CPI connects the dots within the innovation ecosystem to make great ideas and inventions a reality to benefit people, places and our planet.
We’re a pioneering social enterprise that accelerates the development, scale-up and commercialisation of deep tech and sustainable manufacturing solutions. Through our incredible innovation experts and infrastructure, we look beyond the obvious to transform healthcare and drive towards a sustainable future.
As a trusted partner of industry, academia, government, entrepreneurs and the investment community, we’re the catalyst for delivering smart AgriFoodTech, energy storage, HealthTech, materials, and pharma innovations. We believe by working together we can build a better collective future, and as part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, we facilitate access to world-class organisations to deliver transformation across industries.
Creating lasting global impact from the North of England and Scotland, we invest in people and disruptive technologies to invigorate economies, create circular supply chains and make our world a better place.
CPI establishes presence at Newcastle’s Helix quarter
Co-located alongside National Innovation Centres for both Ageing and Data, our new home in Newcastle will help us nurture existing relationships in the region and connect with more high potential start-ups, SMEs and investors, to ultimately bring more innovations to…
PROSPECTS high as CPI’s Innovative Programme celebrates 1st Anniversary with interactive webinar!
Join CPI as the team gears up to celebrate the 1st anniversary of their game-changing EDRF funded programme PROSPECT. Businesses are invited to find out more about the programme and the support on offer via a special webinar on Wednesday…
CPI hires GSK Director to drive biologics and RNA technology
CPI, a not-for-profit deep tech innovation organisation headquartered in the North East of England, has announced a new senior hire from global pharmaceutical giant GSK. Brendan Fish, currently Director of New Product Introduction – Process Technology at GSK Barnard Castle,…
£7 million funding to support HealthTech SMEs with regulatory processes
CPI and ABHI, with Innovate UK, announce a new £7 million funding programme to support UK-based HealthTech SMEs with navigating regulatory processes. Together with ABHI, we are excited to announce the Health Technology Regulatory and Innovation Programme, a joint initiative funded by Innovate UK…
SMEs invited to trial new digital platform to design and create personalised FMCGs
A new open innovation competition - launched by the European Union H2020 ‘DIY4U’ project - is inviting SMEs to design and create personalised Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) using digital customisation technologies. To solve the manufacturing challenges associated with the growing…
Collaboration with Quotient Sciences to transform the formulation of oral solid dosage medicines
We are delighted to welcome Quotient Sciences, a global drug development and manufacturing accelerator, as a partner of the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre. Quotient brings its vast experience in digital pharmaceutical manufacturing and end-to-end drug development solutions for global pharmaceutical…