has been set-up back in June 2012 as the result of the merge between the former Technoport®, a technology-oriented business incubator launched by the Public Research Center Henri Tudor back in 1998, and Ecostart I and II, business support infrastructures developed since 2004 by the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade. Our shareholders today are : the Ministry of the Economy (55%) and the
Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI) (45%). Since we exist we have accepted over 130 companies. 55 left the incubator with success out of which 16 got acquired by international corporates. The Technoport© brand has been used for the first time back in 1994, when the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor suggested the construction of a new building to guarantee its strategic development. This building should include this idea of technology-oriented business incubator under the name “Technoport Kirchberg” (Kirchberg = neighborhood in Luxembourg city-center). The final project “Technoport Schlassgoart” (Schlassgoart = location in Esch-sur-Alzette city town) has finally been inaugurated in 1998. Combining the French words “technologie” and “port” (port = stands for harbor) the name Technoport clearly states the essence of the incubator concept: to be an initial anchoring point for individuals who have projects, a harbour where they will be able to develop their company and then leave it for further expansion (or sink in some cases ☺). The concept of harbor stresses however also this idea of alumni that are eager to come back and share experiences, be a coach or a mentor to newcomers.
