On March 19, 2025 the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation participated in the Business Summit on Competitiveness and Security in Brussels, organized by Business & Science Poland under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This prestigious event, held 100 days after the inauguration of the new European Commission, provided an excellent opportunity to discuss key challenges and prospects for European businesses in the context of the Commission’s new strategy to strengthen EU competitiveness.
During the conference, the European launch of the “We did it in Poland” campaign took place, showcasing groundbreaking Polish innovations. Among them is the ILR-33 AMBER 2K suborbital rocket.
Polish innovations in Brussels
The Institute plays a key role in promoting Polish innovations on the European stage, and our office in Brussels actively supports initiatives related to scientific and technological cooperation, as well as strengthening the position of Polish technologies in the EU’s research and development policy. During the event, representatives of the Insitute have the honor of presenting the ILR-33 AMBER 2K rocket and the POLON propulsion system to the Minister for European Union. Both are representing a breakthrough in the field of environmentally friendly space propulsion.
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The Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation is one of the most modern research facilities in Europe, with traditions dating back to 1926. The Institute closely cooperates with global tycoons of the aviation industry, such as: Boeing, GE, Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, and institutions from the space industry, including the European Space Agency. Strategic research areas of the Institute are aviation, space and unmanned technologies. It also provides research and services for domestic and foreign industries in the field of materials, composite, additive, remote sensing, energy and oil&gas technologies. More: ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/en/
The Łukasiewicz Research Network offers businesses attractive, broad and competitive technological solutions. Łukasiewicz provides a unique “challenge system” powered by a group of 4,500 scientists, who take up a business challenge and present the entrepreneur with potential solutions. At the same time, it provides access to cutting-edge capabilities and unique scientific infrastructure in the country. Most importantly – the entrepreneur does not bear the cost of preparing the conception of the research works. Łukasiewicz conveniently meets the expectations of the business. The entrepreneur can contact Łukasiewicz through an online form on our website https://lukasiewicz.gov.pl/en/business/ but also directly in over 50 locations of Łukasiewicz Institutes and their branches throughout Poland. Each site provides the same, high quality, product or service. Łukasiewicz focused on research areas such as: Health, Smart and Clean Mobility, Digital Transformation and Green and Low-emission Economy.
