Goodyear-LIST, an active collaboration

On Friday 22 September 2017, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) hosted its industrial partner Goodyear S.A. at its Belvaux site. The aim of the meeting was to present the Goodyear programme, and more specifically its Materials strand, to Goodyear's new Global Materials Director, Eric Mizner, and to review the programme's various sub-projects.

As a reminder, nearly one year ago, in November 2016, Goodyear and LIST formalised their Research and Development (R&D) partnership, which focuses on sustainable mobility and the materials of the future, by signing a framework agreement. This public-private collaboration, co-financed by Goodyear, the State as part of its R&D support initiatives, and LIST, will strengthen R&D in Luxembourg's materials and manufacturing industry, a vital component of the country's diversification and innovation strategy.

Fernand Reinig, LIST CEO, gave a welcome speech to open the meeting, which was also attended by Romain Hansen, Goodyear Director of Global Technology Programmes, and Jens Kreisel, Director of the Materials Research and Technology (MRT) department. PhD and post-doctoral students working on the programme were also present during part of the meeting for a meet & greet session with Mr. Mizner.

In the meeting, experts from LIST and Goodyear presented the progress made in the various joint ventures in the field of materials science and technology. Together with LIST, Goodyear's engineers are focusing on developing tyres that are more environmentally-friendly in terms of the materials used, performance, and production processes.

The next step is the Onboarding seminar to be held at Goodyear in Colmar-Berg on 27 and 29 September, where everybody involved in the programme will meet for two days of discussions and training.