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The UK Government has identified ‘eight great
technologies’ plus a further two which will propel the UK
to future growth. These are: the big data revolution and energy-efficient computing;
satellites and commercial applications of space;
robotics and autonomous systems;
life sciences, genomics and synthetic biology;
regenerative medicine;
agri-science;
advanced materials and nanotechnology; energy and its storage;
quantum technologies;
the internet of things.
Advanced Materials
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The Global Textiles market for apparel was worth over
£1.4 trillion in 2014
UK apparel - £3 billion
Technical Textiles market - £105 billion by 2018
EU - technical textiles - £22 billion
Advanced MaterialsTechnical Textiles
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Agritex
Smart Textiles
Buildtex
Hometex
Geotex
Packtex
Oeko-tex Protex
Indutex
Meditex
Mobiltex
Novel Materials
Clothingtex
Advanced MaterialsTechnical Textiles – the Techtextil Sectors
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Invest NI
_connect – http://connect.innovateuk.org
Gateway to Research – gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Funding Routes -
https://www.gov.uk/research-and-development-in-the-business-
sector
Advanced MaterialsTechnical Textiles – Existing R&D
REGIONAL TEXTILE CLUSTERS- The Alliance Project
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The Alliance Project, based at New Economy, was established to examine the potential for repatriating textiles manufacturing to the UK. The work was commissioned by Lord David Alliance and the GMCA with the support of Government through BIS.
http://neweconomymanchester.com/stories/1933-the_alliance_project
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TEXTILE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCEYorkshire & Humber
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The Textile Centre of Excellence is a major conferencing, research and
training facility, based 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield, 15
minutes from junction 25 of the M62.
http://www.textilehouse.co.uk/
Based in Bolton – skills, innovation and supply chain
Membership based
Active in FP7 and Horizon 2020
New focus on Composites
www.nwtexnet.co.uk
NWTexNetNorth West
Investment from Scottish Enterprise
Based at Heriot-Watt University
http://www.stla.uk.com/textiles-scotland/innovation/
Textiles Future ForumScotland
PERA – Training
DeMontfort – Smart Textiles
Over 1,000 textile/clothing organisations – identified
Skills issues
Leics Textiles ClusterDeMontfort and Midlands
Wearables at war: How smart textiles are lightening the
load for soldiers
From fabric keyboards to kit that powers up when the
soldier mounts up, Intelligent Textiles is one of the
companies on the front line of wearable technology.
http://www.intelligenttextiles.com/
Advanced Materials Wearables
Advances Materials Wearables
iWatch
90 million wearable devices ship in 2014
Morgan Stanley – a potential $1.6 trillion business
Innovate UK call
The HVM Catapult has engaged with over 1500
businesses since its inception in 2011. The mission is
to help bridge the gap between innovation and
commercialisation, working to take proven
manufacturing ideas and processes and scale them up.
https://hvm.catapult.org.uk/
HVM Catapult
Brian J. McCarthy
Knowledge Transfer Manager – Textiles, Packaging and Consumer Goods
@technitex • M: 07964 563373
@KTNUK • T: 0161 306 8500 • ktn-uk.org
KTN, Innovation Centre North Campus, Sackville Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Technical TextilesContact Details
www.2bfuntex.eu
http://www.innovationintextiles.com/
http://www.wtin.com/
http://www.just-style.com/
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