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Amazon EU’s tax bill: the e-commerce giant saw sales income increase by 39% in 2020 to reach a record €44bn. Yet for the third year in a row there were tax credits: €56.39m.
Christianne Wickler: an interview with the new Cargolux chair about her appointment and her connection, now severed, with controversial covid-sceptic organisation Expressis-Verbis.
Delano joined the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) and the Unviersity of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliabity and Trust (SnT) for a lively discussion on Thursday on innovation and the bridge between academia and business.
First up was Carlo Duprel, head of industry partnerships and the technology transfer office at the SnT. Co-founder of Mind & Market, Duprel was also previously a director at Deloitte Luxembourg and, prior to that, spent 12 years fostering research and innovation at the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).
SnT works with over 55 industry partners most recently with Technoport in six strategic areas, with some projects resulting in tech transfer or spinoffs.