Networks

Mission:

To facilitate co-operation amongst members in high level textile education and research.
  EURATEX's main objective is to promote the interests of its members while taking into account the European Union's institutional framework and its international obligations.
  mstnews is a bi-monthly journal for the Micro and Nano community worldwide. The aim of mstnews is to disseminate information on world-wide developments in micro and nano technologies, focusing particularly on the integration of different technologies in complex, miniaturized systems.
Provide a framework for stakeholders, led by industry, to define research and development priorities, timeframes and action plans on a number of strategically important issues where achieving Europe's future growth, competitiveness and sustainability objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term.
  TechniTex is the Premier Research and Knowledge Transfer Organisation for the UK's Technical Textiles and Advanced Materials Sector. It is industrially driven, focusing on research, design and development of new technologies and applications for the technical textile industry.
  TechniTex is the Premier Research and Knowledge Transfer Organisation for the UK's Technical Textiles and Advanced Materials Sector. It is industrially driven, focusing on research, design and development of new technologies and applications for the technical textile industry.
  "The EuroTraining team consists of Technoconsult, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Consorzio per la Ricera e Educazione Permanente (COREP), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), CEA-LETI and FSRM.
EuroTraining is an EU-initiative project offering a two-fold programme addressing both students and course providers.
  The smartTextiles community is the forum for all players from the textile value chain from wearable electronics,
efashion to textile yarn and fabric innovations.
  The main objective of the cluster is to bring together EC projects addressing the area of Smart Fabrics, Interactive Textile (SFIT) and flexible wearable systems, in order to:
  • Assure coherence of the work within the specific programme and its relevance in worldwide developments.
  • Improve the performance of the individual projects by maximizing the possibilities for interaction with other projects and stakeholders.
  • Build critical mass of activities, with clear visibility and societal impact.

The cluster deals with integration of technologies and functionalities, systems and several applications e.g. health, well being, protection, disaster management.
 
Nordic Innovation Centre initiates and finances projects that stimulate innovation. We work with industry, authorities and research. Our role is also to disseminate knowledge about innovation and spread the results of our projects. We shall contribute to increasing innovation and competitiveness of Nordic industry through enhancing innovation work and collaboration across borders. Nordic Innovation Centre is governed by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is co-located with other Nordic organizations in Oslo.
 cordis.europa  EU news and updates
 

Based on the feedback and communication with our blog reader but also face-to-face discussions with people around the wearable electronic community we decided to start a new initiative to make communication and cooperation among this community more effortlessly and to connect easily.

To achieve this aim we created a community based system, facilitating on one hand the membership and communication management and to provide a powerful infrastructure to support cooperation and collaboration among members of the network.

Called the talk2myShirt wearable electronic Connection, our community platform is open for everyone who like to connect to the wearable electronic inventors, designers and creators, to work on technology projects, product design or to link up with companies interested into launching interactive clothing.
  European research activities are structured around consecutive programmes, or so-called Framework Programmes. The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) set out the priorities - including the IST Priority - for the EU's research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) activities for the period 2002-2006.

These priorities were identified on the basis of a set of common criteria reflecting the major concerns of increasing industrial competitiveness and the quality of life for European citizens in a global information society.
   Ideal-ist – your worldwide ICT Support Network

Development of a technology platform for lightweight, thin and conformable opto-electronic systems. Conformable opto-electronic systems include stretchable substrates like fabrics and foils, large area opto-electronic components and interconnect technology
EPoSS is an industry-driven policy initiative, defining R&D and innovation needs as well as policy requirements related to Smart Systems Integration and integrated Micro- and Nanosystems. EPoSS is contributing to the Lisbon Strategy, aiming at boosting economic growth, creating more and better jobs and ensuring sustainable prosperity in Europe.

SmartWearLab is a special research unit at Tampere University of Technology. We focus on research and innovations in interactive textiles and smartwear.
Our researchers are textile people and our knowledge and research innovations are available to international industrial partners. Beside basic research we turn innovations into commercial products.
SWL is part of NEST - The Nordic Centre of Excellence for Smart Textiles and Wearable Technologies.
The UP-tex Cluster is an association of SME’s, industrial groups, research and technology transfer centres. UP-tex has been approved as a Scientific Cluster by the French government on 12 July 2005. For a period ranging 2009 2015, the Cluster’s aim is to become a European benchmark in the field of Advanced Textile Materials, Sensory Perception Technology and Mass Customisation. UP-tex has also carried out several market studies. Five years after its approval by French government as a scientific Cluster on 12 July 2005, 46 projects have been approved, by the Economic, Scientific and Technical Committee (ESTC), the Cluster’s « approving body ». Which totals 60 M€ of funding for projects.
Flanders Fashion Institute (www.ffi.be) is a unit of Flanders District of Creativity (www.flandersdc.be) and stimulates entrepreneurship in the fashion industry in Flanders. FFI sensitizes designers about business skills, guides them in their career and promotes fashion from Flanders.
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