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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, February 15]
In addition to the 'magnet for Aachen' campus story, this issue’s top stories are to be found in the Life Science and Science and Technology sections. There are interesting developments at Jülich with laptop fuel cells, petaflop...[more]
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FLY TO CEBIT
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 14]
The chamber of commerce is organizing a flight to the world’s biggest IT fair, the CeBIT in Hanover, which runs from March 4 through 9. The fair has around 6200 companies from 60 different countries. At 07:30 on Thursday March...[more]
LIOF & HIMO MONSCHAU
[BIZ: Monschau, February 12]
In recent times, networking cooperation, using contacts has been on everybody’s agenda because it broadens horizons and leads to synergetic effects and to new business. There are regular sessions on this topic at HIMO in Monschau...[more]
THE FUTURE OF STEEL
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 12]
There is to be a seminar on the topics developed in the context of the ArcelorMittal innovation session for 2007. This is part of a partnership between ArcelorMittal and the University of Liège and it’s looking at the future...[more]
CHINA NEWSLETTER
[BIZ: Hasselt, February 11]
Leo Delcroix, a former Belgian minister and former director at the Maastricht School of Management, has signed a contract with the Chinese government to produce a weekly English-language newsletter on China. The newsletter has now...[more]
A MAGNET FOR AACHEN
[BIZ/EDU: Aachen, February 11]
Aachen’s plans for a new campus include 270,000m2 for the first part of the research institute and industrial activities. This is a project that is of great importance for Aachen in the competition among European technology regions...[more]
START WITH SWING
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 11]
The Weller Housing Cooperation’s new Morenhoek project in Heerlen got off to a swinging start when local residents and organizations and the future tenants of the Morenhoek project met on the square. The dance school Swing Inn gave...[more]
LIMBURG INNOVATION PRIZE
[BIZ: Brussels, February 10]
The SME Limburg Innovation Prize is an initiative of the Dutch SME organization for Limburg and the regional broadcaster L1 in the context of its cooperation with UNIZO Limburg. On the Belgian side, SME Limburg is opening this prize...[more]
NO TO COAL-FIRED
[BIZ: Beringen, February 8]
The project of the German energy group E.ON to build an 800MW coal-fired power station in the coal harbor of Beringen is being halted. According to E.ON, they need another 20 hectares, 11 hectares of which belongs to the City of Beringen...[more]
AGAINST THE ‘ECOTAX’
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 8]
Ryanair has announced that it is going to join Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) in its court case against the Dutch government. The subject of the lawsuit is the much debated “ecotax” which will be introduced on July 1, 2008. The...[more]
STIJN BIJNENS
[BIZ: Hasselt, February 7]
Half of the profit of LRM, the Limburg (B) Development Company must come this year from venture capital and property management. This year the first attempt will be made to source gas in Limburg, according to Stijn Bijnens in his first...[more]
CITIES IN INDIA
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 7]
The Maastricht Architect Joe Coenen has developed plans for a city with a population of one million that will probably be built in India after 2010. This will be one of five satellite cities for Bangalore, a center of the Indian...[more]
EURO ASPER 2008
[BIZ: Horst, February 7]
The biennial European asparagus symposium for cultivation and trade, Euro Asper, will be held on Thursday, February 28 and Friday 29 in Mierlo, near Eindhoven. According to the first registrations, Euro Asper 2008 will be well attended....[more]
INTER-NED NEWSLETTER
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, February 7]
In the Inter-Ned newsletter, which deals with relations between North-Rhine Westphalia and The Netherlands, a number of important issues arise. There is a reminder of the need to have environmental stickers on cars in the environmental...[more]
ORGANIC EIFEL
[BIZ: Geichlingen, February 6]
Organic products from the Eifel will be more readily available from this summer. Two years ago, organic farmers, a baker, a butcher, an oil miller and a cheese maker set-up the organization Eifel-bio. In future more agriculturalists...[more]
AMGEN & TAKEDA
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Aachen, February 4]
The world’s biggest biotech business Amgen and Japan’s Takeda pharmaceutical company have concluded a deal worth a billion dollars in pharmaceutical research, which will improve Takeda’s position on the Japanese market. Amgen...[more]
READY TO WEAR
[BIZ: Liège, February 4]
Scène et fil is a new business, set-up by five young women from Liège to produce ready-to-wear clothes. The idea of this new business was born during their study on clothing technology and their workshop is dedicated to theatre costumes...[more]
WALLOON WEB GUIDE
[BIZ: Wavre, February 2]
The 2008 Web Guide is now available. It contains more than 500 addresses and is free of charge. Check the website for more information....[more]
A PLACE FOR ART
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 2]
AINSI is to be a new center in Maastricht for new business in the area of art, industry, nature, society and innovation (AINSI), and there is funding for this. It means that businesses will be able to rent office space at around...[more]
REEF PRECISIE & THALES
[BIZ: Echt, February 2]
Reef Precisie BV in Echt supplies precision engineering parts, mechatronic assemblies and engineering for a range of sectors, including aerospace and defense. In a compensation order it was recommended to Thales by the Dutch Ministry...[more]
PARTITION SYSTEMS
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 2]
SNP Systems BV, located in Maastricht, is an independent supplier of flexible and innovative systems for the partition (offices and clean rooms) and solar (photovoltaic) industry. SNP systems have started to sell complete solar...[more]
MOTTO VOIP BV
[BIZ: Maastricht February 2]
A new innovative Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company has been established in Limburg by Kay Reijnen and Peter Faessen and LIOF has taken a 28% stake in this business....[more]
TORTILLAS FROM LIMBURG
[BIZ: Kerkrade, February 2]
Mexma Food is a new business producing tortillas and wraps in Kerkrade. It is an idea of the businessman Ger Stevelmans, who has a background in bakery products. He is working with 40 staff at the Dentgenback business park with a...[more]
VERVIERS WEB TV
[BIZ: Verviers, February 2]
On January 28 the Liège-Verviers Chamber of Commerce presented its first web TV program, dealing with business in general and local business. You can see the results at the site below....[more]
RWE LAUNCHES INNOGY
[BIZ/INFRA: Essen, February 2]
RWE's new company for renewable energy begins operation as planned on February 1 with around 1,500 MW of generation capacity and approximately 600 employees. The company's aim is to grow the business vigorously in Great Britain...[more]
RWE BILLIONS IN NETWORK
[BIZ/INFRA: Essen, February 2]
The RWE power transport network will pay almost EUR 3bn through 2017 for the development of a high-voltage network. The company wants to extend its network by 800km and provide 25 new switching stations....[more]
ARCELOR CO2 OFFSET
[BIZ: Liège, February 2]
ArcelorMittal and the Walloon region have reached an agreement over the payment of the CO2 offset costs for the two Liège blast furnaces. This means that the company will start up the blast furnace in Seraing and the one in Ougrée will...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT 2007/2008
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, February 2]
Liège Airport, Europe’s 9th biggest cargo airport, has continued to expand across its wide range of activities. A trend that looks likely to be confirmed in 2008 according to budgetary forecasts.The tonnage passing through Liège ...[more]
LIEGE APARTMENT MARKET
[BIZ: Liège, February 2]
ImmoQuest has presented its most recent Quest study on the new apartment market in Liège. ImmoQuest decided to assess the price per square meter of new apartments in Liège for the different quarters (districts) of the city; something...[more]
TRAVELTAINMENT WUERSELEN
[BIZ: Würselen, February 2]
Traveltainment a.g., the market leader in online tourism has selected Würselen in the Aachen region for its head office. Traveltainment grew out of its old office in Aachen and is taking on another 1,600m2 with an option of another...[more]
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LOMMEL’S SANDS
[INFRA/EDU: Lommel, February 7]
The municipality of Lommel will soon have the world’s largest collection of sands. This comprises 13,000 different types of sand with additional photos, slides and publications. Wieske Kramer from The Netherlands wants to donate...[more]
MAASTRICHT-LIEGE RAIL LINK
[LOG: Maastricht, February 2]
ProRail has indicated that the Dutch part of the Maastricht-Liège rail line will be upgraded to meet the technical requirements of Belgian inter-city trains between both cities. The Belgian network is more up to date than the stretch...[more]
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COFFEE SHOPS
[GOV: Hasselt, February 12]
Coffee shops are a euphemism used to covers establishments that sell soft drugs in the Netherlands. This is tolerated, up to a point, but does lead to considerable problems because of the numbers of potential purchasers who cross...[more]
LIEGE HEADS ARIANE
[GOV/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 12]
The Ariane Cities Community was set-up in 1978 to contribute to the economic, cultural and educational development of these cities and their citizens, who are directly involved in the European space program. There are 34 members...[more]
WINDMILLS AND BIRDS
[GOV: Liège, February 8]
The Walloon country is producing 324MW of electricity using 145 wind turbines, this is more than had been planned for 2010, according to the nature organization Natagora. And they, along with the Society for the Protection of Birds (AVES),...[more]
B/NL DISASTER POLICY
[GOV: Eupen, February 5]
The Dutch and Belgian authorities must improve their cooperation in dealing with cross-border disasters. The Benelux parliament has pointed to this need. A committee of parliamentarians from both countries, headed by Mayor Jacques Niederer...[more]
AMBASSADOR AT EURODE
[GOV/BIZ: Herzogenrath, February 5]
The German ambassador to The Netherlands Dr Thomas M. Läufer visited Eurode. He was greeted by Municipal Secretary Chris Kuikman, Mayor Jos Som from Kerkrade and Christoph von den Driesch from Herzogenrath, who explained the...[more]
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
[GOV: Liège, February 4]
Seven organizations in Liège are among the representatives of an organization working towards the establishment of an urban agglomeration. The forum that they have established has representatives from the chambers of commerce, the communications...[more]
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DNAVISION AGRIFOOD
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 14]
If you want to know that your caviar really is Beluga and that your steak is not a pork chop (i.e. it’s kosher) or you want to check there are no unpleasant microbes in your oysters and mussels, you will be able to use the services...[more]
PERSONAL HEALTHCARE
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, February 12]
There will be a lecture on February 19 at 18:00 in Room A0 32 in the Sammelbau Biologie, Worringerweg 1 in Aachen given by Dr Jörg Habetha, the Director of Philips Research Department and Head of Medical Signal Processing (MSP)...[more]
HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL
[HEALTH: Liège, February 8]
There will be an International Health Film Festival in Liège from March 10 through March 15. This is the eighth in a series and you can follow the festival directly on web TV at:...[more]
FEAR OF FALLING
[HEALTH: Maastricht, February 7]
Fear of falling can drastically affect older people’s social lives. Whether they have had previous experiences with falling or breaking bones is irrelevant: knowing that a broken hip can lead to death within months, many stop...[more]
OMS CLINICAL TRIAL
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 2]
OncoMethylome Sciences has announced that it plans to launch a large, international, multi-center colorectal cancer clinical trial. The German part of the international trial will be managed by Signatures Diagnostics. Signature...[more]
PAION/LUNDBECK LICENSE
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, February 2]
PAION AG has announced that the expanded licensing agreement with H. Lundbeck A/S regarding the Desmoteplase compound has now come into force without conditions following Lundbeck's positive argets. In addition, PAION will receive...[more]
CARE PERMIT EPEN
[HEALTH/BIZ: Epen, February 2]
The Hilltops Nederland BV has received a building permit to convert the NH Hotel in Epen into a care hotel. A care hotel is intended for people with phobias, traumas, burn-outs or alcohol problems. A day in such an establishment...[more]
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, February 2]
A new deep brain pacemaker from Jülich is effectively bringing cells out of the diseased mode with targeted desynchronizing impulses instead of the sustained fire used in previous devices. Diseased brain cells do not behave according...[more]
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LAPTOP FUEL CELLS
[SCI-TECH: Jülich February 15]
The Institute for Institute of Energy Research (IEF) is looking at fuel cells for laptops, cars or small domestic power stations. These units, which would produce 2 KW of power, are giving a boost to a development group at Jülich...[more]
AACHEN SPACE LANGUAGE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, February 8]
Aachen information scientists have developed a new computer language for the European Space Association. This organization provided EUR 500,000 in funding and the information scientists at the university will ensure that there...[more]
JUGENE SUPERCOMPUTER
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, February 7]
The new supercomputer JUGENE will be officially inaugurated on February 22, 2008 in the presence of Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers PM of North-Rhine Westphalia in the auditorium at Jülich Reseach Center.When IBM Blue Gene technology became ...[more]
HARALD BOLT JUELICH
[SCI-TECH/EDU: Jülich, February 5]
Starting in February Professor Harald Bolt will be joining the board concerned with energy and the environment at the Jülich Research Center. Professor Bolt was formerly director of Max Planck.Professor Hans-Harald Bold ...[more]
EVS WINS AWARD
[SCI-TECH: Liège, February 2]
EVS won the IBC2007 Innovation Award in Amsterdam in September. EVS is delighted to announce that it has won the prestigious IBC Innovation Award for Content Management, presented by an international judging panel at this year’s...[more]
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LA CALAMINE PASSION
[LEI: La Calamine, February 15]
The 11th La Calamine Passion Play in a series which started in 1936 is to be performed at B-4720 La Calamine in the Patronage. This marks 150 years of the Parish of La Calamine. It starts February 16 and ends on Good Friday,...[more]
5-PLUS WEB SITE
[LEI: Liège, February 15]
5-plus which gives a n overview of tourism in five of Meuse-Rhine’s cities (Aachen, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège and Maastricht) is launching a new web site today. Check the link. ...[more]
DOWN THE MINE
[LEI/EDU: Blegny, February 14
Blegny-Mine is open to Dutch (and presumably other) visitors during the spring vacation from Saturday 16/02 through Friday 29/02. There are guided visits in Dutch at 13 hrs.
Admission : Adults : EUR 8.50; Children (6-12 ): EUR...[more]
LE JOUR DU MUGUET
[LEI: Maastricht, February 14]
The Alliance Française in Maastricht is going to hold a festival devoted to French culture on May 1 in Maastricht. The ‘muguet’ is the Lily of the valley and is given to friends on May 1 and should bring good luck for the rest...[more]
ANIMALIA EXPO
[LEI: Liège, February 14]
Animalia Expo is, as one might expect, an animal show which covers everything from dogs to cats, via chinchillas and snakes. It will be held on March 8 and 9 from 10:00 to 19:00h at the Halles de Foires in Liège. Check the website...[more]
CLIMATE CHANGE
[LEI/EDU: Maastricht, February 12]
The Maastricht Debate with Gurmit Singh, Executive Director of the Centre for Environment, Technology and Development(CETDEM), Malaysia, and Hans Labohm, independent economist and publicist on the politics of Climate Change...[more]
HERTZ SPONSORS ATHLETES
[LEI/GOV: Sittard, February 12]
The car hire firm Hertz Benelux is going to support a professional tri-athlete, Heleen bij de Vaate, this year with a contribution of a silver-grey VW Polo. Heleen bij de Vaate moved towards the world top in 2007 with her personal...[more]
BOOKS & ANTIQUES 2008
[LEI: Maastricht, February 12]
The Maastricht Antiquarian Book and Print Fair (mabp) 2008 will be held from March 6 through March 8 at two major locations in the heart of old Maastricht during the TEFAF. One location is the 15th century Church of St. Jan (on...[more]
U THEATRE FESTIVAL
[LEI: Liège, February 12]
The 25th universities theatre festival will be held in Liège from February 25 through March 2. Participants will include: The Universities of Ouagadougou, Oaxaca Mexico, Amsterdam, Colchester in the UK, Haifa in Israel, Neuchâtel in...[more]
CHINA DINO
[LEI/EDU: Maastricht, February 9]
Maastricht’s Natural History Museum, the Province of Limburg and the City of Maastricht are proud of the four unique Chinese dinosaur skeletons which are on view at the museum. The same exhibition has also been in Paris and...[more]
MUSIC IN THE BARN
[LEI: Fourons, February 9]
There is to be a concert in the Barn in Fourons on February 24 at 15:00. The information is given at the link below. There will also be Fourons apple wine. The concert will be given by the Anton Ensemble which includes Sara Picavet...[more]
CHANTAL BIETLOT
[LEI: Visé, February 7]
An exhibition of the work of Chantal Bietlot, ‘Ten Years of Rhythm and Passion’, will be held at the Chapelle des Sépulcrines Visé, rue du Collège 31, Visé from March 13 through March 24 from 14:00 to 18:00h. The artistic themes will...[more]
AACHEN LITERARY PRIZE
[LEI: Aachen, February 7]
The Aachen literary prize goes to Christoph Hein. Hein is one of the best known contemporary German authors and is known as a raconteur, dramatist and essayist. From 1998 to 2000 he was first president of the joint German PEN Club,...[more]
PETIT FUTE FOR DG
[LEI: Brussels, February 6]
As we announced earlier, there is now a Petit Futé guide for the German-speaking region of Belgium: ‘Petit Futé Cantons de l'Est – Eifel’. This 73,000 strong community, with its own Prime Minister and parliament doesn’t seem to have...[more]
BEEF-TASTING
[LEI: Lanaken, February 5]
Everybody has heard of wine tasting and cheese tasting; but Los Argentinos in Lanaken was recently the site of an international beef tasting afternoon.At the invitation of Safa Faltas of Los Argentinos, the first restaurant in Europe ...[more]
3000 YRS OF GREAT ART
[LEI: Maastricht, February 2]
Magnificent works by the finest artists of every era from classical antiquity to the 21st century will go on show when TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is held in the Dutch city of Maastricht from March 7 through March 16, 2008....[more]
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