Boosting collaboration between research centres and industry to enhance rapid industrial uptake of Innovative Functional Textile Structures and Textile.

Boosting collaboration between research centres and industry to enhance rapid industrial uptake of Innovative Functional Textile Structures and Textile

related Materials in a Mondial Market

Prof. Paul KIEKENSZADAR – CROATIA , 13 May 2012

Project data

• Coordination Action : FP7-NMP-2011-CSA-5Grant Agreement no. 290500

• Project Coordinator : Prof. Paul Kiekens, UGent

• Project Duration :01/01/2012 – 31/12/2015

We are 26 partners from 16 countries, working together to transfer new functional

textile technologies to the industry.

16 partners representing research & training

10 partners representing industry

Consortium

What do these have in common : Functional Textiles

Functional Textiles are at the CROSSROAD of Technologies

• Conventional textile technologies : spinning, weaving,knitting, finishing, …

• Coating• Polymer chemistry• Electrospinning• Extrusion• Nanotechnology• Micro-encapsulation• Stretchable electronics• Interconnections between textiles and electronics• Sensors• Textile-based electronic components• …

The Mission

2BFUNTEX deals with closing the gap between research and industry in the field of functional textile structures and textile related materials• exploiting the untapped technological

potential • fostering a multidisciplinary approach

faster industrial uptake

What will be created ?

• A Website with interactive database and information system : www.2BFUNTEX.eu

• A meeting place for project ideas & partner search • A training materials database for universities and

industry and a web based learning platform• Multidisciplinary project teams to support

transversal research to close the gap between industry needs and available technologies

• Conferences, workshops (for SMEs), brokerage events, training courses, …

www.2BFUNTEX.eu

=•market place for all stakeholders involved in functional

textile structures and textile related materials

•platform for current and future actions in research, education and technology transfer to industry

www.2BFUNTEX.eu=

•transfer of information to a wide public

•raise awareness of the potential of functional materials

•increase acceptance of technologies

If you are a research organisation :

2BFUNTEX will help you topresent your current &future actions in research,education and technologiesrelated to functional textilematerials

If you are a company :

2BFUNTEX.EU will be theplace to visit in order to :

• detect new technologies & business opportunities

• express your needs

Step 1

Collecting all relevant information related to ongoing and planned research and activities and industrial needs :•via internet•through information survey/questionnaire•via face-to face meetingssupported by workshops on innovationmanagement, systems thinking and foresight

Step 2

Development of an interactive databasetool box to find info on status of technology, people involved, contacts, possibilities and limitationsportal for disseminating information and contacting targeted peoplelinks to existing databases

All information related to functional textiles will be accessible through 2BFUNTEX.eu• Project descriptions

& Project ideas• Technologies

available• Training activities • Events• …

Step 3

Detection of synergies and gaps and the creation of project ideasInventory phase overview of gaps and (new and reinforced) synergies new project ideas joint research projects technology transfer to industry

create new business in functional materials

Step 4

Training and education to increase the number of well-trained people •Development of a modular training course and training materials to be used both for education and industrial training purposes•Guest lectures and workshops

well trained students and well informed people

working in industry

Step 5

Creation of multidisciplinary project teams performing research in the field of functional materials and oriented towards industry enhanced identification of new functional materials industrial applications of added value functional materials with new functionalities and improved performance

creation of new business worldwide

Official launch of the 2BFUNTEX website & database : FALL 2012

Information

URL : www.2BFUNTEX.eu

E-mail : [email protected]