Aimed at creating visibility for the smart textile industry and position Canada as a global leader in this emerging sector, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has teamed up with industry members to officially form the Smart Textile and Wearables Innovation Alliance.
Facilitated by the NRC, this industry-led, grassroots initiative will encourage the formation of supply chains to enable the development and commercialisation of next-generation technologies in targeted areas such as sport and fitness, self-care and wellness, medical diagnostics, industrial wearables and interactive tracking. The Alliance will regroup 34 Canadian companies from all levels of the supply chain to share ideas and develop products that will revolutionize the smart textile industry.
Smart textiles and wearables have digital components, including small computers, sensors and electronics, embedded in them and give them added value, such as communication, data collection and energy transfer. The importance of information sharing within its membership is underscored by such networking events planned for Vancouver on September 30 and Montréal on October 19. The focus of both events will be networking and matchmaking.
