Jan Beringer

Leiter der Head of Development, dept. F&C, Hohenstein Institute

Jan Beringer

Leiter der Head of Development, dept. F&C, Hohenstein Institute

Biography

After studying chemistry with special subject textile and fiber chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, he started his career by entering the Hohenstein Institutes as Head of the Competence Center Innovative Textiles in 2003. From 2009 to 2015 he was the Head of Research and Development of the Department Function and Care. Since 2016 he is leading the Development, Department Function and Care. The Department/BU mainly specializes in research and testing in the fields of clothing physiology, fit and workmanship of garments, clothing technology & 3D scanning, Smart Textiles, functionalisation of fabrics, textile UV protection, textile reprocessing and is registered as Notified Body and Test Centre for Personal Protective Equipment.