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Begin design research initiative at Drexel University.
Shima Seiki Haute Tech Lab (SSHTL) is established at ExCITe Center with $1.2M donation from Shima Seiki USA.
Coulter funds Phase II: Maternity Smart Fabric Bellyband.
Dr. Shima receives honorary doctorate from Drexel University.
Bellyband team leverage Coulter investment for NSF funding for Wearable Smart Textiles.
Initial work begins on knitted Capacitive Touch Sensor as part of academic research.
Drexel University participates in Manufacturing USA proposal call.
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announcement in Cambridge, MA with PA Governor Tom Wolf, Senator Ed Markey, and Mass. Governor Charlie Baker.
Commonwealth of PA awards equipment grant for Pennsylvania Fabric Discovery Center (PA FDC).
Drexel funds new location for PA FDC at Schuylkill Yards.
Grand Opening of PA FDC.
Drexel becomes member of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes ARM and NextFlex.
Drexel funds PA FDC mini-factory production of knitted masks in response to COVID-19.
Drexel embarks on cross-MII collaborative projects with funding via NextFlex and AFFOA, with US Army DEVCOM.
Capacitive Touch Sensor included as part of curriculum in Drexel CCI undergraduate class.
Development of alpha phase of UI for virtual textile modeling.
