Instinctivement, la recherche est associée aux organismes publics, tels les universités, les centres de recherche publics, les musées… Pourtant, il existe des services de recherche et de développement dans le secteur privé, surtout pour les grandes entreprises du secteur industriel qui détiennent un rôle essentiel dans la course aux nouveaux produits.
Les entreprises les plus connues pour leur implication dans la recherche sont :
Goodyear: world leader in pneumatics
Delphi Automotive Systems: leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments
IEE: world leading innovative developer of specialized sensing systems
Ceratizit: world market leader in selected industry sectors for unique and consistently innovative hard material products
Circuit Foil: manufacturing of high quality electrodeposited copper foils for the electronics industry, targeted primarily at laminators and printed circuit board manufacturers.
CTI Systems: planning and execution of turnkey automated material handling, heavy-duty storage and surface treatment systems as well as complete systems for MRE and painting solutions for aircrafts.
ELTH: manufacturing and supply of electromechanical components for the automotive and household appliances industries.
Euro-Composites: global player in the field of advances and demanding composites products.
HITEC: high technology solutions covering 4 business areas : studies, project management & coordination ; industrial solutions (e.g. rubber testing instruments, high end satellite antenna ground) ; intelligent infrastructure solutions (e.g. public safety suite, traffic management solutions, software development, ICT services) ; Manufacturing, maintenance, sustaining engineering & services
Husky: one of the world’s leading suppliers of injection molding equipment and services to the global plastics industry
Novelis: world leading in aluminium rolling
Paul Wurth: internationally renowned engineering company (iron and steel industry ; non-ferrous metals sector)
Rotarex: market leader in gas valves, regulators and fittings for LPG, CNG, VHP, fire extinguishers, semiconductors, medical and industrial applications
SES: the world’s preeminent satellite operator
Une liste détaillée des acteurs de la Recherche et du Développement (R&D) au Luxembourg – secteurs public et privé mélangés – se trouve sur le Portail luxembourgeois de l’innovation et de la recherche.
