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Minerva S.àr.l. is a young company, formed in 2005 and based in Luxembourg. Minerva produces both its own proprietary research and bespoke research as requested by its clients throughout Europe.

Expertise includes:

R&D and innovation policy
Information societies and knowledge organisations
Intellectual capital and intangible investments
Intellectual property, capital and the commons
Globalisation
Economics and financial markets

Recent work includes research on the European alternative energy landscape, both technological and political, an analysis of renewable energy investment opportunities and creation of a web site, www.2020ae.com. In addition, Minerva has been an ongoing contributor to FOCUS magazine, a publication of the Luxembourg government highlighting both private and public sector innovation in the Grand Duchy. Ongoing projects include presenting work on “Knowledge Supply Chains” at the World Bank Conference “Innovation Policies & Strategies for the XXIst Century” in Paris in June and presenting “The Missing Intangible: Adding Ethics to the Intellectual Capital Mix” at “Luxembourg 2020: 4ème colloque luxembourgeois sur l'économie de la connaissance dans une perspective européenne “ in December.

Contribution to EWN

ERAWATCH University Observatory Project 2009-2010
ERAWATCH Policy Mix Project 2009
ERAWATCH Country Reports 2008

Other projects

Innovation Watch – SYSTEMATIC with Technopolis Group. Analysis of regulatory and policy issues influencing sectoral innovation patterns. 2007.
IMPLORE Project (www.imp-lore.org). for DG Enterprise, with MERIT. Project surveyed publicly-funded research programmes to determine impact on innovation. 2007.
The “POLICY MIX” Project, for DG Research, with MERIT. Monitoring and analysis of policies and public financing instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments. 2006. http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/download_en/luxemburg.pdf

In addition, Minerva was a participant in Luxembourg's IP Forum, which made recommendations to the government resulting in changes to the laws on the taxation of intellectual property. The 2007 law rewards private sector innovation and public sector spinoffs.

Previously, Minerva's head was a member of the CEPROS (Centre d'Etudes Prospectives) team which assessed the state of the Grand Duchy's adoption of new media and made recommendations to the government on ways to encourage the development of the digital economy in Luxembourg in 2000 and again in 2004.

Contact

Minerva S.àr.l.
39, avenue de la Gare
L-1611 Luxembourg
Tel + 352 691 652 148
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