08 Apr 2024News
Fibrenamics, the Institute for Innovation in Fibrous and Composite Materials, will be at Techtextil 2024 with a wide range of new products ready to show to all the visitors of stand D56. The international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens will take place from April 23 to 26 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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24 Oct 2016News
The topic of waste recovery is on the agenda, with some entities already aware of this issue. In this context, the Fibrenamics International Platform of the University of Minho, as a common denominator for innovation and multisectoral cooperation, intends to continue the work that it has already developed based on fibers, making an addition: the incorporation and recovery of waste from various industries . From this idea came the Fibrenamics Green - Platform for the Development of Innovative Products based on waste ”, a sustainable innovation project developed in partnership with the Center for the Valorisation of Waste (CVR) of the University of Minho.
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07 Oct 2016News
Next Wednesday, October 12, Fibrenamics Azores, hub of the International Fibrenamics Platform at the University of Minho, headquartered at NONAGON, will organize the Workshop “Innovation and Development: from knowledge to the market”, which will take place on 12 October, at the Angra pole of the University of the Azores, on Terceira Island, with start scheduled for 2 pm. Organized in partnership with the University of the Azores, the Biotechnology Center of the Azores, the Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation and SINEGE, and funded by the Government of the Azores and the Regional Directorate for Science and Technology (DRCT), participation in this event is free, but requires registration.
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30 Sep 2016News
Following the strategy outlined for 2016 for the advanced training cycle, the International Fibrenamics Platform at the University of Minho organizes, until the end of this year, the second edition of a set of face-to-face trainings that have proved to be a success.
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20 Sep 2016News
It has been known for some time that Portugal has a strong presence at the Venice Biennale through names like Álvaro Siza Vieira, what is probably not known is that the University of Minho is also well represented and in a somewhat sui generes project: o UIRA, the first Orbital Olympic Village in history.
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15 Sep 2016News
Opinion article by Catarina Roseira | Marketing Manager PhD Coordenator at Porto Business School
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15 Sep 2016News
Opinion article by David Bota – Product Designer and Professor
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28 Jul 2016News
From July 30 to October 16, Guimarães will once again host the third edition of Contextile - Contemporary Textile Art Biennial.
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27 Jul 2016News
In recent years, the textile and clothing industries have made great efforts to improve the results in terms of competitiveness and thus to meet the increasing demands of consumers in relation to the products purchased. Consumers are increasingly looking for protective clothing called functional, that is, with added functions, with higher quality and, consequently, with greater added value.
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