Professor Yi Li added that the new research and innovation group will focus on key, interrelated themes, including:

To progress research in these exciting areas the IDH-IF-STIO is planning to organise a range of international activities, including hosting regular scientific and technological cooperation forums and platforms, running international academic conferences, as well as setting up international committees for academic and technical professionals.

The proposed new network will be introduced at the 13th Textile Bioengineering and Information Symposium on Friday, July 10 which will have the theme Combating COVID-19 Pandemic with Science and Technology Innovations.

Professor Yi Li will also be a keynote speaker at the online symposium and his talk will be entitled Combating COVID-19 pandemic with science and technology innovations.

Professor Yi Li is an expert across the biomaterials field including smart functional fibres, nano functional textile materials, wearable devices, tissue engineering and nanoscale drug delivery systems and has led on innovation to develop and produce PPE equipment in response to pandemics.

The International Digital Health and Intelligent Fibre Science and Technology Innovation Organization (IDH-IF-STIO) is supported by over 20 universities, organisations and enterprises across Europe and Asia, including State Key Laboratory of Fiber Material Modification, Donghua University, China; State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile Materials and Products, Department of Materials, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Xi'an Polytechnic University, China; ENSAIT, France; Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Society (TBIS), United Kingdom.

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New multidisciplinary task force to combat COVID-19 pandemics is backed by Manchester expert - The University of Manchester