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Meeting in Lille on innovative textile clusters

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On 22 and 23 July, Executive Secretary Fabio Giovagnoli and representatives of other ACTE members met in Lille (France) to discuss about the development of innovative textile clusters.
The meeting was organised by the local Chamber of Commerce and UP-Tex. The aim was to exchange good practices and information among partners of the innovative textile clusters of Tuscany (Italy), Catalonia (Spain) and Nord Pas de Calais (France) – following contacts made within ACTE RDI Working Group, which took its first step in Lodz (Poland) on 16 May.

Participants of Lille meeting:
  • Fabio GIOVAGNOLI, ACTE Executive Secretary
  • Livia MARINETTO, Director Economic Development, Municipality of Prato (Italy)
  • Alberto RATTI, ACTE Executive Secretariat
  • Solitario NESTI, General Director Tecnotessile, Prato (Italy)
  • Sergi ARTIGAS BARCELÓ, Director textile sector LEITAT, Terrassa (Spain)
  • Cristina BARRAGAN, Director European programs LEITAT, Terrassa (Spain)
  • Stéphan VERIN, Director General UP-TEX, Lille (France)
  • Gérard LOINGEVILLE, President Scientific Committee UP-TEX Lille (France)
  • Patrice LECLERCQ, Vice President UP TEX Lille (France)
  • Xavier FLAMBARD, Director ENSAIT and INNOTEX, Lille (France)
  • Jean François BRACQ, CLUBTEX Lille (France)
  • Stéphane CASTELEIN, Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine (France)
  • Isabelle ZELLER, Director, Studies department Chamber of Commerce of Lille (France)
  • Jérôme TOULEMONDE, Chamber of Commerce of Lille and Director WTC Lille (France
During the meeting, Stéphan Verin and Patrice Leclerq (UP-Tex and Chamber of Commerce of Lille) introduced to the partners the possibility to strengthen future cooperation, developing a joint research project proposal on clusters of innovative textile products, to be submitted to the EU Commission under the 7th Framework Programme "Cooperation" - ERA NET Actions.

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