What MagnoLab does

MagnoLab is an Italian business network (Rete di imprese) founded in 2022 and headquartered in Cerrione, in the Biella textile district. It operates a physical co-located network of pilot plants — using industrial production machinery exclusively for development purposes — that covers the entire textile supply chain in a single location: fiber preparation and carding, spinning, circular-loom weaving, dyeing and finishing, garment making, and specialized applications. The network was established by seven founding textile companies (DBT Fibre, Marchi & Fildi, Filidea, Di.Vé, Pinter Group, Maglificio Maggia, and Tintoria Finissaggio 2000) and has since expanded to 26 member companies structured as Partners, Associates, and Sponsors, including Achille Pinto, Pattern, Canalair, Kelheim Fibres, YHub, Datatex, De Martini, and Sella banking group.

Name

MagnoLab

Legal name

MagnoLab – Rete di imprese

Website

https://magnolab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MagnoLab is an Italian business network operating a co-located pilot-plant platform in Cerrione (Biella) that enables its 26 partner companies to collaboratively develop sustainable textile products and processes across the full supply chain, from fiber to finished garment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile R&D and Innovation Services

NAICS

Textile Product Mills (314), Textile Mills (313)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Energy & Resource Efficiency Services for Textile Manufacturing (Audits/Heat Recovery/Renewables) (IMAOAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechanical Fiber Recycling (Shredding/Open-End/Re-fiberization) (IMAOAMAB), Textile-to-Textile Feedstock Preparation (De-trimming/De-buttoning/De-zipping/Contaminant Removal) (IMAOAMAE), Industrial Symbiosis & Byproduct Exchange Platforms (EUAIANAG), Wastewater, Chemical & Dyehouse Sustainability Solutions (ZLD/Treatment/Chemical Substitution) (IMAOAMAI)

Keywords

• Textile innovation network
• Pilot plant prototyping
• Circular textile R&D
• Open innovation textile
• Sustainable fashion manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cerrione (Magnonevolo district)

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. R&D Collaboration Services: MagnoLab provides collaborative R&D services through its network of pilot plants, enabling partner companies and external innovators to develop products and processes with rapid experimentation cycles.
2. Network Membership: Companies join as Partners (core network members), Associates (strategic contributors), or Sponsors (supporting members), contributing to the collaborative ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MagnoLab is a textile business network (rete di imprese) that operates a single-site physical network of industrial pilot plants covering the full textile supply chain, from fiber preparation and spinning through weaving, dyeing, finishing, garment making, and specialized applications. It delivers collaborative R&D services, rapid prototyping, and shared innovation to fashion brands, textile manufacturers, and startups through structured membership tiers and the Texploration open innovation program.

Product overview

MagnoLab is a network of textile supply chain enterprises (Rete di imprese) established in 2022, unique at European level for its physical industrial platform of pilot plants concentrated at a single site in Cerrione (Biella), Italy. The network comprises partner companies covering the entire textile supply chain: Pinter Group (machinery and monitoring), DBT Fibre (fiber processing and recycling), Di.Vé/Filidea/Marchi & Fildi (spinning), Maglificio Maggia (fabrics), Tintoria Finissaggio 2000 (dyeing and finishing), Pattern (garments), De Martini (controlled capillarity filters), and Achille Pinto (weaving and printing). The Texploration Open Innovation Program enables startups and companies to co-develop solutions with the network. All projects are managed with rapid experimentation cycles using lean management methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Texploration: Open Innovation Program launched in 2025, designed by dpixel, aimed at identifying innovative market-ready solutions for the textile sector.

Products and services

• Texploration Open Innovation Program A free international open innovation program for startups and companies developing innovative market-ready solutions for the textile sector, structured around two pillars: sustainable innovation in processes (AI, automation, digitalization, recycling) and sustainable innovation in products (advanced materials, wearable tech, circular economy).
• Pilot Plant Network Physical network of pilot plants installed at a single site in Cerrione (Biella), equipped with industrial production machinery used exclusively for development, enabling collaborative development of innovative textile products and processes with rapid and streamlined experimentation cycles covering the full supply chain.
• Textile Innovation District Network Membership Business network (rete di imprese) membership for textile supply chain enterprises, with three tiers: Partners (core network members), Associates (strategic contributors), and Sponsors (supporting members), collectively enabling cross-stage textile innovation, sustainable process development, and circular economy projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pilot plants enable rapid experimentation cycles directly transferable to industrial scale
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered associate, core and sponsor.

• Stamperia AliceseassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joined as Associate in 2025. Specializes in technical sportswear production with expertise in cutting, printing, and garment making. Contributes specialized competencies to the MagnoLab supply chain.
• dpixelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Design partner for Texploration open innovation program. Supports startup growth and business innovation. Through integration with Fintech District, enhances digital transformation and open innovation nationally and internationally.
• SellalabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ecosystem partner for Texploration program. Guides companies toward transformative journey integrating social, environmental, and economic objectives. Facilitates connections with technology suppliers.
• ITS TAMassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Istituto Tecnologico Superiore Tessile Abbigliamento Moda. Technical education partner allowing students to learn in specially equipped laboratories and develop ideas on pilot plant machines.
• De MartinicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner specializing in controlled capillarity filters since 1973. Produces and distributes acetate, polyester, and polypropylene fiber filters. Contributes applications expertise including filtration products for writing instruments, cosmetics, and air care.
• CanalairassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joined as Associate in 2024. Italian company founded in 1991 specializing in air engineering. Designs, manufactures, installs, and tests filtration and microfiltration systems integrated with humidification, dehumidification, and air conditioning for textile industry and other sectors. Over 30 years experience with 2,500+ installations worldwide.
• Kelheim FibresassociateTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Specialty viscose fiber manufacturer collaborating with MagnoLab. Pioneer in sustainable viscose fibers with Open Innovation approach. Manages various pilot facilities; collaboration allows production of small quantities of samples and prototypes using different technologies.
• Retex.GreenassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic collaboration to promote circularity processes in textile/fashion sector. The Retex.Green Consortium aims to make all players in textile/fashion supply chain protagonists of circularity.
• YHubassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joined as Associate in 2024. Collaborative ecosystem for fashion supply chain companies to collect environmental and social impact data, verify and validate it, and share among stakeholders. Creator of 4sustainability® system.
• DatatexsponsorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Joined as Sponsor in 2024. Provider of NOW ERP for textile industry. Present in 50 countries with development lab in Milan. Focuses on AI, Big Data, and EDI projects for digital transformation.
• Corino MacchinesponsorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Joined as Sponsor in 2024. Company specializing in finishing and treatment of textiles. Committed to innovation and pioneering in mechanical textile sector.
• Savio MacchinesponsorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Joined as Sponsor in 2024. Company providing machinery for various yarn types to produce diversified range of knit fabrics from jacquard to stripes. Long collaboration with Maglificio Maggia.
• Gruppo SAFEassociateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joined as Associate in 2024. Brings extensive expertise and deep experience in circularity. Contributing to development and management of high-quality waste supply chains and creation of innovative processes and technologies for EPR consortia.
• Color ServicesponsorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Joined as Sponsor in 2024. Provides technological solutions for dyeing processes with automatic dosing systems aimed at making textile supply chain more efficient and sustainable.
• TexforsponsorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Spanish textile confederation signed collaboration agreement to provide Spanish textile companies access to MagnoLab's innovative ecosystem for developing technical knowledge and best practices in circularity.
• Fundació per la IndústriasponsorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Spanish foundation signing collaboration agreement with MagnoLab to strengthen competitiveness of Spanish textile companies through access to MagnoLab's circularity innovation ecosystem.
• Fundación Textil AlgodonerasponsorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Spanish foundation signing collaboration agreement with MagnoLab to provide Spanish textile companies access to MagnoLab's innovative ecosystem for circularity.
• PatterncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joined MagnoLab in 2023. Leader in Design, Engineering, and Production of runway garments for international luxury fashion. Listed on Euronext Growth Milan since 2019, with 12 companies in 7 Italian regions. First Italian company in sector with SA8000 certification (2013) and ESG Rating since 2019.
• Achille PintocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joined MagnoLab in 2023. Founded in 1933 in Como silk district. From weaving to printing to finished products, with rigorous Made in Italy supply chain. Active in sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact.
• DBT FibrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. DBT Fibre, established in 2003, offers a wide range of carded or combed ribbons for classic and fancy yarns and handles textile waste recycling through its Closeoop division. Contributes fiber preparation expertise to the pilot plant network.
• Marchi & FildicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Born in 2007 from merger of two historic Biella companies. Focus on sustainability with Ecotec® process producing recycled yarns from pre- and post-consumer textile waste. Contributes spinning expertise and R&D capabilities.
• FilideacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Established in 2008 as part of Marchi & Fildi Group. Focuses on fashion and technical yarns with high innovation through R&D pilot plant and collaborations with fiber producers and universities.
• Di.VécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Established in 1960 in Biella district. Specialized in fancy yarns with leadership in fashion and handknitting sectors. Focus on sustainable processes aligned with EU 2030 agenda.
• Pinter GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Offers technological solutions for spinning and weaving since 1930. Provides monitoring systems, upgrades for ring spinning frames, and Industry 4.0 solutions. Present in 40+ countries.
• Maglificio MaggiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Historic company founded in 1780 in Biella. Designs and creates fabrics from simple jersey to technical fabrics. Contributes weaving expertise using circular looms.
• Tintoria Finissaggio 2000coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding partner of MagnoLab network. Born in 1973 as family business in Masserano. Point of reference for finishing and dyeing of all fabric types with principles of quality, sustainability, and innovation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CETI (Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants): French textile innovation center operating pilot facilities for the entire textile value chain. CETI is the closest geographic and functional analog to MagnoLab, offering R&D, prototyping, and testing services to brands and manufacturers across Europe.
• Centexbel: Belgian collective research center for the textile industry, providing pilot-scale testing, R&D, and certification. Comparable to MagnoLab in serving as a multi-stakeholder innovation hub for European textile companies.
• TITV Greiz: German textile research institute specializing in functional textiles, smart textiles, and surface functionalization. Comparable to MagnoLab in providing technical textile R&D and pilot services to industrial partners.
• HKRITA (Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel): Government-funded textile research institute with pilot facilities and an open innovation program. Closely comparable to MagnoLab's model of combining physical pilot assets with a startup-facing innovation platform.
• DITF (Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf): Germany's largest textile research institute with extensive pilot and testing facilities covering fiber, yarn, fabric, and finishing processes. Mirrors MagnoLab's full-supply-chain R&D mission at a larger institutional scale.
• STFI (Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut): German textile research institute focused on technical textiles, nonwovens, and sustainable manufacturing. Operates pilot lines and provides applied R&D services similar to MagnoLab's network model.

Broad incumbents

• Bluesign Technologies: Swiss-based sustainability standards and consultancy provider for the textile industry. Operates at a broader incumbent scale than MagnoLab, offering sustainability audit and certification services across the textile supply chain.

Regional players

• TexClubTec: Italian association of technical and innovative textile producers. Comparable as a domestic Italian textile innovation network, though oriented more toward advocacy and representation than physical pilot operations.
• AITEX (Textile Research Institute): Spanish textile research institute that has signed collaboration agreements with MagnoLab to provide Spanish companies access to its ecosystem. Comparable as a regional textile innovation hub sharing the same R&D partnership model.

Emerging players

• Renewcell: Swedish textile-to-textile recycling innovator focused on dissolving cellulose from worn garments. Shares MagnoLab's circular textile mission and serves as a partner-comparable technology provider in the recycling value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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