On 5–6 November 2026, the 20th Romanian Textile and Leather Conference CORTEP 2026 was held in Iași (Romania). The international scientific event was organised by the Faculty of Industrial Design and Business Management of the Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași.
Within the conference, Nataliia Kuzina, lecturer of special disciplines in light industry, presented the results of a study carried out in co-authorship with scientists from KNUTD: Lilia Chertenko, Viktoriia Kerneesh and Tymofii Lypskyi.
The report “Development of an Improved Design of Individualised Supportive and Offloading Insoles for Pregnant Women Using 3D Printing Technology” substantiated the design of insoles intended for individual foot support and redistribution of plantar load, taking into account anatomical and biomechanical changes during pregnancy.
Participation in CORTEP 2026 marked a stage in the international approbation of the study’s results and the presentation of Ukrainian developments in the field of adaptive footwear.
