The GEMTEX laboratory has been formed in 1992 at ENSAIT, French Grande Ecole one of the leading textile schools in Europe which graduates more than one hundred twenty students on Ms level in France. 41 PhD students are currently doing research at GEMTEX laboratory on various topics in relation with textile companies or on more fundamental subjects. The future of the textile industry and its competitiveness depend on innovation and research. Therefore, the role of the GEMTEX laboratory is to contribute strongly to these activities. The scientific areas covered by GEMTEX researchers are : smart textiles, renewable resources, customization, composite materials, sustainable development etc.

Two scientific groups composed of research teams led by full and associate professors at GEMTEX are involved in :

  • Industrial Management & Development
  • Advanced Materials.

Since, 2005 a year when the scientific cluster Up-Tex located in the North of France - Lille, has been created, the GEMTEX laboratory participates strongly to scientific projects on regional and French levels. GEMTEX collaborates on the European level with EURATEX (The European apparel and textile confederation), AUTEX (The International Association of Universities for Textiles) and TEXTRANET (European Network of Textile Research Organizations).

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