R+D

The new contract is a continuation of AITEX’s successful collaboration with the EDA. Since 2012, the Institute has developed seven R&D projects for the Agency and this contract ensures that collaboration will run for another four years.

AITEX has initiated a cooperative research project with the three prize-winning artists from the second call of the RE-FREAM project to collaborate on the development of sustainable finishes and dyes for a new clothing range.

Aimed at the substitution of synthetic polymers used in the cosmetics industry, through the development of natural nanofibre veils and natural encapsulated systems.

AITEX presents some of the results obtained after the successful conclusion of the HABITAT 2020 and De Punt projects, which were both designed to benefit the habitat sector.

AITEX presents some of the results from its work on digitalisation, after successfully completing the GAMIFY and BIENESMART R&D projects.

AITEX presents some of the results from its R+D lines related to circular economy and sustainability through the BIOMATTER 2020 and CIRCULAR INDUSTRY -CV projects.

AITEX is the coordinator of the European ELIIT project: an incubation project with a budget of 70.000 € to help SMEs in the textile, footwear and leather sectors.

AITEX has recently completed the TPTex 2.0 project, successfully achieving results that improve the properties of compressive garments for the treatment of conditions such as lipedema.

AITEX presents some of the results obtained after the INNFORMULATION II and MEDIC@TEX projects.

AITEX has reached the final phase of MARNET, which is studying the development of new textile yarn from polyamide fibres obtained from recycling fishing nets, and then using these fibres in technical applications.