OUR TEAM
TEX IS MORE brings together experts in the following fields:
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
Lieva
Van Langenhove
Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)
Promotor-Coordinator TEX IS MORE
Tex is smart
Benny
Malengier
Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)
Textile reimagined: Ideate, Model, Analyze, Add smarts
Karen
De Clerck
Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)
Going the extra mile for textiles
(BIO-)MATERIALS & (MICRO-)SYSTEMS
Jan
Vanfleteren
Center for Microsystems Technology (IMEC-UGENT)
Merging Electronics with Textiles
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
MICROORGANISMS
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
Annelies
Van den Eede
Bioscience and Industrial Technology Department
(HOGENT - FTI-Lab+)
Always prepared to saddle up: to provide safe, performant & sustainable tack & fitting for horses and their humans
Ine
De Clerck
R&D Centre "Health & Care" (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences)
Creating tomorrow’s care together!
USER RESEARCH & VALIDATION
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
SUSTAINABILITY & CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Jo
Dewulf
Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (UGent)
Karijn
Bonne
Centre of Expertise Business and Management (Artevelde University of Applied Science)
Supporting SMEs towards a sustainable business model
Steven
De Meester
Laboratory of Circular Process Engineering (UGent)
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
Jozefien
Geltmeyer
Centre for Textile Science and Engineering (UGent)
Project coordinator
Eager to contribute to sustainable and circular textiles
Industrial Liaison
Network
Ghent University TechTransfer
Providing a supporting framework for collaboration between the Ghent University Association and industry.