Luxembourg Showcases Innovation at VivaTech 2025 Paris Trade Fair

On Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June 2025, Luxembourg's Minister of the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles, paid a working visit to Paris, France, focusing on innovation, startups and emerging technologies at the Viva Technology (VivaTech) trade fair.

Luxembourg participated in VivaTech for the sixth time with a national pavilion, jointly organised by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Startup Luxembourg. As reported by the Ministry of the Economy, this platform allowed twelve Luxembourg startups to present themselves to an international audience of decision-makers, investors and potential partners. Minister Delles met with the founders of several exhibiting startups, including WEO (climate and satellite data), EasyBiz (digitalisation of entrepreneurial approaches), Codepresso (AI-powered tech training), Emma (multi-cloud management) and Videobot (interactive video experiences).

During his visit, Minister Delles also met with the business angel network Angelsquare, with the aim of strengthening ties with the Luxembourg Business Angel Network (LBAN) and exploring future collaborations. At the "Le Village" by Crédit Agricole stand, the minister spoke with leaders of the banking group's innovation ecosystem, including Amélie Madinier (Le Village by CA Luxembourg) and Aldrick Zappellini (Chief Data & AI Officer of the Crédit Agricole Group). He discovered the solutions offered by Byome Labs (biotech applied to cosmetics), Kayrros (geospatial tracking technologies for climate) and Viapazon (SaaS platform for M&A transactions), and emphasised the importance of such platforms in facilitating the establishment and internationalisation of startups in Luxembourg.

The visit to the Canadian pavilion (Canada is the "Country of the Year") reportedly led to promising discussions with companies such as Bioeureka, Soralink, XEOS Imaging and AI.Energy. Minister Delles also held a bilateral meeting with Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss national AI strategies and identify potential technological synergies between Luxembourg and Canada.

Minister Delles also visited the SNCF stand, where he met with the Luxembourg company iNUI Studio. The latter presented its SkaLink solution, a contactless remote video assistance technology already deployed in several French train stations. The project, supported by the Ministry of the Economy as part of its R&D grants, provides a concrete example of Luxembourg's technological expertise and its integration into large-scale projects led by major international groups.

The ministry added that several interviews helped strengthen relations with Sorbonne University, both at the exhibition and during a working session held at the ambassador's residence. Discussions focused, among other things, on the SCAI - Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence, an interdisciplinary research centre committed to responsible and post-generative AI. Other strategic entities such as the University Innovation Hub and the Cité de l'Innovation were also presented, reportedly illustrating strong potential for collaboration with Luxembourg stakeholders in technology transfer, research and support for deeptech startups. These discussions opened up concrete prospects for collaboration in related fields.

On the second day, the mission continued at Campus Cyber, a French showcase for cybersecurity. Minister Delles met with representatives from Thales, GICAT (French Land and Air-Land Defence and Security Industries Association) and Ryder & Davis.

Thales presented its new acceleration programme, Trust My Tech, dedicated to startups in the fields of AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing and data. The company also shared its R&D projects developed in Luxembourg through Thales Cyber ​​Digital Solutions (formerly Excellium) and Thales Alenia Space, strengthening the group's presence in the Luxembourg ecosystem.

GICAT presented its GENERATE accelerator, which currently supports more than 70 startups in the defence and security sector. This programme is said to help companies to understand the requirements of defence markets, structure their dual-use projects and access a vast institutional and industrial network. The delegations notably discussed supporting dual-use technology startups and developing specialised innovation infrastructures.

Moreover, Seclab, also present on-site, presented its hardware-based cybersecurity technology dedicated to protecting industrial control systems. According to the ministry, this innovative approach, which complements traditional software solutions, meets the security requirements of critical infrastructures in the energy, transportation and telecommunication sectors.

Minister Delles stated at the end of the working visit: "This mission had a threefold objective: to strengthen economic ties with innovation ecosystems, promote Luxembourg startups and technologies and forge new strategic partnerships in key areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and research. I am particularly proud of the visibility our companies received at VivaTech and the very promising exchanges established with our French and international partners. Luxembourg is positioning itself as a trusted hub for emerging technologies, combining excellence, openness and European ambition."