1. www.pips.pl

2. Polish Chamber of Shoe and Leather Industry  PIPS Polish Chamber of Shoe and Leather Industry is a non - profit trade association representing Polish footwear and leather industry.  PIPS is the CEC member  We cooperate closely with Polish trade, press and research institutes and the Polish government

3. www.pips.pl Cornet activities CORNET is a network of ministries and funding agencies in Europe which are owners or managers of national and regional funding programmes for collective research between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), their associations and Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) across Europe

4. www.pips.pl Cornet activities 3) Research performer: IPS-Institute of Leather Industry, Łódź 4) Coordinator: Thomas More Kempen, Geel, Belgium 2) Steering Commitee : a group of SME-s 1) Branch association: PIPS-Polish Chamber of Shoe and Leather Industry, Łódź

5. www.pips.pl Cornet activities Innovating Footwear Design Based on Biomechanical and Physiological Parameters FOOTyWEAR

6. www.pips.pl Cornet activities  The purpose of the innovative solutions proposed by the project is to improve production technology, increase the range of materials and a considerable improvement of the quality of manufactured shoes, especially those for a special use, eg. for diabetic foot.  Solutions designed especially for SME sector will involve establishing a series of material and design requirements allowing to obtain adequate quality of shoes and material requirements for manufacturers of components and starting materials.

7. www.pips.pl Cornet activities  The investigations will be divided into two main group: 1-comfort, 2-chemical safety.  In Part 1 the hygienic and wearing comfort of materials, materials compound and ready-made footwear will be investigated. In Part 2 the total amount of chemical substancest prohibited for shoe materials will be checked with the possibility of their migration during schoe materials compound near human’s foot.  After that, the main frame of materials used for preparing footwear for diabetic foot will be settle.

8. www.pips.pl Cornet activities MB MARKET Ltd Baniocha – raw materials for footwear & soles FHU URWIS, Toruń – children footwear sales EUROMODA, Częstochowa- manufacturer of shoe components Bielskie Zakłady Obuwia BEFADO, Bielsko Biała - children footwear producer PPH ARKA, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska- producer of ladies` shoes STEERING COMMITEE

9. www.pips.pl Cornet activities Thank You for Your attention. Mariusz Babral