FITEX

Textile Innovation and Industry Support

FITEX is the brand of Fundació Privada per a la Innovació Tèxtil, a private nonprofit foundation established in 2000. Its purpose is to advance innovation in the knitwear industry and, more broadly, in textiles, fashion, and apparel. It presents itself as a resource center for companies conducting research and development in these fields.

Areas of Work

The foundation organizes its work into several services for businesses:

• Training for textile professionals in technical and technology topics, strategy and innovation, international expansion, information technology, human resources management, retail and branding, sales, marketing, and communications.
• Research and development projects.
• Innovation in products, processes, management, knowledge, and commercial strategy.
• International expansion through the Catalunya Exporta program.
• Business services, including tax deductions for textile samples, public-grant administration, and technology transfer.

Featured Services

• Tax deductions for textile samples: Assistance preparing reports used to claim tax deductions for textile samples.
• Public grants: Identifying funding from Catalan, Spanish, and European agencies and supporting project administration.
• Technology transfer: Advice and sector knowledge for textile and fashion professionals and individuals.
• Catalunya Exporta: Support for entering international markets.

Activity and Figures

The website reports more than 244 students, more than 300 companies, over 113 instructional hours, and more than 117 projects. FITEX organizes events such as IGUALADAFIL at Igualada Fashion Lab and international business missions, including one to Düsseldorf, Germany.

Contact

Website: fitex.es. FITEX is on X (formerly Twitter) as @FitexIGD.