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EUR 2BN AACHEN CAMPUS
[EDIT/EDU: Aachen, February 18]
Over the next seven years, a EUR 2bn campus is to rise in Aachen. The Chief Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia, Jürgen Rütgers, turned the first spade to start the construction at the 800,000m2 site of RWTH Aachen Campus. It will...[more]
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[EDIT: Eijsden, February 28]
Mayor Gerd Leers of Maastricht said good-bye to a very large group of supporters in the City of Maastricht on February 26. He had resigned (Issue 222) at the prospect of losing a vote of confidence in the city council. This came...[more]
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DSM-MMC SWAP
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 26]
DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group of the Netherlands-based Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company Royal DSM N.V., has announced that it has signed the contracts with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) enabling DSM...[more]
125 YEARS OF TOURISM
[BIZ/GOV: Valkenburg, February 26]
March 26 will see the official celebration of 125 years of the Dutch tourist office in Valkenburg. André Rieu scheduled to play during the ceremony in the presence of Queen Beatrix in the city’s celebrated caves. Anya Niewierra,...[more]
HAT TRICK FOR TRIANEL
[BIZ: Aachen, February 25]
Trainel GmbH in Aachen, the Euroregional power company, with its partners in Hahn, Lummen and Krefeld, and its gas storage company Gronau-Epe, is now for the third year in succession one of the 100 best employers in Germany. This result...[more]
THE UR-PIG IS BACK
[BIZ: Fourons/Altembrouck, February 25]
After ten years of breeding the exclusive Wagyu beef cattle, Altembrouck’s livestock has been extended by the Mangalitsa pig from Hungary. This is a perfect complement to the Wagyu because the Mangalitsa provides the best...[more]
DSM Q4
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 24]
Q4 operating profit from continuing operations EUR 141m is in line with Q3 2009. - Life Sciences performance reflects robust Nutrition business.
- Materials Sciences recovery remains on track.
- Full year operating profit ...[more]
DSM SUPERVISORY BOARD
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 23]
DSM has announced that the Supervisory Board proposes to appoint Mr. Rob Routs as a member.Mr. Routs (63, Dutch) held various posts at the Royal Dutch Shell group until his retirement at the end of 2008. His last positions were ...[more]
EPIQ MAKES UP FOR LOSS
[BIZ: Hasselt, February 23]
The Limburg electronics group Epiq has achieved net profits of EUR 3.1m in the past year; this is as much as the year before. Revenues dropped by 16% to EUR 164.4m. The fall is largely to do with the crisis in the automotive sector,...[more]
AIXIGO AG FOR SEB
[BIZ: Aachen, February 23]
Another milestone in the success story of the winner of last year’s Innovation Prize for the Aachen Region, Aixigo AG, is that the software business from Laurensberg is now going to equip all 174 German branches of the Swedish SEB...[more]
A PACKAGE4GROWTH
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, February 22]
Businesses that want to export to China and India can make use of Package4Growth. This facility entails a temporary subsidy for growing markets and export financing. The Ministry of Economic Affairs has expanded Package4Growth...[more]
CHAMBER: OTHER NEWS
[BIZ: Roermond, February 22]
There is also a Chamber economic mission to South Korea, to be held between April 25 and 30, and in Limburg there are focus days concerned with the German market on March 11 and June 10 in Heerlen. For information: infovest@limburg.kvk.nl.Further ...[more]
FOREIGN RELATIONS
[BIZ: Maastricht/Roermond, February 22]
The Chamber of Commerce refers to a business contact trip to Denmark in June for which you have to register on March 11 or 12. They are also holding special days for business with a range of countries. On March 3 it’s...[more]
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DAY
[BIZ: Roermond, February 22]
On March 25 there will be an international business day at the Chamber of Commerce for Limburg in Roermond. The day is important for companies concerned with import and export. There will be various presentations and workshops, and...[more]
ESL AT MEERSSEN PAPER
[BIZ: Meerssen, February 22]
The Limburg Export Society (Export Sociëteit Limburg, ESL) is visiting Meerssen Paper on March 15. Last year this manufacturer of special papers was on a knife-edge. Business manager Jacq Glesen saw opportunities and was able to...[more]
DSM INTO WINE
[BIZ: Heerlen/Delft, February 17]
DSM Food Specialties BV, (NL) and Anchor BioTechnologies (SA) have announced that they have signed an agreement for the creation of a new company, OenoBrands SAS (F).OenoBrands will be a separate 50:50 joint venture headquartered ...[more]
KITOZYME AND NOVUS
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 17]
Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International Business that focuses on human nutrition through functional and specialty ingredients, has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with international functional ingredients...[more]
MIDAS
[BIZ/GOV: Liège/Namur, February 17]
MIDAS shows you where to find the money for your business in the Walloon region. MIDAS will give information about incentives in Wallonia and the link below shows you the body responsible. It talks about investment subsidies...[more]
LIOF YEAH!
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 17]
To mark its 35th anniversary, LIOF is organizing a competition for students as starters in business. The project, LIOF Yeah! (Young Enterprise Award Happening) has as its objective the encouragement of students to start in business....[more]
LAB IN SIGHT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 16]
Lab’InSight is a new innovative project linking businesses and universities, and the Walloon science parks, opening the doors of labs to business. Half a day will be spent by businesses at a laboratory host where there will...[more]
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS RELATIONS
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, February 16]
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) has appointed Robert Pans as Director of Business Relations. He was appointed on January 10, 2010. Mr. Pans will be the key person to turn to with regard to all business...[more]
DSM/WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 16]
DSM has extended a strategic partnership with World Food Program. In January the company announced a three-year extension of its global partnership with the World Food Program (WFP). The aim of the partnership is to fight the debilitating...[more]
DSM MANAGEMENT CHANGE
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 16]
DSM has announced the following management changes. Mr. Mauricio Adade, at present President, Human Nutrition & Health (HNH) of DSM Nutritional Products, has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as per 1 May 2010. In this ...[more]
SA ECONOMIC MISSION
[BIZ/EDU: Liège, February 15]
In cooperation with AWEX, the Walloon Export Agency, and Walloon Space Logistics, the incubator for new high-tech business, an exploratory economic mission was undertaken to South Africa from February 9 to 15. The companies...[more]
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MAA TO BARCELONA
[LOG: Maastricht, February 25]
Ryanair has announced that it will continue to increase its activity at Maastricht Aachen Airport. A new destination has been announced to Barcelona-Reus and the frequencies for the destinations Faro and Alicante have been increased.The ...[more]
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POLICE PARTNERSHIPS
[GOV: Liège, February 25]
The police of the province of Liège have signed a partnership agreement with their Dutch colleagues in Hahn, close to Trèves (Trier) in the Rhineland Palatinate 200km from Liège. This partnership provides for visits, the exchange of...[more]
FITLAND
[GOV: Sittard, February 25]
By signing various rental and other agreements, Fitland BV, Afbouw Stadium B, Stadium Omgeving BV, Leeuwenborgh Opleidingen, DaCapo College, the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and the Province of Limburg have all said yes to the development...[more]
EUROPE DIRECT
[GOV/BIZ: Aachen, February 22]
The Europe Direct group is going to provide information on the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion for teachers in the context of a seminar. There will be information about the EU and its importance for everyday life. The topics will include...[more]
PARKSTAD MUNICIPALITIES AGREE
[GOV: Heerlen, February 22]
On February 22, all seven Parkstad Limburg municipalities agreed on the organization of the regional cooperative association –known as the WGR Plus agreement - and the municipality of Nuth also agreed to join the Parkstad Limburg...[more]
MERKEL TO DELIVER EULOGY
[GOV: Aachen, February 22]
The Federal German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel, the winner of the Charlemagne Prize in 2008, will deliver the eulogy at the award ceremony of the Charlemagne Prize this year. This was announced by the spokesperson for the Charlemagne...[more]
AACHEN-TOLEDO AT 25
[GOV: Aachen, February 19]
To mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the city partnership between Aachen and Toledo, in Spain, a delegation from Toledo, headed by mayor Emiliano García-Page Sánchez, visited Aachen from February 19 through 21. The delegation...[more]
GASTERRA PRIZE
[EDU: Heerlen, February 18]
The GasTerra Prize is concerned with innovative ideas to reduce the demand for energy and to encourage the use of sustainable energy sources in order to reduce CO2 emissions or increase the efficiency of fossil fuels. There will be...[more]
SOLAR CELLS IN HUY-WAREMME
[GOV/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 17]
Thirty-one municipalities/districts in Huy-Waremme are providing their population of 180,000 with solar energy. This is a pilot project, unique in Europe and supported by the Walloon region and the European ERDF fund, in 31...[more]
2017 EXHIBITION
[GOV: Liège, February 16]
The Walloon government has released a sum of EUR 3.7m to allow Liège to put forward its candidacy to host the 2017 International Exhibition. The objective is long-term positive positioning of Belgium, the Walloon country and the City...[more]
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BIOMEDICA
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, February 27]
The Biomedica Summit will take place in Aachen from March 17 to 18. Last year there were 800 participants, and you can still register at the link below. Universities and industry are involved and there are 55 top speakers who...[more]
LIMBURG (B) BIO-INCUBATOR
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, February 18]
‘The Limburg Bio-Incubator, a service center for young biotechnology companies at the Diepenbeek campus, is to be expanded, before it is officially opened, by the addition of a third wing to the building’, said Nico Vandervelpen,...[more]
FACILITY SHARING
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 17]
The European Interreg IVB program FASILIS (Facility Sharing in Life Sciences) is designed to encourage SMEs in the health and life science sectors to allow them to better use the expertise and research equipment available in six...[more]
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LOFAR ANTENNA ARRAY
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, February 27]
Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is an international project to build and operate an interferometric array of radio telescopes without moving parts. The electric signals from the distributed LOFAR antenna fields are digitized, transported...[more]
DIGITAL AIRCRAFT
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, February 27]
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and The Jülich Research Center have signed a cooperation agreement on "Numerical simulations for aeronautical research on supercomputers" in January 2010. This agreement will be the formal basis...[more]
STUDENT AT JUELICH
[SCI-TECH/EDU: Jülich, February 27]
During the summer of 2010 Jülich will again be hosting it’s a program for students. As part of this program, students of the natural sciences, engineering, computer science and mathematics are offered the opportunity to work...[more]
GERMAN R&I IN NYC
[SCI-TECH: New York City, February 19]
The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) New York was opened on February 19, 2010, by Federal Minster of Education and Research Annette Schavan and German Ambassador to the United States Klaus Scharioth. Federal ...[more]
JARA ENERGY CONFERENCE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, February 17]
There is to be a joint Aachen-Jülich research center conference, starting on March 8, with a discussion of clean energy power plants with CCS, solar-thermal power plant technology, and decentralized vs. centralized electricity....[more]
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BREAKING THE SHACKLES
[LEI/GOV: Liège, February 26]
Twenty-five projects have been selected for the summer event entitled " Liège, cultural metropolis of 2010." Most will take place between May and October. The program for the cultural metropolis will include a lot of music and...[more]
VIJLEN PEAK PARTIES
[LEI: Vijlen, February 24]
The Mountain Village Foundation of the Netherlands is going to have a photo competition for 2010 because of its success last year, people could send in pictures of the mountain village of Vijlen. Now the village is not only looking...[more]
DEEP! DANCE EVENT
[LEI: Limbricht, February 23]
There is a high-end dance event at Chateau Limbricht, with a lot of attention being paid to program and to light and sound in an exclusive location. It is not a commercial event. ‘Deep” is in the race for the Major Prize of the...[more]
L’ATELIER DU PEINTRE
[LEI: Heerlen, February 23]
The French company Cirque Plume will be a guest at the 20th edition of the Cultura Nova Festival, which runs from August 27 through September 5, and will present the Dutch premier of L’Atelier du Peintre (the Artist’s Studio). In...[more]
HAMMER TIME
[LEI: Hasselt, February 22]
On April 10 in the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, the third edition of the ‘I Love the ‘90s — The Party’ will take place. At top of the bill is MC Hammer, the American rapper, who has risen to be the most iconic hip-hop artist of all time,...[more]
JAZZ MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, February 22]
On Sunday, March 7 Carmen Souza will start a series of joint concerts organized by Jazz Maastricht and the Muziekgieterij — concerts on the frontiers of jazz, pop and world music.Exciting and melodic sounds, traditional Cape ...[more]
HIGH CULTURE ON THE VRIJTHOF
[LEI: Maastricht, February 19]
Olivier and Coco-Susanne Van Wijk, brother and sister, present in March 2010 a new collection of renowned artists at the Vrijthof in Maastricht.From February 19 to March 22, the exhibition in the monumental building at number ...[more]
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