TECHTERA is the Innovation cluster dedicated to the French textile industry. TECHTERA leads a network of more than 280 members (companies, research laboratories, technical centers, universities and grandes écoles). Its main objective is to stimulate competitiveness through collaborative innovation and support for economic development while contributing to the international influence of the sector.

As an Associated Partner in the ECHT project, their role is to represent the French industry and to support the dissemination of the project's future results.