The Research Institute of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics is part of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Innsbruck.

It is located in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg — approximately 180 km from the university’s main campus in Innsbruck — in the Austrian Alps and Lake Constance region, where a significant portion of the Austrian textile industry is based.

The Institute offers  approximately 1000 m² of office and laboratory space and has been designated as Key Enabling Technologies Center (KETs). It is also part of the University of Innsbruck’s Advanced Materials Platform, which provides access to additional infrastructure. The Institute currently focuses on three primary research areas: polymer interfaces and hybrids, advanced functional materials for energy conversion and storage, and sustainable textile concepts for textile circularity. The Institute has conducted extensive research on textile-based 3D porous electrodes for electrochemical energy storage systems, providing a solid base for doctoral research.