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Working with CPI saved us at least 18 months of development time and a capital investment in the order of £10 – 20 million.

Scott White
CEO, PragmatIC

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CPI is an independent technology innovation centre which translates ideas and research into successfully commercialised products and processes.

We provide open access facilities and expertise to help companies develop, prove, prototype, and scale up their innovations.

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CPI helps Quantum Technology Supersensors launch

CPI has supported Quantum Technology Super Sensors on the launch of a pioneering and game-changing sensor.

29 March 2018

CPI opens National Formulation Centre at NETPark

CPI has opened its new National Formulation Centre.

15 March 2018

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Are you a micro, small or medium enterprise looking to scale-up your process innovation or materials development?

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Our collaboration with CPI allowed us to gain crucial insights and make important steps in effective formulation strategies that mitigate undesirable effects in pre-filled syringes.
Jan Jezek
Chief Scientific Officer Arecor

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High Value Manufacturing Catapult

In 2011 Centre for Process Innovation was named as the process element of the government’s elite network of Catapult centres. This awards CPI direct involvement in UK and EU strategy alongside substantial sustained investment to ensure our staff and facilities are at the cutting edge of product and process development…