Three LIST innovations recognized by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar
18.12.2025
The transport sector is on the cusp of an exciting transformation that will shape the next three decades: Electric cars, hydrogen-powered vehicles and aircraft, urban air mobility and space transport of the future will all rely on ultra-lightweight, recyclable structural materials with a low carbon footprint.
The Sustainable Composite Materials & Manufacturing (SCMM) Innovation Centre of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) aims to develop, process and design composite materials with a very low carbon footprint and to demonstrate their benefits using specific application demonstrators in the automotive, rail, space and aeronautics sectors, as well as in future urban air mobility.
This innovation centre aims at accelerating the use of bio-based and/or recyclable materials for ultra-lightweight functional parts.
SCMM is equipped with pre-industrial manufacturing technologies (Liquid Infusion, Resin Transfer Moulding, Thermoforming, Robotic Filament Winding, IR welding), enabling the manufacturing of composite parts with qualified processes in the automotive, aeronautics and space sector, up to the relevant scale.
The innovation centre serves as a hub for collaboration among academia, industry, and government organizations and enables access to a broad network of experts, resources, and facilities.
By combining these elements, the SCMM offers a comprehensive ecosystem that covers the entire value chain of sustainable composite materials and manufacturing. The SCMM is actively supported by key international players, who participate in the definition of the long-term research and innovation agenda and support the design and manufacturing of demonstrators built by LIST and its partners.
The SCMM is supported and (co)funded by the following entities: Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Ministry of the Economy, the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) and Luxinnovation.
