CircularInnoBooster is a COSME project with a duration of 2 years and a budget of 1,128,000€. Led by IED, together with the Finnova Foundation, Texfor, Circulab and The Circular Project with HumanNation, it seeks to transform the highly polluting fashion and textile industries through innovation and fostering entrepreneurship, generating business models based on the circular economy.
To do this, CircularInnoBooster creates CirCoAx, an accelerator for SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs in the fashion and textile sectors, through which 30 beneficiaries can receive mentoring, as well as technical and financial assistance to promote best practices that contribute to achieving these sustainability and circularity goals.
The CirCoAx consortium combines design education, textile industry expertise, circular business methodology, innovation support, and sustainable fashion know-how.
Istituto Europeo di Design
Project Coordinator. Academic institution that operates in the fields of education, training, and research in the disciplines of design, fashion, visual communication, and management, covering professional, vocational, and business design training. IED has branches across Spain, Italy, and Brazil.
Confederación de la Industria Textil
The reference textile association in Spain with 400 members. Located in Catalonia, it groups companies from the whole textile value chain, from yarns to fabrics including accessories, finishing processes, printing, and dyeing for apparel, home textiles, and technical or industrial applications.
Finnova Foundation
European foundation focused on innovation, applied knowledge, talent development, and international connection. It promotes networks and high-level events while seeking European funding related to technological transfer, modernisation, and competitive development for public and private entities.
Circulab
Business design lab and studio specialised in methodology, tools, and programmes that help businesses develop circular and sustainable business models. Circulab operates across more than 23 countries and supports projects through a broad network of certified circular economy consultants.
The Circular Project co-designed with HumanNation
TCP is a circular and slow fashion promotion firm that offers communication strategy, platform, and expertise on circular value chains. HumanNation is a consulting firm specialised in transformative innovation ecosystems and the New Economy, promoting resilient economies with a systemic and co-creative perspective.
Visit the official CirCoAx website or contact us for more information about participation and upcoming calls.