The second call of TEPPIES (Textile Project Proposal Information Exchange System) 2021 targeting the 2022 work programme topics of the Horizon Europe programme is out! Today all Textile ETP Members received an overview of the work programme topics that have relevance for textile innovation, in order to come up with project ideas that they can present at the brokerage event in November, which provides an opportunity to team up with other Textile ETP members, forming valuable partnerships to apply for the programme together. To all members, the deadline to submit project ideas is the 10 Novembe ..read more

The 2021 edition of our Annual Conference has just closed! We are glad about the very good participation during these both days, we counted around 140+ participants on day 1 and 130+ on day 2. Many thanks to the speakers who helped develop the ins and outs of Advanced Materials & Digitalisation: Judith Bosch (Textile ETP), José María García Gonzalo (AITEX Centro Tecnológico Textil), and Michael Doser (German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research) to discuss Smart Textiles, especially in the Healthcare and defence sectors. During the second one,  ..read more

  This year, our Annual Conference will take place online on 28 and 29 September, from 14.00 to 17.30 (CET). The first day will be dedicated to Research & Innovation Trends & EU Funding Opportunities in Functional and smart materials & Digitalisation. On Wednesday 29, we will discuss the circular and biobased textile transition. During these 4 thematic sessions expert speakers from the European Commission, European Partnerships and ETP members will share their insights into EU policies, funding opportunities and latest research and technology trends. The ..read more

More than 80 members joined our General Assembly on Monday, June 21st. It was a great moment of sharing 2020 achievements and 2021 initiatives such as the Strategic Programmes on Circular Economy and Biobased Fibres and the Smart Textiles Masterclass. The new Governing Board was elected and our President's Team led by Michael Kamm as President was re-elected for another two-year term starting on 1 July 2021 ..read more

This week, the European Commission officially published the Horizon Europe work programmes for 2021-22. The first calls are expected to be published next week. As usual, we facilitate the establishment of strong, international project consortia through the TEPPIES (TExtile Project Proposal Information Exchange System). The TEPPIES are the Textile ETP brokerage system that allows our members to find valuable partners for their project ideas. The meeting will take place on Thursday, 1 July. Attendees will see the projects ideas we collected in advance and can propose themselves to collaborate o ..read more

  We are looking to hire a dedicated Community Manager to join our small dynamic team. As our Community Manager you will coordinate the interaction with our members and strategic programme subscribers, organise physical and online events and support our external communication and EU project work. Download the full description ..read more

Cascade funding is an EU funding mechanism to support SMEs and start-ups with a combination of small-scale financing and coaching for innovation projects. Representatives of the European Commission and of four COSME projects explain the importance of cascade funding and their impact in supporting the fashion sector to move towards more circular and sustainable business models and processes. Agenda and registration Fashion For Change provides financial and technical support for the small businesses in the industry, enabling acceleration and scale-up of innovative applications, products, proces ..read more

58 organisations and more than 210 professionals participated in the 6-month exploration phase of the two programmes. This first phase ended and we are now assessing the feedback received from the participants, which particularly appreciated the state-of-the-art presentatations. The topics elaborated by the 45 speakers who presented over 11 webinars across both programmes ranged from recycling technologies – both chemical and mechanical, circular business models and their implications, to the potential and use of several natural fibres, like hemp, nettle and biobased man-made fibres. The prog ..read more

40 companies, SMEs and research players are about to start a 15-month journey to dive deep into smart textiles. The programme focuses on practical, actionable insights for product and business development in smart textiles. It's a learning opportunity for research and innovation professionals: the programme covers textiles and IoT technology innovations, standards, sustainability and recyling aspects to support the product development. It's a business growth opportunity for companies: the programme covers the whole innovation cycle from product design to manufacturing, supply chains, business ..read more

TEX4IM partnership is organizing the Final Conference of the TEX4IM project. The event will take place on-line, between April 20-22, 2021, with short sessions from 12 to 13 CET. Over the last 2 years, TEX4IM supported the textile to digitised manufacturing, advanced textile materials, circular economy and business models, including innovative marketing to attract consumers During the events, you have the occasion to know about TEX4IM portfolio of opportunities, circular economy and digital transition in the textile industry. Also, you can learn about the technical support that TEX4IM project ..read more