Intelligent Textiles - reducing the weight burden of soldiers

Intelligent Textiles Ltd has produced woven electronics into fabric, creating a flexible circuit board that connects together for infantry soldiers. Intelligent Textiles is poised to revolutionise how soldiers are kitted out - and take advantage of a £20bn global market in the process. Their company, Intelligent Textiles Ltd (ITL), has developed an ‘e-jacket' that can reduce the weight carried by infantry soldiers by streamlining the huge number of batteries they carry. This project was funded by the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) and its use of the Small Business Research Initiative (an Innovate UK supported process). The CDE provided initial funding to enable them to develop its technology. 'It was a Godsend to us,' said Asha Peta Thompson, Co-owner of Intelligent Textiles Ltd. 'It finally meant that we were taken seriously by the British MOD. Check out more innovation success story videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrMOhOrmeR6lMh1j4Qz_csh_3ljSrDZpj Our latest funding competitions are available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/innovation-grants-for-business-apply-for-funding