1. 2BFUNTEX Project : Enabling technology transfer for more functional textile innovations
Prof. Fatma KALAOGLU
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Project Coordinator :
Prof. Paul KIEKENS,
Ghent University, Department of Textiles
Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Creativity, Innovation and IPR in Textile
and Clothing Industry in the Euro-Mediterranean Area
24-25 March 2014

2. OUR Mission  faster industrial uptake
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

3. Open Innovation Platform (OIP)
A Website with interactive databases and information system :
A meeting place for project ideas & partner search
A training materials database
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, …

4. If you are a research organisation :
2BFUNTEX will help you to
present your current &
future actions in research,
education and technologies
related to functional textile
materials

5. If you are a company or a cluster :
2BFUNTEX.EU will be the
place to visit in order to :
Detect new technologies & business opportunities
Offer your technologies
Express your needs & technology requests
Look for partners
Be in contact with research teams across Europe

6. Multidisciplinary teams
Start-up of 8 MDTs to identify gaps between available technologies and industrial needs and develop ideas for new collaborative projects :
Antimicrobial textiles
Smart textiles
Nanotechnology
Flame retardancy
Biotechnology
Electrospinning
Plasma
Sustainable textiles

7. Lessons learned Good dissemination tools developed
Experienced people active in MDTs
Less technologies available than expected  develop new technologies in MDTs
Limited involvement of SMEs in technology transfer  provide information on 2BFUNTEX OIP
Confidentiality issues

8. Consortium
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

9. The following multidisciplinary teams (MDT) were
The following multidisciplinary teams (MDT) were formed within 2BFUNTEX Project.
Antimicrobial
Smart textiles
Nanotech
Flame retardency
Biotech
Plasma
Ecotech
Electrospinning

10. Each MDT has a reserach and an industrial leader.
Workshops and meetings for these MDT’s
are organized in every 6 months.
IDEAS, VISIONS and STRATEGIES ARE FORMED for
- State-of-the-art in these sectors,
- Current collaborations/interactions with industries,
- Identification of gaps between available technologies
and expertise with medium/long term industrial needs,
- How to overcome these gaps,
- Strategies and actions to solve the gaps

11. E-mail : info@2BFUNTEX.eu
Information
URL :
Project Coordinator :
Prof. Paul Kiekens, UGent
Project Duration :
01/01/2012 – 31/12/2015