Program: SMP COSME

Project coordinator: Robin Oddon (Techtera) / roddon@techtera.org

Participation of Tèxtils.CAT: Partner. Consortium led by Techtera (France). The other 4 partners are: CITEVE (Portugal), Next Technology Tecnotessile (Italy), and ATEVAL (Spain).

Start date: October 2025

End date: August 2028

Objectives:

The ELEVATEX project aims to accelerate the twin transition (green and digital) of the textile industry, foster industrial resilience, and strengthen international competitiveness. This will be achieved by enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs, facilitating their access to new markets and supply chains, and boosting cross-sectoral and cross-regional cooperation by establishing strategic partnerships.

ELEVATEX will launch several calls for proposals with a total budget of €1.98M in direct funding for companies:

• Innovation for strategic autonomy: grants of €30,000 for individual SMEs to develop new innovative products or processes.
• Adoption of green and digital technologies: funding for consortia of two SMEs to implement advanced processes and technologies, with grants of €69,000 per project.
• Internationalization: financial and organizational support for 20 SMEs to access the US and Japanese markets through collective business missions.

The project will also organize activities to establish strategic networks with applicative markets and solution providers, aiming to develop lasting cooperation that strengthens the entire European textile value chain.

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