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We would like to invite you to participate in the online testing of smart furniture, footwear or clothing that was developed in the MATUROLFE project. What:         Individual 1-hour online testing via Zoom Who:          Older persons 65+ When:        December + beginning of 2021 How:           Write an email to …

The MATUROLIFE consortium organised two online Roadmapping workshops for smart clothing & footwear and furniture with external participants on 19 and 20 October 2020. The aim of the workshops was to capture insights from all participants and external stakeholders in order to finalise detailed Roadmaps for the three MATUROLIFE products, …

As soon as the lockdown in France had been reduced, the first stages of the tasks planned for Bertin Aubert (the BAI partner of WP8 in charge of the pilot line) and which had been delayed accordingly, have been organized : First a series of lab tests have been peformed within …

MATUROLIFE aims to develop fashionable assistive technologies to make older persons’ lives easier and more independent. To develop these technologies – a smart sofa, garment and shoes – interviews and co-creation workshops were conducted with older persons (+65 years) and their carers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, …

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself ? I’ve been always working in innovation and technological environments, and at ITAINNOVA since 2006. Working with people (better than with computers 😉 and taking advantage of technology for improving lifes, is so rewarding! I love travelling, running, doing both together …

Pascal Négré from IPM2 was attending on February 6th the yearly and 16th UITS Day in Lyon, where he presented the last updates of MATUROLIFE to the 75+ attendees, including Mr V. Rakotoson, member of our Stakeholders Representative Panel, with whom he discussed the inclusion of an article in the …

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I am an R&D engineer with a degree in chemistry, and I have been working for 5 years at IFTH, the French Textile & Fashion Institute. I have always loved to travel and exchange with people from different backgrounds and countries, …

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I have been a gilder and plater for 38 years, since 1996 at Bertin Aubert and its subsidiary ARTE, and previously with TSEP plating company. I have spent more than 3 decades in the world of technical coating for both space …

A new meeting of the External Expert Advisory Board of Maturolife was held last October 2 in Brussels, with attendance of the project’s Executive Board who summarized the last updates on both Design and Materials innovation, and collected the comments from the Experts.