Smart Textile Alliance

Smart Textile Alliance (STA) is a private not-for-profit organization promoting industry standards, collaboration, and use of e-textile technologies. We support development of innovative e-textile products through access to trusted suppliers, contemporary knowledge, activities and events.

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A diverse Community of Specialists

STA supports collaboration with researchers and companies across the entire e-textiles supply chain, creating a community where SMEs, large enterprises and R&D organisations contribute diverse professional expertise in innovative products and services.

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Setting Standards for Sustainable e-textiles

Smart textiles are a disruptive technology combining microelectronics and textiles, increasing value for end-users and extending product lifetimes. STA promotes standardization of components and modular system architectures that facilitate replacement and recycling for sustainable products.

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Fast-track e-textile Development

We are an experienced team with an in-depth understanding of Smart Textiles. Through our network of Suppliers and Ambassadors we can help find the right components and partners for your development or to scale up your business.

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Upcoming events

Smart Textile Alliance organizes a range of events and activities to foster collaboration across the value chain. In April/May, we will share further details – stay tuned og sign up now…

Dedicated e-textiles track at The Future of Electronics RESHAPED

21-22 October 2026:
STA is supporting TechBlick in putting together a fantastic programme & offering member discount.

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STA launches E-textile Connectivity taskforce

June 2026:
STA invites members to join our HORIZON taskforce and help shape industry connectivity standards.

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Taskforce on e-textiles for Space

June 2026:
Interested in exploring opportunities for funded projects with potential for deployment in Space & on Earth?

Highlights from our Blog

We let you know what is new in Smart Textiles and why it matters to you. The contributions are from STA staff or from our industry partners. Our goal is to provide high-quality information that you cannot find anywhere else.

Myant CEO Tony Chahine: Comfortable in his own Skiin

Jul 19, 2021

Smart Textile Alliance had the opportunity to organise a virtual sit-down with Tony Chahine, a key player from within the Smart Textile industry. He is the founder and CEO of Myant, which is based...

Rachael Granberry: Reaching for the Stars

Jun 4, 2021

In the first of a series of interviews that Smart Textile Alliance will conduct with a range of different people from within the Smart Textile Community, we spoke with Rachael Granberry, final year...

Meet Our Ambassadors

Jun 2, 2021

We are so proud to have the first STA Ambassadors onboard. We share a common vision to make electronics soft and textiles smart in a responsible way. Our Ambassadors represent the most outstanding...

Suppliers Directory

STA Suppliers Directory represents a list of companies with a proven track record of supplying high quality Smart Textile products. Components from these suppliers all fit within the Smart Textile Stack™.

Trusted Suppliers

“I am very excited to see a list of Smart Textile suppliers with a scalable focus accessible in one place.”

Alexander Krause, Former Head of ITK Engineering’s Smart Textile Competence Center

Ambassadors

STA Ambassadors are organisations whose values and work we admire. We share a common vision to make electronics soft and textiles smart in a responsible way. Our Ambassadors are ready to assist you with matters outside the scope of our own business.

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