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• Lutz Walter
• 10th Governing Council Meeting
• Brussels, 30/10/2009

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Contents

• Progress Overview
• Industry leadership of the platform
• PPE Lead Market
• 2010 Annual ETP Conference
• ETP Funding Dissemination Services

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Progress Overviewincl. FP7 ERA-Net
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SRA Implementation through FP7

• 2007call projects ongoing
• 2008 call 7 PPE-related projects have negotiated
  contracts, are about to start
• 2009 call 2nd stage evaluation results
  announced, no confirmed information about
  textile-related projects (apart from ERA-Net)
• 2010 call EC calls launched in late July,
  various submission deadlines Oct-Dec, TEPPIES
  call brokerage events
• 2011-13 calls Potential work programme topics in
  discussion within EC

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FP7 2008 NMP call on Protective Textiles
Acronym Coordinator Subject
ProFiTex ITA/Germany Firefighter clothing textile equipment
PROSYS-LASER LZH/Germany Laser-protection gloves and garments
Prospie TNO/Netherlands Smart protective workwear with cooling properties
SAFEPROTEX CLOTEFI/Greece Textile materials for multi-risk protective garments
NO BUG University Ghent/Belgium Insect-repellent textiles and clothing
i-Protect CIOP/Poland Smart protective wear for complex multi-risk environments
Safe_at_Sea SINTEF/Norway Protective clothing equipment for workers at sea
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FP7 2009

• 3rd NMP Call in Nov. 2008, relatively modest
  budget (transitional year)
• Limited textile research priorities
• topics on biomass-based and high performance
  composites (Materials unit, M of NMP)
• TEPPIES call Nov., result 16 project ideas
• Organisation of TEG15 project brokerage event
  covering both composites topics in Jan.
• First stage proposal submission Feb., 2nd stage
  proposals in June, results announced, textile
  project results unclear

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FP7 2010

• NMP
• Topic for research on technologies for efficient
  automated production of 3D-shaped and
  multi-layered products/components from flexible
  materials
• Submission deadline 8th Dec. 2009 (2 stages)
• TEPPIES call, 14 project ideas submitted
• Well-attended project brokerage event held on 6th
  Oct. in Brussels
• ICT
• Topic for research on Smart Textiles
• Submission deadline 26th Oct. 2009 (1 stage)
• TEPPIES call, 16 project ideas submitted
• Well-attended project brokerage event held on 8th
  Sept. in Brussels

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FP7 2010

• PPP
• Launch of 3 Public Private Partnerships by EC in
  July for Research on
• Factories of the Future
• Green Cars
• Energy-efficient Buildings
• First calls for proposals in parallel with
  NMP-ICT call in late July
• Submission deadline 3rd Nov. 2009 (1 stage)
• 1 interesting topic in FoF-PPP Supply chain
  approaches for small series ind. production
• TEPPIES call, 4 project ideas submitted
• Included in project brokerage event on 6th Oct.
  in Brussels

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FP7 2011-13

• Various channels to feed textile topic proposals
  into EC preparation processes for 2011-13
  planning
• Based on original SRA
• SRA updates
• Cross-platform initiatives (ManuTex, BioTex,
  Consumer Goods)
• Ad-hoc consultations (NMP Nanotech Materials,
  PPPs)
• NMP 2011 Workprogramme presented as first draft
  to programme committee
• PPPs 3-year work programmes in advanced
  discussion with stakeholder community textile
  input into Factories of the Future
  Energy-efficient Buildings
• General outlook FP7 2011-13 very positive

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Collaboration with other ETPs

• NanoFutures Signature of MoU for close
  collaboration
• EU-Mat (Advanced Materials) first meeting to
  discuss concrete collaboration actions scheduled
  for 24 Nov.
• Consumer Goods (collaboration with Footwear
  Sports platforms)
• Continued follow-up work with ManuFuture
  (ManuTex) and SusChem-Biotech (BioTex)

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Consumer Goods Research

• Several meetings conf. calls with Footwear
  Sports platforms since Jan 2009
• First draft research roadmap
• Input provided to EU FP7 programming (2011-13),
  topics mass customisation, product
  functionality, new design/pd techniques, flexible
  manufacturing, new supply chain concepts
• Public event planned for 4th Feb. 2010 in
  Brussels (incl. high-level EU involvement)
• Need to appoint an industry champion from the
  Textile ETP

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ERA-NET

• Title CROSSTEXNET Textiles at the Cross Roads
  of New Applications
• Coordinator Region Nord Pas-de-Calais, France
• 18 partners from 11 countries
• Duration 3 years (start Nov. 2009)
• Budget 1.5 mln.
• Kick-off meeting 23-24 Nov. Lille/FR
• Strong collaboration with ETP

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Industry Leadership for the Platform
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ETP Industry Leadership current status

• Industry leadership in GC is a great plus, but
  how connecting/multiplying are the individual
  members
• Industry involvement at operational level (TEGs
  etc.) is weak
• Industry involvement in EU research projects is
  improving, but true industry leadership is still
  rare
• Industry involvement differs greatly by country
• Industry awareness/commitment to ETP at top
  management level is way too low
• The current economic situation does not help
• Compared to other ETPs our perceived industry
  leadership is medium
• Industry commitment leadership is the n 1
  condition for continued ETP success

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ETP Actions that could stimulate more industry
involvement

• Examples
• training courses for industry on advanced
  technologies materials
• exploiting the TEPPIES system for brokerage of
  industrial research projects
• EU project results dissemination which really
  reaches the industry
• developing content for www.textile-platform.eu
  which is valued by industry
• Industry-oriented workshops with related
  sectors/platforms
• Finding ways to collect regular input/guidance
  from industry for desired ETP actions.

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From industry involvement to industry (thought)
leadership

• Principles
• Collecting industry input (thoughts) in a broad
  coordinated but also quick cost-effective way
  Where? How? By whom?
• Review prioritise ideas decide on actions in
  a collective transparent way to avoid
  individual actionisme
• Provide wherever possible timely concise
  feedback on new actions undertaken results
  achieved
• Define 1 committed industry champion (supported
  by Sherpa) for each action

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HTG Education Industrial Training Actions
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Follow-up of HTG Work

• Education
• Last EHTG meeting 9th Sept.
• Participation of Universities, Colleges
  Institutes
• Major discussion points
• Industry training actions
• Marie Curie call for ITN projects (people
  exchange industry-academia)
• On-line textile training tools
• Election of new chairman Prof. C. Carr,
  Manchester Univ.
• Next meeting 11th Dec, Brussels

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Industry Training Actions

• Objective
• Organisation of focussed industry-oriented
  practical training courses on advanced
  technological subjects at European level to
  supplement or up-grade national training actions
  in relevant technological areas

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Industry Training Actions
3 Components
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Industry Training Actions

• Principles
• Duration 1,5 - 2 days max.
• Content very focussed, very practical, but at
  highest technical level
• Trainers internationally leading academic ,
  technological and market experts in the subject
  domain concerned
• Academy style (modular, certifiable)
• Location held in research institutes with
  relevant technology pilot facilities, not
  universities (industry more familiar institute
  environment)

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Industry Training Actions

• Principles
• Mix of group sessions and individual sessions
• Training language English, local language
  translation only in cases of exceptional need.
• Funding self-funded through participation fees
  (possible start-up support through public funding
  opportunities to be investigated)
• Recording of training sessions and provision of
  training material in electronic or print format
  as well as their access options (ETP website,
  on-line training platforms, web broadcasting) to
  be investigated

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Industry Training Actions

• Subjects
• Selected subjects of high-industrial relevance
  (taking into account local industry state of the
  art and develeopment)
• Possibly structured according to the TEG
  structure of the Technology Platform. Initial
  selection of 2 topics per TEG.
• Starting point could be the availability of pilot
  facilities and technological experts within
  Textranet institutes (to be discussed)

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Industry Training Actions

• Next Steps
• Agreement on long-list of subject proposals
  between Textranet AUTEX
• Consultation with industry, selection of subjects
  short list
• Identification of trainers and training
  facilities
• Further discussion on organisational details
• Launch of first round of 2-3 pilot training
  sessions in 2010
• Assessment, go/no-go for further implementation,
  organisational fine-tuning

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PPE Lead Market
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EC Mid-term Assessment of Lead Market Policy

• Mid-term assessment of lead markets part of a new
  EU innovation policy communication
• Overall assessment very positive
• PPE LM good progress compared to other LMs
  (espec. research, networking, public procurement,
  some more actions needed in standardisation)
• In parallel Economic study on PPE market by
  Security Research unit of DG Enterprise

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PPE Roadmap Implementation

• On-going actions
• 7 FP7 PPE projects just started, ETP to closely
  follow up
• ERA-Net will give special attention to PPE LM
• Public procurement networking project EnProTex
  just started, need to closely follow up
• Preparation of big integrated project

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Upcoming Events

• EU workshop to review PPE LM progress on 14 Dec.
  in Brussels
• Follow-up event to 2008 PPE conference, tent. End
  2010 in Germany

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2010 Annual Conference Planning
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5th Annual Public ETP Conference 24-25 March
2010, Brussels

• Key Points
• Working title Textile Research Innovation
  across Europe
• Organised as major showcase of textile-related
  RI clusters, networks, initiatives at
  national/regional level (presentations, exhibits,
  posters)
• Major event for promotion of CrossTexNet
  (ERA-Net)
• Policy strategy session with keynotes from
  high-level EC speakers
• Need to complete list of national/regional
  initiatives confirm contributions
• Search for sponsorships

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Country/region Initiative Contact person E-mail
CH Swiss Texnet Manfred Bickel Manfred.bickel_at_tvs.ch
CZ Clutex Cluster Jan Marek marek_at_inotex.cz
CZ-PL-DE EuroTextileRegion Jan Marek/Rainer Gebhardt marek_at_inotex.cz gebhardt_at_stfi.de
DE Bionics Network Heinrich Planck heinrich.planck_at_itv-denkendorf.de
DE-BW Alliance fibre-based materials Heinrich Planck heinrich.planck_at_itv-denkendorf.de
DE-Saxony Technical Textiles Saxony Rainer Gebhardt gebhardt_at_stfi.de
DE-NRW ZITEX Detlef Braun
DE-NRW Aachen Polymer Chain Edmund Haberstroh
DE-NRW Aachen Composite Engineers Thomas Gries Thomas.gries_at_ita.rwth-aachen.de
ES National textile platform Sergi Artigas sartigas_at_leitat.org
ES (EU) Children Fashion Europe Gabriel Folques/V. Blanes vblanes_at_aitex.es
ES (Valencia) Home Textile Initiative Rosa Lopez rlopez_at_aitex.es
FR UpTEX Stéphan Verin stephan.verin_at_up-tex.fr
FR TechTera
FR Pôle Fibre Karl Gedda
HU National textile platform Katalin Mathé/Pal Pataki pataki_at_innovatext.hu
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IT Industry 2015 Programme Technologies for Made-in-Italy Guido Bottini Bottini_at_sistemamodaitalia.it
IT SE-Europe Tex-EASTile Roberto Vannucci roberto.vannucci_at_centrocot.it
IT-Lombardi Driade (Interior design innovation) Roberto Vannucci roberto.vannucci_at_centrocot.it
LIT National cluster of innovative textiles Ausra Abraitiene ausra.abraitiene_at_lti.lt
PL National Textile Platform Izabella Krucinska ikrucins_at_p.lodz.pl
PL Lodz Fashion Cluster Marian Ornat m.ornat_at_iimw.lodz.pl
PT Portugal Fashion Cluster Braz Costa bz_at_citeve.pt
PT (Regional) Medical Devices Braz Costa bz_at_citeve.pt
PT-TU-IT EuroMed Research Cooperation Programme Helder Rosendo hrosendo_at_citeve.pt
RO National textile platform (personalised garments) Emilia Visileanu certex_at_ns.certex.ro
RO Network for Application of IT in textiles Emilia Visileanu certex_at_ns.certex.ro
SE Smart Textiles Initiative Pernilla Walkenström pernilla.walkenstrom_at_swerea.se
UK NWtexnet Bill Mills Bill_at_nwtexnet.co.uk
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ETP Funding EU Funding Dissemination Services
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EC Funding

• EC call for collaboration projects between
  different ETPs
• Several opportunities exist to work with
  NanoFutures, EU-Mat and the Consumer Goods ETPs

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Project Dissemination Services

• General idea
• Leveraging the power of the ETP network to
  organise more effective project dissemination
  actions with more industry-reach for all ETP
  textile research projects
• Concepts
• Clustering of related projects
• Develop privileged cooperations with established
  conferences, trade fairs, trade magazines,
  publishing houses, national industry federations
  etc.
• Support projects with production placement of
  dissemination materials
• Ultimate concept
• Projects pay a small sum (subcontract ETP) for
  dissemination services and thereby strengthen the
  network to which they partly owe their existence
  and which ensures future projects (
  beneficiaries pay!)

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Project Dissemination Services

• First Steps
• GC decides in Oct. 2008 to pursue this concept
• Some consultations with individual projects
  (response generally positive)
• ETP Conference 2009 as successful pilot test
• Collection of full set of project summaries,
  update of project database at www.textile-platform
  .eu
• Dissemination service concept developed in more
  detail throughout 2009
• Meeting with project coordinators proposed date
  Tue 15th Dec. 2009 in Brussels

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Project Dissemination Services

• Activities with advanced projects (late FP6-early
  FP7)
• Project results screening and clustering
• Active promotion of presentations at
  industry-oriented events
• Collective presence at TechTextil 2011, ITMA 2011
  (joint stands, fringe programme, publications)
• Other relevant fairs to be investigated
• Coordinated publications in trade magazines
  scientific volumes
• Development of attractive print on-line results
  dissemination material, exploitation of potential
  of www.textil-platform.eu
• Link to Industry Training Actions
• Activities with early-stage projects (mid-FP7)
• Project objectives screening and clustering
• Support to dissemination plan development
• Active promotion of presentations at scientific
  conferences