEI: Aachen, September 20]
Dialect artists from the three borders are going on a tour of Meuse-Rhine. The dialect event is called ‘Os Moddersproak’ and starts on October 5 in the Obelisk Hall in Vaals. Additional Dialect evenings will be held in Aachen, Simpelveld,...[more]
JACQUES ZEGUERS
[LEI: Maastricht, September 19]
Jaques Zeguers is opening a new restaurant on October 3 on the Tongerseweg in Maastricht. Mr Zeguers has known a good many ups and downs in the business and has been crowned with Michelin stars, but now he’s going back to the...[more]
VERDI REQUIEM MEERSSEN
[LEI: Meerssen, September 19]
On November 5, Verdi’s Requiem will be performed at the Basilica in Meerssen by the State Philharmonic Orchestra of BANATUL from Timisoara in Romania. The choir and orchestra of 140 will be directed by Raymond Janssen from Meerssen....[more]
PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
[LEI: Bassenge, September 18]
There will be an exhibition at the Cultural Center of Glons of painting and of photography by Martine Gathon and Dominique Pâques. There is a surrealist inspiration and music too, because the opening will be accompanied by Francine...[more]
PORTABLE MOSQUES
[LEI: Heerlen, September 16]
On Tuesday, October 2 the artist and architect Azra Akšamija is presenting her exhibition called ‘Portable Mosques’ at the Glaspaleis in Heerlen. It’s a trio of costumes that are currently being shown-off in glass cases; they look...[more]
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