For a sustainable composite materials centre

Luxinnovation and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the development of the recently inaugurated Sustainable
Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM).

Source : Merkur
Publication date : 06/01/2023

This cooperation agreement aims to strengthen business development activities, build community engagement, foster interactions between several stakeholders and improve knowledge-sharing. The Sustainable Composite Materials and  manufacturing Innovation Centre was officially launched by LIST in December 2022 with support from the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and several industry players, who co-financed the initiative with a budget of over 16 million euros. The innovation centre’s aim is to develop sustainable and ultra-lightweight composite materials suitable for a variety of mobility applications in the rail, space, aeronautics, and future urban air mobility sectors in order to combat the effects of climate change and achieve the net zero emission targets by 2050. The centre particularly targets the local transport sector currently accounting for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg. This MoU agreement specifically lays out the commitments of both institutions to advance the Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing centre’s three core pillars including business development outreach, community and partnership management, and knowledge management. LIST will lead the partnership development activities, and oversee the centre’s research programme, infrastructure management and operations. Luxinnovation will support the development of the Centre through several outreach activities such as awareness raising and promotion, market intelligence, and support to R&D and innovation project submissions to existing funding schemes. Luxinnovation will also facilitate interactions between the centre, industry players and the Ministry of the Economy, support the organisation of bi-annual partnership days, and share in-house expertise and insights from the manufacturing ecosystem mapping.