Tiruppur, Nov 26 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu Start-up Innovation Mission (TANSIM) in collaboration with the Atal Incubation Centre at NIFT-TEA in Tiruppur is organising a textile Hackathon on January 6-7, 2023.

The primary aim of the TEXATHON 2023 is to address the industry’s problems and explore technologically viable solutions that will be fit for commercialisation. 

Texathon is a national-level textile hackathon that addresses thematic areas such as medical textiles, industrial automation, AI/Smart textiles, Defence textiles and Sustainable textiles (Conversion of textile waste to a product). 

The AIC-NIFTTEA Incubation Centre for Textiles and Apparels and TANSIM have invited students, research scholars, teaching faculty, scientists, start-ups and MSMEs to identify problems in these thematic areas and develop an acceptable solution for the same, an official release said.

The registration process will be open till December 21. 

Selected innovations will receive cash prizes, seed grants, and incubation facility at the Atal Incubation Centre NIFTTEA, Tiruppur. (KNN Bureau)