Membership

becoming a member

Driving innovation to convert the textile value chain from petroleum-based to bio-based requires an effort of many. To enable radical and lasting change, we need to focus on interdisciplinary research alongside the whole textile value chain.

The textile value chains are fractured with highly specialised individuals. That’s why we believe in the power of collaboration in the framework of BIOTEXFUTURE.

The basis for success is a diverse team of member organisations working together under a shared vision. We are looking to unite individual projects and initiatives, sharing what we learn from each other across the textile value chains, and thereby build solutions of relevance for the future.

 

Be part of the Community

BIOTEXFUTURE is an open innovation space with an active community. We invite you to be part of this community by becoming a BIOTEXFUTURE member. The benefit of being a member has the following advantages:

Legal Structure

A large innovation space such as BIOTEXFUTURE requires a framework. Our framework is the managed through the Innovationsbündnis. By joining the innovation space, members are expressing their support for the vision of BIOTEXFUTURE and their interest in participating in joint projects.

Only legal entities (e.g. companies, universities, research institutions, foundations or associations) can become a member of BIOTEXFUTURE. The legal entity must not be located in Germany to become a member.

The BIOTEXFUTURE membership is completly free!

The BIOTEXFUTURE membership is prerequesite for submitting a project propsoal and being eligigable for funding.

Your organisation needs to sign the Innovationsbündnis in order to become a member of BIOTEXTFUTURE. In this Innovationsbündnis, all members acknowledge the coordinating role of the Project Management Office (PMO). A Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is included in the Innovationsbündis and allows collaboration in a protected environment. The Innovationsbündnis will be shared with you during the application process. Have a look at the box below to find more details on the steps to become a member.

The Innovationsbündnis does not replace a Consortium Contract required when collaborating in a funded project.

By signing the Innovationsbündnis all BIOTEXFUTURE members acknowledge that rights or obligations regarding individual collaborative projects arise solely on the basis of a separate, individual Consortium Contract, which must be negotiated and signed by all parties of the respective collaborative project. This Consortium Contract will cover, among other things, IP rights, publication rights and collaborations with third parties. The Consortium Contract must be negotiated and signed after receiving a grant agreement from the PtJ to receive funding for your project. See our calls for more details on funding opportunities.

it takes 5 steps to become a member

  1. After reading the 5 steps. please fill in the “get in touch” form below and get in touch with the PMO team responsible for new BTF membership applicants.
  2. We will send you all required legal documents (Innovationsbündnis) with additional info material and provide a step-by-step guidance on what happens next. 
  3. Your legal team might want to review our documents. The BTF membership team will be at your disposal for any upcoming legal questions. Please complete this step by sending us the Application profile (We will send you the template in Step 2) and the information regarding the authorised signatories (Name, Surname and E-Mail)
  4. Once all your questions are answered and we have received the required information, we will send you the Innovationsbündnis for your digital signature via DocuSign. 
  5. Once signed, we are happy to call you an official member of the innovation space and feature your below.

get in touch

    Become a Member

    We are always looking for new partners for our projects. Please do not hesitate to contact us and benefit from our expertise and research projects. We look forward to working with you.

    The BIOTEXFUTURE Membership is free of charge!

     

    BIOTEXFUTURE is an innovation space funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for research on bio-based textiles. Since November 2019, the Innovation Space is organised in cooperation with adidas AG, ITA Institut für Textiltechnik and Institute and Sociology of Organisation (STO) of RWTH Aachen University.

    List of all BIOTEXFUTURE Members:

    Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials e.V. (an der RWTH Aachen)
    AFBW – Allianz Faserbasierte Werkstoffe Baden-Württemberg e.V.
    Ahlbrandt System GmbH
    Airbus Defence & Space GmbH
    Avient Colorants Germany Gmbh
    b.fab GmbH
    Carbon Minds GmbH
    Carl Weiske GmbH & Co. KG
    ChiPro GmbH
    Cordenka GmbH & Co. KG
    Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH
    Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH (DTNW)
    Dienes Apparatebau GmbH
    DOMO Engineering Plastics Europe S.p.A. Germany
    DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien e.V.
    Energie- und Umwelttechnik e. V.
    Epcotec GmbH
    Essedea GmbH & Co. KG
    European Clothing Company GmbH
    farming revolution GmbH
    Fiber-To-Go GmbH
    Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen gGmbH
    Forschungszentrum Jülich
    Gauss PSA GmbH
    GNS – Gesellschaft für Nachhaltige Stoffnutzung mbH
    Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
    Hoffmann + Voss GmbH
    HUESKER Synthetic GmbH
    IBENA Textilwerke GmbH
    I Collect GmbH
    I.C.S. GmbH Industrial Converting Solution
    Industrieverband Veredlung – Garne – Gewebe – Technische Textilien e.V. (IVGT)
    Julius Zorn GmbH
    Kelheim Fibres GmbH
    Konsilt Sàrl
    Krall+Roth Produktions GmbH
    Kybernesia (Gebrüder Flores GbR)
    LEVACO Chemicals GmbH
    MARC O’POLO International GmbH
    Martin Wurzel Baugesellschaft mbH
    medi GmbH & Co. KG
    Mimotype TechnologieGmbH
    Neisser Geoprodukte GmbH
    nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation GmbH
    Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    ORTOVOX Sportartikel GmbH
    OTEX Textilveredlung GmbH
    prometho GmbH
    Re-Fresh Global
    Reutlingen University
    Roquette Klötze GmbH & Co. KG
    RWTH Aachen University
    Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.
    Schill+Seilacher GmbH
    Schmitz Textiles GmbH
    Schüler & Co. K.G.
    SeaNexus blue bioeconomy UG
    Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V.
    Stoffschmiede GmbH
    Spinnerei Lampertsmühle GmbH
    Symanto Research
    Sympatex Technologies GmbH
    Technische Universität Berlin
    Technische Universität Chemnitz
    Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e. V. (TITV Greiz)
    Textilveredelungsunion GmbH (TVU)
    TFI – Institut für Bodensysteme an der RWTH Aachen e.V.
    THINK TANK TECHNOLOGIES
    Universität Bayreuth
    Universität Duisburg-Essen, Department Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science, Professional Communication in Electronic Media / Social Media
    Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Industrielles Management
    Universität Heidelberg
    Universität Hohenheim
    Universität Potsdam
    Verband der Deutschen Heimtextilien-Industrie e.V.
    V. FRAAS GmbH
    WINT Design Lab GbR
    Zschimmer & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG
    ZUE Zwirnerei Untereggingen GmbH

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