5 European countries convinced of the potential of smart textiles, have begun to design an information system which will be available on Systex website and allow them to map the situation and possible developments, as well as opportunities and specific issues of smart textiles, in particular as regards nanotechnologies and microencapsulation.

Partner countries of Systex:
- BELGIUM (Textiles Department at Ghent University, IMEC - Interuniversitary microelectronics centre in Leuven, Multitel, Anne de Moor)
- FRANCE (CEA, IFTH)
- GERMANY (IHofmann Consulting, Philips Research)
- ITALY (Smartex, Pisa University, INFM - CNR)
- THE NETHERLANDS (Plastic Electronics)

Source: Noticiero Textil September 1st 2008