Applied research under public funding
Projects with direct partial funding from public programs are here distinguished in:
Horizon 2020 European Projects:
SKHINCAPS - SKin Healthcare by Innovative NanoCAPsuleS
FP7 European Projects:
DEPHOTEX - Development of Photovoltaic Textiles based on Novel Fibres
INTELTEX – Intelligent multi-reactive textiles
POWERWEAVE– Development of Textiles for Electrical Energy Generation and Storage
COLAE– Commercialization Clusters of OLAE (Organic Large Area Electronics)
DIGINOVA – Innovation for Digital Fabrication
SUSCON– SUStainable, innovative and energy-efficient CONcrete, based on the integration of all-waste materials
ECOPIX– Eco-friendly digital advertising display, based on novel printable electrochromic polymers
EU-CELAC Joint Innovation and Research Projects:
WINNER - Smart Windows for Zero Carbon Energy Buildings
R&D Co-Promoted Projects:
Wall-it – Multilayer Structures to Multifunctional Finishing for Internal Walls
YEXS - Your Extreme Experiences
NEWLIGHT – Development of a textile system to provide light and color effects outdoor and indoor environments
POWERFIBRES – Nanostructured Conductive Fibres
NANOLEATHER – Nanocoatings for Leather Functionalization
SMARTCOMFORT - Intelligent comfort in shoe soles
HiPeRoM – Advanced high performance materials for ropes, braids and netting
PT21 – Powered Textiles 21st Century - R&D in Innovative textiles with a total investment of 7,6 Million Euros, under Fashion Cluster and leaded by CITEVE
MOBICarTrim– R&D in interior components for automobiles with a total investment of 7,6 Million Euros, under Mobility Cluster and leaded by CEIIA
AAL4ALL – Ambient Assisted Living for All, is a project under Health Cluster Portugal, with a total investment of 7,3 Million Euros
WETGRASS - Development of an innovative synthetic turf systems for outdoor sports
iTechInovcar - Development of innovative lighting and sensor-actuator systems for car interiors
Revifeel - Development of ceramic tiles with distinctive and innovative characteristics
Sense - Sensorizing Solutions for Light and Multifunctional Fuel Tanks for Aircrafts and Other Vehicles
CHROMIUM LIKE - Development of chromium-free solutions with plating effect for car interior plastic components
ActiveRest - Development of a textile mattress guard for the prevention of pressure ulcers
Breathe2seat - Breathable artificial leather for automotive interiors
NANOCLEANLEATHER - Development of natural leather with improved cleaning properties designed for automotive interiors, using nanostructured additives
S-CONSOLE - Development of a new floor central console for the automotive interiors
iParasol - New Generation of parasol through the inteligent hybridization
iP VEST – intelligent Protective VEST
iHEATEX – Multifunctional terry structures and intelligent hybridization
TexBoost - less Commodities more Specialties
Basic Research Projects:
Nanotex - New functional textiles through incorporation of silica nanoparticles, clays and carbon nanotubes: production, characterization and applications. FEUP and FCUP, from University of Porto, are research partners
Biomembranes - Biopolymers to development of composite membranes for nanofiltration in desalinization of seawater process. IBMC from University of Porto is the research partner
PhotOM – Development of photovoltaics with only organic materials
Tissue2Tissue – Using textile technologies to develop innovative 3D architectures to be applied in bone tissue engineering. 3B's Research Group/University of Minho (UM) and Citeve are research partners
PiezoTex – Development of piezoelectric sensors and actuators in extruded filament and films, with multiple geometries, to be applied in new generation e-textiles. University of Minho is the research partner
Collective Actions
NANOTECH@NORTEPT – Promover a nanotecnologia no tecido industrial na região norte de Portugal
STARTUP.NANO – Dinamização do empreendedorismo de base nanotecnológica na região Norte de Portugal
FUEL - Future entrepreneur´s league
IMATEC - Intelligence in Advanced Technologies and Materials, under Collective Action Collaboration under Fashion Cluster and supported by QREN's Operational Agenda for Competitiveness Factors
Nano@Construção – Studies on the application of Nanotechnology in Construction field: needs and new opportunities
CEEMSC – Development of a label to energy effciency certification of materials and construction solutions
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS NETWORK – Portuguese Network for OLAE (Organic Large Area Electronics)
PEEP – Development of an energy efficiency certification label for building products: paints, insulation and masonry