TEXTILE INNOVATIONS

Alexandra

De Raeve

Department of Fashion, Textiles and Wood Technology

(HOGENT - FTI-Lab+)

Empowering the textile and fashion industries to transform into circular, bio-based and digitized industries

Karen

De Clerck

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)



Going the extra mile for textiles



Benny

Malengier

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)





Textile reimagined: Ideate, Model, Analyze, Add smarts



Lieva

Van Langenhove

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)

Promotor-Coordinator TEX IS MORE

Tex is smart

Dagmar

D'hooge

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)





Polymer technology matters for fiber materials



Lode

Daelemans

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)

From models to materials: engineering tomorrow’s textiles through simulation and testing

(BIO-)MATERIALS & (MICRO-)SYSTEMS

Frederick

Bossuyt

From chips to stitches: the future is fabric

Pieter

Bauwens

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Nathalie

De Geyter

Department of Applied Physics (UGENT)


Exploring plasma as a versatile textile surface modification strategy

Peter

Dubruel

Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (UGent)

Chemistry is fun




MICRO-ORGANISMS

Bruno

Verhasselt

Department of Diagnostic Sciences (UZ Gent)

Thanks to microorganisms we never walk alone



Chris

Callewaert

Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (UGent)

Body odor eliminator

Hans

Nauwynck

Virology - Faculty of Veterinary Medecine (UGent)

Destroyer of viruses


PSYCHOSOCIAL & PHYSICAL COMFORT

Alexis

Dewaele

Department of Experimental Clinical & Health Psychology (UGent)

What we wear, is who we are

Dirk

Cambier

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (UGent)

Rehabilitation & TEX IS MORE leave no one unmoved!

Jan

Boone

Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (UGent)

On the move



CARE & WELL-BEING

Ine

De Clerck

R&D Centre "Health & Care" (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences)

Creating tomorrow’s care together!



Tim

Bomberna

R&D Centre "Health & Care" (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences)

Exploring the role of textiles in tomorrow’s care

USER RESEARCH & VALIDATION

Bas

Baccarne

Interdisciplinary imec research group for Media, Innovation and Communication Technologies (UGent)

Prototyping is the conversation you have with your ideas



Lieven

De Marez

Interdisciplinary imec research group for Media, Innovation and Communication Technologies (UGent)

Exploring the potential of smart textiles in empowering people in a digitizing society

Francesca

Ostuzzi

Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design

Designing sustainable textiles means seeing fibers, people, and processes as one system. Every choice reshapes the whole!

Jan

Detand

Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design

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SUSTAINABILITY & CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Jo

Dewulf

Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (UGent)

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Sophie

Huysveld

Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (UGent)

Sustainability and circularity assessment for textiles

Steven

De Meester

Laboratory of Circular Process Engineering (UGent)



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SUSTAINABILITY & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Karen

Vanderlinden

R&D Centre "Business & Management" (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences)

Co-creating sustainable business models where textiles drive long-term value for organizations, communities and the environment.

Marieke

Franck

R&D Centre "Business & Management" (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences)

Creating inclusive, circular ecosystems where behavioural change fuels a sustainable future

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & EXPLOITATION

Chris

Deloof

Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)

Business Developer TEX IS MORE

Passionate about sustainable innovation in textiles.

#valorization #businessmanagement

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