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

Lutz Walter

1010thth Governing Council Meeting Governing Council Meeting

Brussels, 30/10/2009Brussels, 30/10/2009

• Progress Overview

• Industry leadership of the platform

• PPE Lead Market

• 2010 Annual ETP Conference

• ETP Funding – Dissemination Services

ContentsContents

European European Technology Technology Platform for Platform for the Future of the Future of Textiles and Textiles and

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Progress Overviewincl. FP7 & ERA-Net


ClothingClothing 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

SRA Implementation through FP7


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FP7 2008NMP 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@Sea SINTEF/Norway Protective clothing & equipment for workers at sea


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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 TEG1+5 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

FP7 2009


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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

FP7 2010


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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

FP7 2010


ClothingClothing - 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, PPP’s)

- NMP 2011 Workprogramme presented as first draft to programme committee

- PPP’s 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

FP7 2011-13


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Collaboration with other ETP’s

• 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 (TEG’s 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 ETP’s 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 WorkEducation:- 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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Applied Technology

Market (product application)

Scientific Background

3 Components:


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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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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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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 ActionsNext 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

LM’s (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 Conference24-25 March 2010, Brussels

Key Points:

• Working title: “Textile Research & Innovation across Europe”

• Organised as major showcase of textile-related R&I 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 [email protected]

CZ Clutex Cluster Jan Marek [email protected]

CZ-PL-DE EuroTextileRegion Jan Marek/Rainer Gebhardt

[email protected] [email protected]

DE Bionics Network Heinrich Planck [email protected]

DE-BW Alliance fibre-based materials

Heinrich Planck [email protected]

DE-Saxony Technical Textiles Saxony

Rainer Gebhardt [email protected]

DE-NRW ZITEX Detlef Braun

DE-NRW Aachen Polymer Chain Edmund Haberstroh

DE-NRW Aachen Composite Engineers

Thomas Gries [email protected]

ES National textile platform

Sergi Artigas [email protected]

ES (EU) Children Fashion Europe

Gabriel Folques/V. Blanes

[email protected]

ES (Valencia) Home Textile Initiative Rosa Lopez [email protected]

FR UpTEX Stéphan Verin [email protected]

FR TechTera

FR Pôle Fibre Karl Gedda

HU National textile platform

Katalin Mathé/Pal Pataki

[email protected]


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IT Industry 2015 Programme – Technologies for Made-in-Italy

Guido Bottini [email protected]

IT + SE-Europe Tex-EASTile Roberto Vannucci [email protected]

IT-Lombardi Driade (Interior design innovation)

Roberto Vannucci [email protected]

LIT National cluster of innovative textiles

Ausra Abraitiene [email protected]

PL National Textile Platform

Izabella Krucinska [email protected]

PL Lodz Fashion Cluster Marian Ornat [email protected]

PT Portugal Fashion Cluster

Braz Costa [email protected]

PT (Regional) Medical Devices Braz Costa [email protected]

PT-TU-IT EuroMed Research Cooperation Programme

Helder Rosendo [email protected]

RO National textile platform (personalised garments)

Emilia Visileanu [email protected]

RO Network for Application of IT in textiles

Emilia Visileanu [email protected]

SE Smart Textiles Initiative

Pernilla Walkenström

[email protected]

UK NWtexnet Bill Mills [email protected]


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ETP Funding EU Funding & Dissemination

Services


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EC Funding

- EC call for collaboration projects between different ETP’s

- Several opportunities exist to work with NanoFutures, EU-Mat and the Consumer Goods ETP’s


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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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- 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 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


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