Centre for Process Innovation

CPI acts as a catalyst bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. We do this by connecting our customers with the right experts, equipment, facilities, networks, funding and more – joining the dots for effective innovation.

We are a leading independent technology innovation centre and a founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Established in 2004, our teams tirelessly apply their many years of experience to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process. We work with our partners across diverse markets in the UK and around the world, driving their innovations forward and helping them to reduce the risk and cost associated with product development.

Main areas of business are biotechnology and biorefining, biologic based pharmaceuticals, printable, flexible and hybrid electronics, formulation processing. With application areas from medtech, pharmaceuticals, electronics, sustainable manufacture, packaging and logistics, and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG)