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Luxembourg-based biotech firm Usil Therapeutics announced on Tuesday 5 May that it had secured a €5.2m European grant under the Hera/EU4Health programme. Photo: USIL Therapeutics
TECHNOLOGY

A biotech firm from the City Incubator secures €5.2m in EU funding

A Luxembourg-based start-up incubated at City Incubator has secured €5.2m in funding from Brussels. Usil Therapeutics aims to address a critical gap in Europe’s response to radiological risks and move towards industrialisation.

Ioanna Schimizzi • 05.05.2026
Alistair Donaldson joins Uplift360 as CTO with experience in scaling advanced technologies from lab to industrial deployment. He previously served as CTO at Levidian Nanosystems and spent more than 20 years at Rolls-Royce in materials science and engineering. (Photo: Uplift360)
TECHNOLOGY

Uplift360 names Alistair Donaldson as CTO to drive industrial growth

Rebeca Suay • 04.05.2026
SMEs face rising deepfake threats as trust becomes a key vulnerability, requiring strategic readiness beyond regulation to ensure resilience. (Photo: Innovation Lux)
TECHNOLOGY

Deepfake risk is now a leadership challenge

Innovation Lux • 04.05.2026
Felix Hemmerling (left), co-founder of Kodehyve, and Misch Strotz (right), CEO of LetzAI and a leading local figure in artificial intelligence, are two of the “fairy godmothers” supporting Torge Schwandt in the Habiata project. (Photo: Habiata)
TECHNOLOGY

Habiata, the well-born start-up founded for estate agents

Thierry Labro • 30.04.2026
LetzSecure has warned that fraudulent stickers bearing the words ‘Scan and pay’ have been affixed to several parking meters in Luxembourg City. Photo: Shutterstock/LetzSecure
TECHNOLOGY

Beware of fake stickers on parking meters in the capital

Ioanna Schimizzi • 28.04.2026
In March, the CTO and co-founder, Akshat Prakash, received an award at the Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) for Innovation in New Delhi, an event supported by the Indian government. Photo: Camb.AI
TECHNOLOGY

From World Cup to Olympics: multilingual live giant lands in Luxembourg

Thierry Labro • 27.04.2026
Kamel Amroune shared his views on entrepreneurship and the tech ecosystem at the Paperjam Together event at Spuerkeess. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam)
TECHNOLOGY

Tech, entrepreneurship and anti-fragility: Kamel Amroune’s approach

Hugo Hirsch • 23.04.2026
Kamel Amroune shared his views on entrepreneurship at the fourth edition of Paperjam Together. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam)
TECHNOLOGY

Antifragility: the driving force behind Kamel Amroune’s success [VIDEO]

Hugo Hirsch • 23.04.2026
Ultimately, Yann Boutant aims to make Kerquest a key player in a digital ecosystem that brings together manufacturers, retailers and collectors. Photo: Marc Fassone/Paperjam
TECHNOLOGY

Kerquest: material DNA aids luxury watchmaking

Marc Fassone (Special correspondent) • 23.04.2026
After 15 years as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook is set to hand over the reins to John Ternus in early September; Ternus is currently in charge of hardware products, from the iPhone to the Mac. (Photo: Apple)
TECHNOLOGY

Tim Cook will hand over the reins at Apple to John Ternus in September

Ioanna Schimizzi • 21.04.2026
At the age of 25, Loris Wilwert has been working on one project after another and has been developing apps since his teenage years; most recently, he launched YesToYou, a platform dedicated to wedding planning. (Photos: provided by Loris Wilwert, Shutterstock; editing: Paperjam)
TECHNOLOGY

Loris Wilwert turns every problem into an app

Rebeca Suay • 17.04.2026
Business events are being transformed by new technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
TECHNOLOGY

The five tech trends transforming business events

Hugo Hirsch • 14.04.2026
The London-based start-up Helical, co-founded by three Luxembourgers, has announced that it has secured $10m in funding to accelerate drug discovery. (Photo: Guy Wolff/Paperjam/archives)
TECHNOLOGY

Helical raises $10m for its pharmaceutical AI platform

Thierry Labro • 14.04.2026
The full self-driving service, which was approved last week in the Netherlands, is only at Level 2 on the five-level autonomous vehicle scale. But the move reflects a corporate strategy, whereas Mercedes has taken a different approach. (Photo: Tesla)
TECHNOLOGY

Tesla is making inroads in Europe, while Mercedes remains in the lead

Thierry Labro • 13.04.2026
In 2025, Maria Redin, CEO of Modern Times Group, spearheaded the most ambitious transformation in the group’s history: the acquisition of Plarium, a reorganisation into districts, 9% organic growth and record revenues. Photo: MTG
TECHNOLOGY

How MTG built its machine to conquer the global gaming market

Thierry Labro • 11.04.2026
The outlook appears more favourable for Spire. In the last quarter, turnover reached $15.8 million, up 25% quarter-on-quarter and 44% year-on-year excluding maritime operations, driven by public sector contracts, notably with the NOAA. (Photo: Spire)
TECHNOLOGY

Spire raises $70m following a pivotal year

Thierry Labro • 09.04.2026
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