Het streefdoel van de Technologische attractiepolen (TAP) is de dynamiek van innovatie te versterken door het Belgisch onderzoekspotentieel te valoriseren. Het gaat concreet om een meerjarige impulsactie in de vorm van een aantal onderzoekprojecten die gericht zijn op de ontwikkeling van wetenschappelijke en technologische kennis met het doel methodes, procédés en instrumenten op te leveren waarmee in de industriële sector innovatie teweeggebracht kan worden.
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Governmental funding
Brussels Capital Region
Support of enterpreneurship, R&D and innovation by the Brussels Capital Region
Chèques technologiques
Les pages qui vous exliquent tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les Chèques Technologiques
Cornet ERANET
CORNET - ‘COllective Research NETworking’ is an ERA-NET in the field of Collective Research. Collective research programmes benefit all or most of the SMEs working in the same sector or branch of industry. Any intellectual property rights generated through the project are typically distributed throughout the firms in the target sector.
EFRO
Het Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (EFRO) draagt bij aan de economische en sociale cohesie in de Europese Unie door regionale verschillen weg te werken.
Enterprise Europe Vlaanderen
The Enterprise Europe Network and IWT: innovating with and in Europe
Within Enterprise Europe Flanders IWT helps you to develop your innovation potential on an international level. The IWT-team of Enterprise Europe Flanders offers support to companies, especially SME's, and research organisations looking for new technologies or that are planning to market them.
European Community CORDIS
European research within the 7th EU Programme Framework
FOD economie
Federale Overheidsdienst Econmie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie
Interreg
EU programme to encoruage cooperation in strategically important matters or in common issues needing an target-oriented and integrated approach beyond national boundaries.
IWT Vlaanderen
Institute for the promotion of innovation through Science & Technology in Flanders
KMO-portefeuille
De kmo-portefeuille : u doet er goede er goede zaken mee!
Met de kmo-portefeuille introduceert de Vlaamse overheid de opvolger van de BEAmaatregel en de vroegere opleidings- en adviescheques. De steunmaatregel blijft hoofdzakelijk gericht op het verbeteren van de huidige of toekomstige bedrijfsvoering bij kmo’s.
Région Wallonne D.G.O.E.E.R.
Direction générale opérationnelle Économie, Emploi et Recherche: les aides financières constituent un des principaux leviers mis en oeuvre par la Région wallonne pour atteindre ses objectifs en matière de recherche, de développement et d'innovation technologique.
Sixth Framework Programme
The EU's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development is a major tool to support the creation of the European Research Area - ERA
Winnomat - SPW
Le programme "Winnomat 2" vise à soutenir le développement de l'avenir wallon en renforçant le potentiel scientifique et technologique des unités de recherche wallonnes dans le domaine des matériaux.
Association
Accord Wallonie
Association des centres collectifs concernés par le décret wallon
Belgian Sportstechnology Club
The Belgian SportsTechnology Club is a network of experienced Belgian companies involved in major international sporting events: Olympic games, FIFA World Cup, Tour de France, Superbowl...
C.R.I.F.S.
International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee is the representative body for the European man-made fibres industry
COBOT
COBOT: Het opleidingscentrum voor de arbeiders van de textiel- en breigoedsector (Vlaanderen)
Creamoda
Creamoda units manufacturers, designers, wholesalers and agencies, active in the Belgian supply chain of fashion wear and ready-to-wear garments.
E.A.T.P.
EATP represents, promotes and serves the interests of the European polyolefin textiles industry
E.T.S.A.
E.T.S.A. is the acronym for the European Textile Services Association. It was founded in 1994 as a non-profit making association to represent and promote the textile rental services sector in Europe.
ESF European Safety Federation
European Federation of producers of Personal Protective Equipment
Euratex
Represents the interests of the European textile and clothing industry within the European institutions related to commercial and industrial policies, research and innovation, environmental and social issues.
Flanders InShape
Flanders InShape – Flemish Competence Centre for Product Development and Industrial Design – was founded in December 2006 and is a joint venture involving the Flemish Industrial Federation, a number of service companies, colleges of higher education and specialised centres of knowledge including Centexbel.
made in Green
made in Green is founded by Aitex (Spain) and certifies textile products that are free from harmful substances, and produced in an eco-friendly manner while respecting the human rights of the workers.
Centexbel has signed an agreement with Aitex for the made-in-Green certification.
Masters of Linen
MASTERS OF LINEN is a subsidiary of the CELC (European Flax and Hemp Confederation), the only European agro-industrial body to bring together players working in all stages of the flax/linen supply chain, from plant to fabric, including scutching and spinning.
Oeko-Tex
Confidence in textiles – this has been the motto of the independent test institutes of the International Oeko-Tex® Association since 1992, with their tests for harmful substances according to Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 for textile products of all types which pose no risk whatsoever to health.
Prodis-GuT
PRODIS is the first comprehensive consumer information system that integrates information on environmental issues, consumer health and safety topics as well as information on use areas of use and additional characteristics of textile floorcoverings.
PRODIS provides reliable information for the consumer and trade and is based on two elements:
- the GUT test system for VOC-emissions and chemicals
- the FCSS standard symbols for use classification
UCRC
Unie van de Collectieve Research Centra
Union des Centres de Recherche Collective
Unitex
Nationale organisatie van (technische) kaderleden uit de textielindustrie. Wekelijkse voorstellingen over technische of meer algemene onderwerpen voor de textielindustrie. Tweemaandelijks tijdschrift en organisatie van internationale symposia in samenwerking met CENTEXBEL, FEDUSTRIA en de Universiteit Gent.
Standardisation
CEN
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a business facilitator in Europe, removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers. Its mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment. Through its services it provides a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical specifications.
Floor covering standard symbols
Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings have a number of specific characteristics and are classified in a number of use classes.
In order to make the classification and these specific characteristics easy understandable and recognizable for the consumer, graphic symbols have been developed.
For practical reasons only symbols where developed for characteristics linked directly to a European standard.
ISO
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 159 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
Ecology
ECHA: European Chemicals Agency
The Agency, located in Helsinki, Finland will manage the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction processes for chemical substances to ensure consistency across the European Union. These REACH processes are designed to provide additional information on chemicals, to ensure their safe use, and to ensure competitiveness of the European industry.
Milieucalender
Milieukalender.com biedt de Vlaamse bedrijfsleider/milieucoördinator de mogelijkheid om online de vele milieuverplichtingen bij te houden.
Wie registreert kan een gepersonaliseerde Milieukalender samenstellen van officiële milieuverplichtingen, belangrijke milieudeadlines enz. Indien gewenst, worden nakende deadlines per e-mail gemeld. Voor wat de belangrijkste milieuverplichtingen betreft wordt de kalender daarenboven gekoppeld aan allerlei relevante en up-to-date informatiebronnen: reglementering, overheid, documenten en praktische tips.
Milieuinfo
Wegwijzer Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie:
De webgids biedt een overzicht van websites over leefmilieu en natuur van de Vlaamse overheid, gerangschikt per thema.
Een groot deel van de gegevens die de Vlaamse milieuoverheid beheert en van de documenten die ze maakt, zijn vrij raadpleegbaar en vaak zijn ze te vinden op het internet.
IPR
Belgian PatLib centres
List of all existing and operational PatLib centres in Belgium
Belgische Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom - DIE
Belgische Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom (DIE): octrooien, merken, tekeningen en modellen, kwekersrechten, auteursrecht en naburige rechten. Behoort tot de FOD economie.
BOIP
The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) is the official body for the registration of trademarks and designs in the Benelux. In addition, the BOIP offers the possibility to formally record the existence of ideas, concepts, designs prototypes and the like.
European Patent Organisation
The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for individual inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 38 European countries.
Innovaccess
Network of national services for intellectual property in the EU-member states, the European Patent Ofiice and the European Office for Harmonisation in the internal market. Supported by the European Commission.
OHIM
OHIM is the European Union agency responsible for registering trade marks and designs that are valid in all 27 countries of the EU.
WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.
Research & development
Betoflex
This innovative research project scanned the possibilities to use fabric as a flexible formwork for architectural concrete elements. Besides a general feasibility study, the project focuses on the textile parameters such as stiffness and permeability, the quality of the concrete surface and the modeling of the formwork both before and after casting. For this, the project groups textile industry, architects and contractors, to combine architectural creativity and modern technology.
Contex-T
The Contex-T project aims at transforming the traditional resource-driven textile industry into a knowledge based, sustainable and competitive industry by creating breakthrough innovation in the high-tech area technical textiles for construction.
Flamac
Flanders Materials Centre (Flamac) was founded by three leading companies with important research and development activities in Flanders (Agfa, ArcelorMittal and Umicore) together with Agoria Vlaanderen.
Hogeschool Gent TO2C
College for textile engineering Gent Belgium - bachelor and master level
ILVO Vlaanderen
Het ILVO behoort als wetenschappelijke instelling tot het beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij van de Vlaamse Overheid.
Medatex
Organisatie van alle bedrijven en onderzoeksinstellingen actief in het medisch textielgebeuren.
Onderzoekscel "Synthesis and Bioresources Chemistry" -UGent
Department of Organic Chemistry of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering - University of Ghent
