The Skills³ project focuses on the Life Sciences in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine. This region offers the best assets of three countries: Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. With its three major cities, Aachen, Liège and Maastricht, the region combines European historical tradition and rich cultural vitality with a dynamic economic climate.
In the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, nothing is too far away: 3,9 million inhabitants live within an hour's journey by car away from each other. The region enjoys an excellent strategic position in Europe, with optimum access to cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg and Paris. Crossing disciplines, cultures, languages - it's second nature here.

Originally the Euregion Meuse-Rhine was an industrial area. But down the years the region has captured more than its share of new economic developments. International companies have found ideal locations here for their European operations. Medtronic, Ford and Ericsson Eurolab have their European research centres here; Boston Scientific, Sony, Mercedes Benz, DHL and TNT have established contact centres and logistics operations - proof of the attractiveness of the investment climate. 
(New companies are establishing in the region and the concentration of knowledge and research centres leads to strong spin-off activity from the region's main universities: RWTH Aachen University, University of Liège, University of Maastricht and University of Hasselt).