The Centre for Process Innovation Limited (CPI) is a British technology and innovation social enterprise, 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]
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| Founder | ONE NorthEast |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Wilton Centre, Redcar , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 6 (2019) |
Key people | Frank Millar (CEO) |
| Revenue | 57,318,466 Euro (2020)  |
Number of employees | 500 (2021) |
| Website | www |
Role edit
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 edit
The company has seven innovation facilities in northern England and one in Scotland:[3]
- National Industrial Biotechnology Centre, Wilton, Redcar
- National Printable Electronics Centre, at NETPark, Sedgefield
- National Formulation Centre, NETPark, Sedgefield
- National Healthcare Photonics Centre, NETPark, Sedgefield
- The Graphene Application Centre, NETPark, Sedgefield
- National Biologics Manufacturing Centre, Darlington
- The RNA Centre of Excellence, Darlington
- The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, Glasgow
Funding edit
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 edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Our National Centres". CPI. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.