DITF Innovation Day 2026
Ideas, technological expertise, and experience are essential for developing new market-oriented products, processes, and services. Innovation is a key prerequisite for a successful industrial future. Close collaboration between science and industry, along with effective research transfer, is a critical success factor. The Innovation Day offers a platform for dialogue and inspiration for textile product development […]
Première Vision Paris
The event explores craftsmanship as a dynamic resource, highlighting how heritage and innovation intersect across different regions. This year’s focus includes Japan, Portugal, and France—territories that inspire new approaches to design and production. Through curated experience zones and expert talks, the program examines local models, sustainable practices, and the evolving role of artisanal skills in […]
AFBW Forum Funktionalisierung 2026
Join this event at Hohenstein for the Forum Functionalization! Hosted by AFBW (Alliance for Fiber-Based Materials Baden-Württemberg), Hohenstein, and the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) Denkendorf, this event will take place on January 28, 2026, from 9:00 AM to approximately 4:30 PM at Hohenstein. Discover cutting-edge advancements in textile functionalization for personal […]
From fibre to final textile product: a fashion designer’s point of view
From fibre to final textile product: a fashion designer’s point of view BioFibreLoop is set to produce technical textiles, made from bio-based materials and functionalised in a safe and sustainable manner. What will the final products be exactly, how might they look like? What do you have to consider when designing the end product? To […]
Digitalisation tools / Digital twin
Digitalisation tools / Digital Twin The development of digital tools, namely digital twin, plays an important role in BioFibreLoop. We interviewed Victoria Caballero, our digital twin developer from our partner IDENER. Set-up of a digital twin. ©IDENER What is a digital twin and why is it useful for BioFibreLoop? “A digital twin is a virtual […]
Challenge and opportunity of developing a lignin supply chain
The second consortium meeting of BioFibreLoop took place in June 2025 in Tampere, Helsinki, marking a milestone in the project’s first year. BioFibreLoop’s partners came together to share progress, including a major technical achievement: the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research (DITF) successfully spun fibres from lignin, blended with cellulose. This breakthrough, however, came […]
ECOSYSTEX Conference
Do you want to drive the textile industry toward circularity? Join us at the ECOSYTEX conference! The third ECOSYSTEX Conference will take place as a physical event on 29 September-1 October in Gothenburg, Sweden, organised by ECOSYSTEX in partnership with RISE Research Institute of Sweden. The ECOSYSTEX Conference is the annual flagship event of ECOSYSTEX—the European […]
AUTEX 2025 in Dresden
The AUTEX 2025 World Conference, held in Dresden from 11th to 13th June, brought together international experts and key players in the textile sector to explore the most advanced developments in textile science and technology. The event provided valuable insights and fostered meaningful exchanges on key topics that are closely aligned with the mission of […]
Laser-based surface functionalisation
Laser-based surface functionalisation Functional properties of BioFibreLoop’s textiles will be generated by using a bionic approach. Special surface structures found on fish and other living organisms will be transferred onto technical coatings produced in our project. Today, we’ll learn more about those structures and how this transfer onto the textile actually works. Therefore, we interviewed […]
From Lignin to Learning: Encouraging girls for STEM
Girls meet textiles! On the 3rd April, we had the opportunity to motivate and encourage girls for job fields in textile industry and introduce them to BioFibreLoop. Our partner Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) organised and hosted a Girls’ Day last Thursday. This is an annual nationwide event in Germany aimed at […]
