Webinar session: Smart Protection in Defense - Innovations in Smart Textiles

Smart textiles are playing an increasingly important role in the defence sector, offering advanced solutions in protection, connectivity, and operational performance. These innovations enable new applications such as health monitoring, adaptive camouflage, and energy harvesting.

Organised by the Enterprise Europe Network, this international webinar will take place ahead of the A+A Trade Fair (4–7 November 2025) and will showcase recent technological advancements, as well as current EU funding opportunities that support research, development, and cross-border collaboration in smart textile innovation for defence.

The programme will feature contributions from scientific and technological experts from North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony (Germany), Łódź (Poland), and Hauts-de-France (France).

Agenda Highlights:

Science Session

• Nanoshield Project – Prof. Amir Fahmi, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
• Interdisciplinary R&D in Defence Textiles – Paulina Król & Paweł Kubiak, MORATEX
• Modernising Protective Apparel – Prof. Yordan Kyosev, Saeed Hassan, and Nataliya Sadretdinova, TU Dresden

B2B Presentations: From Fibre to Field

• Lightweight Functional Fibres – Dr. Andreas De Palmenaer, Fibrecoat GmbH
• 303 Years of Textile Manufacturing: One Family, One Focus – Adrian Wood, DELCOTEX
• Flexible Anti-Shrapnel Fabrics through Industry–Lab Collaboration – Remi Thiry, TIBEKA Protections
• Smart Energy Textiles for Defence – Hilal Fetouhi, TIBECH

Funding Opportunities

• Overview of EU Support Schemes – Marcus Collier-Wright, ZENIT GmbH

The event will conclude with a Q&A and interactive discussion session.

Click here to register for the webinar.