Centre for Process Innovation
 Logo used from April 2014 | |
| Founder | ONE NorthEast |
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| Headquarters | Wilton Centre, Redcar , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 6 (2019) |
Key people | Frank Millar (CEO) |
Number of employees | 401 (July 2018) |
| Website | www |
The Centre for Process Innovation Limited (CPI) is a British technology and innovation centre, headquartered in the North East of England. Established in 2004 by the UK Government agency ONE NorthEast, the company was one of five centres of excellence in a long-term strategy to "reposition the North-East [of England] on the world stage for research and development".[1]
Role[]
CPI helps companies to develop, prove, prototype and scale-up new products and processes by providing access to facilities, expertise and networks of public and private funders.
CPI is a founding partner in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, a network of technology and innovation centres designed to transform the UK's capability for innovation in specific technology areas and markets to help drive future economic growth.[2]
Facilities[]
The company has six innovation facilities in northern England and in Scotland:[3]
- National Printable Electronics Centre, at NETPark, Sedgefield and Newton Aycliffe
- National Industrial Biotechnology Centre, Wilton, Redcar
- National Biologics Manufacturing Centre, Darlington
- National Formulation Centre, NETPark, Sedgefield
- National Healthcare Photonics Centre, NETPark, Sedgefield
- The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, Glasgow
Funding[]
In 2011, CPI joined the UK Government's Catapult centres network.[4] It has also received funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the EU's Horizon 2020 programme.[5] Further funding through the Catapult network was announced in 2018.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Centres of excellence to take the region forward". The Northern Echo. 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "High Value Manufacturing Catapult". CPI. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Our Locations". CPI. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "High Value Manufacturing Catapult". Centre for Process Innovation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Project Funding". CPI. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Chancellor announces funding for Catapult network". UK Research and Innovation. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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