Join us on 1 December from 15:00 to 15:45 CET for a public webinar introducing the Textile ETP’s Innovation Hubs: Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub, SmartX Innovation Hub and the DigitX Innovation Hub.

In 2026, the 20th Textile ETP Annual Conference will be organised in partnership with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and will place as a physical event on 26-28 May 2026 in their facilities in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

On 4-7 November 2025, Düsseldorf hosted the A+A Trade Fair 2025, the leading international event for safety, security, and occupational health where Judith Bosch represented Textile ETP and the SmartX Innovation Hub to reconnect with key industry players and explore the latest advances in technical and protective textiles.

Our President, Dr. Marina Crnoja-Cosic, and Judith Bosch, Manager of the SmartX Innovation Hub, recently published an article in the Technical Textiles section of TextileTechnology, highlighting the role of SmartX in advancing technical and smart textiles across Europe.

On 15 October 2025, our Sustainability Programmes Officer, Tilla Kross, represented Textile ETP at the TexirC Project seminar day in Espoo, Finland. Tilla presented Textile ETP’s work on sustainability, highlighting EU funding opportunities that support circularity in textiles, our Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub, and how Textile ETP is driving collaboration through ECOSYSTEX.

To provide our members with first-hand insights into cutting-edge research, technologies, and sustainable innovations, we launched ‘Textile ETP on Tour’, an exclusive members-only initiative designed to showcase pioneering developments in textile science and technology. For the third edition on 1 October 2025, we visited Borås, in Sweden, a city renowned for its rich textile heritage and innovation in textiles.

The third ECOSYSTEX Conference took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 29 September to 1 October 2025, in partnership with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. This year’s edition was organised in collaboration with six EU-funded projects offering a dynamic platform for discussion and experimentation around textile circularity.

Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter was invited to lead a keynote conversation on digitalisation at the Istanbul Apparel Conference, organised by the Turkish Apparel Manufacturers Association. The event brought together leading figures from across the global apparel and textile value chain to discuss the future of the industry in the face of rapid technological, environmental, and economic transformation.

In September 2025, our Project Manager Judith Bosch went to Taiwan, made possible thanks to the Taiwan Textile Research Institute. This mission aimed to strengthen connections between European and Taiwanese innovation ecosystems, explore technological synergies, and identify new pathways for collaboration in smart, technical, and sustainable textiles.

The European textile Research & Innovation community has responded with remarkable energy and ambition to the first call of the Textiles of the Future Partnership under Horizon Europe, which has just closed. In total, 33 proposals were submitted, reflecting the strong mobilisation and commitment of universities, research institutes, SMEs, and industry leaders across the textile value chain.

Textile ETP President Marina Crnoja-Cosic and Secretary General Lutz Walter attended Première Vision fashion fabrics fair in Paris, France. Marina Crnoja-Cosic attended a European Textile and Apparel Industry Federations gathering issuing a call for urgent action against the rapid rise of ultra fast fashion and warning the severe consequences of this phenomenon, Lutz Walter spoke at a panel discussing the challenges of scaling textile-to-textile recycling.

As the European Commission officially launched the call for the “Textiles of the Future” Partnership under Horizon Europe, Textile ETP continues its series of webinars designed to engage and prepare its members for the opportunities ahead.