RESERVIST Project Launched

The RESERVIST project officially started.

The 2-year project will establish a ‘reservist manufacturing cells’ network that can respond in 48 hours to spikes in demand for medical products and services. Partners will research on materials, repurpose manufacturing lines and ensure efficient logistics. RESERVIST potential is more significant than that, as it also aims to replicate the approach in other sectors.

Reach out to info@cov-reservist.eu for further information. Reservist project page

SmartX Europe launches final call for funding

The third and final SmartX call for funding will remain open until February 15, 2021. Start by completing the Expression of Interest by January 15, 2021. Apply here

This 3-year programme will support up to 40 smart textile projects with a remarkable total budget of up to €60,000 per project and one-year of free coaching to help start-ups and SMEs monitor the development of their innovation and get the contacts they need.

The last call follows the successful second call, opened in June 2020 and resulted in 29 completed applications, 19 of which submitted by consortia. In total, 56 SMEs from 16 different EU and H2020 associated countries applied. Most proposals addressed wellness markets, while the rest targeted health and protection.

Strategic Programmes - Circular Economy and Bio-based Fibres

The Strategic Programmes Circular Economy and Bio-based Fibres continued their work through a series of webinars. The 2nd webinar of SP Circular Economy looked at the technological state-of-the-art of mechanical, thermal and chemical recycling of a some of the most commonly used textile fibre types such as cotton, polyester and polyamide.

The Bio-based Fibres SP will look at technological state-of-the-art and industrial application potential of biopolymer-based fibres in its upcoming webinar. A total of 86 subscriber organisations from industry, applied research and academia are engaged across the 2 programmes. The well-attended webinars prove to be excellent platforms for information exchange, joint learning and networking.

Textile Flagship webinar - Technical Textiles on 8-9 October

As in previous years, the Textile ETP joins forces with several technical textile associations and networks for the 3^rd European meeting of experts for technical textiles, processes, ideas and research. Due to ongoing COVID-19 travel and meeting restrictions, we will meet online this year.

In the last years participants and speakers from up to 15 countries attended the meetings in Frankfurt/Germany. We hope that this year’s online event will attract evenmore European and international participants.

The event language is English. Participation is free of charge. Read the full programme

Register here

For any enquiries, please contact stefan.schmidt@ivgt.de

Strategic Programmes - Launch of Circular Economy and Bio-Based Fibres

On 31st August the ETP Governing Board came together to decide on the launch of the Strategic Programmes. After analysing the over 140 subscriptions  received across the 7 proposed themes, the Board decided to launch the exploration phases for Circular Economy (43 subscriptions) and Bio-based Fibres (28 subscriptions). The exploration phases will last for 6 months and  start with a webinar in early October. 
Among the other 5 proposed programmes, Smart Textiles and Digital Fashion Manufacturing also received a significant number of subscriptions. Still the Board considered that the critical mass or a good enough balance between industry and research partners has not been reached yet to start these programmes immediately. This will be reviewed in early 2021.

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