crossroads magazine © Luxinnovation/Audric Odrian Outstanding AI work doesn’t go unnoticed in Luxem- bourg. The AI Excellence Awards – presented by FEDIL, Luxinnovation and the Chamber of Commerce – rec- ognise groundbreaking AI projects and ensure they receive the exposure they deserve. The 2026 laureates included Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo carrier and one of Luxembourg’s largest companies, awarded for an agent-based AI solution turning unstructured customer emails into commercial workflows, and the Luxembourg branch of Techcyte that won the AI for Health category for its AI-powered digital diagnostics platform. CRAB Traceability Systems was awarded for its AI waste scanner, Fundvis for a third-party oversight sys- tem for regulated finance, and Younea for sovereign multilingual AI for customer and admin communica- tions. Innovation here gets seen. And that matters in the long term. Medical research should not stop at national borders. However, sharing health data across countries raises a difficult question: how can researchers collaborate without compromising patient privacy? To address the issue, the Luxembourg Institute of Health and Korea’s National Cancer Centre, in collaboration with partners in South Korea, Lux- embourg and the US, are leading the International Health Data Space Initiative. This joint effort is de- signed to enable institutions in different countries to work together on translational cancer research and use AI to generate new insights without expos- ing sensitive patient information. Data access remains legally compliant across jurisdictions. The first common data cohorts – used to track groups of people and see how specific risk factors lead to health outcomes over time – will include bladder cancer and Parkinson’s disease data. The initiative aims to support clinical research and share insights that are hard to obtain for a single institution. The cross-border col- laboration is expected to shorten the path from re- search to patient care. From cross-continental medical research to AI-powered waste scanning, discover some of the innovative ideas born in Luxembourg. © Luxinnovation/Audric Odrian