Transforming Textiles AB was founded in 2020 by Sara Rosberg to explore whether textiles the most intimate infrastructure humanity lives in could become responsive systems that support health, durability, and circularity at once.
What began as innovation at the yarn level has evolved into a broader circular systems architecture.
Today, the company operates at the intersection of advanced materials, circular infrastructure, AI-compatible textiles, and dual-use system design. Its work bridges material science and systems engineering to transform textiles from disposable products into long-life infrastructure.
We exist to redesign that system. Our vision is a future where textiles are durable, traceable, recoverable, and regenerative not disposable goods, but long-life infrastructure.
Through fiber-level engineering and circular systems architecture, we aim to establish textile lifecycles designed for longevity, verified recovery, and continuous reintegration into production. This is not simply a shift in materials. It is a shift in how textile systems are built.
Material & Product Integration
Revenue generated through yarn, fabric, and garment integration using Sense-Tex within partner supply chains.
Technology Licensing
Licensing of proprietary material compositions, system architecture, and circular processing methods across industries.
Circular Infrastructure (Re:Weave)
Deployment of circular recovery systems, including material separation, regeneration, and system integration through IP Licencing.
Strategic Partnerships
Long-term collaborations with industry, government, and research institutions to implement system-level solutions.
Advisory & System Design
Consultancy services supporting implementation, optimization, and integration of textile systems.
Through partnerships with industry, research institutions, and public sector actors, Transforming Textiles aims to establish scalable circular systems that can be adopted across global textile supply chains.
Transforming Textiles operates as a technology and systems platform for circular textile infrastructure. The company develops and licenses technologies across multiple layers of the textile lifecycle including:
IP Licensing
Advance Yarn & Material Technology
Consulting
Recycling & Regeneration Infrastructure
The Origin Transforming Textiles was founded during the pandemic after founder Sara Rosberg was unable to visit her mother in an elderly care home during her final days. The experience revealed the human cost of isolation and the healthcare system’s over-reliance on disposable textiles. This sparked a key question: could textiles do more than serve a single function? Together with space engineer Marcelo Boldt, early work began on sensor-integrated textiles capable of detecting early signs of viral symptoms — the beginning of what would become Sense-Tex and Re:Weave.
Building the Material Early development of Sense-Tex was closely tied to manufacturing exploration. Initial collaborations began in Portugal before shifting to Turkey, where a pivotal partnership was formed with Tahir Haytoğlu. This led to relationships with leading manufacturers including Kipaş Holding, Özen Mensucat, and Fethi Tekstil — instrumental in scaling the Sense-Tex yarn system. IP groundwork was also laid, working first with Potter Clarkson and later Hansson & Thyresson.
From Fashion to Dual-Use Transforming Textiles was selected as a Top 10 finalist in ESA Nordic Launch, presenting at Spaceport Oslo — a turning point that expanded the company’s vision from fashion into dual-use applications. Collaboration between Marcelo Boldt and CEO Sara Rosberg produced an early prototype integrating sensors into Sense-Tex for detecting early-stage viral symptoms. Sense-Tex also completed its first full-scale manufacturing trial runs, successfully transitioning from concept to production.
Recognition & Validation The company was incubated at Ideon Science Park (Lund, Sweden) and completed the BUILD program. Collaboration with VitalProbe Inc. advanced multifunctional healthcare sensors. Sample collections launched and extensive testing validated performance, earning a Seal of Excellence from Material ConneXion (New York), a Friend of the Earth Certification (World Sustainability Organization), and global media coverage in Forbes, Business Insider, MarketWatch, and CEO Weekly.
Global Recognition & Expansion Sense-Tex was exhibited in Milan at a concept store on Via Passarella, followed by its runway debut at Milan Fashion Week in the Beyond the Claim show. Development began on Re:Weave — a circular infrastructure for textile recovery across Earth and space. Re:Weave was presented at the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (Johns Hopkins / NASA), and a strong application to NATO DIANA highlighted the technology’s dual-use civilian and defense potential.
System Development & International Growth Interest from the European Space Agency grew as Re:Weave matured. Key milestones included participation in the ESA Harmonisation Program, the first full Re:Weave presentation at the Textile Circularity Summit (June 2025), and the filing of a comprehensive patent suite covering 56 integrated innovations. The company was accepted into the EIT Scale to Gunma Program (EU Commission), established a consortium with Japanese organizations, and advanced to Stage 2 in ESA OSIP — among the first female-led Swedish companies to reach this level.
Industrial Integration & Strategic Positioning Momentum from ESA and international collaborations led to high-level industry engagement with Thales Alenia Space, Leonardo, and ALTEC (Italy). The company further expanded across global innovation ecosystems, engaging with ITMA, FORGE (Japan), ANDAM, KPMG, SOIC (Singapore), Ignite programs, and the Obama Leadership Program.
