Centre for Process Innovation
The Centre for Process Innovation Limited is a 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 on the world stage for research and development".Facilities
The company has six innovation facilities in northern England and in Scotland:
- 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. It has also received funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. Further funding through the Catapult network was announced in 2018.
