Bioprocess development and scale-up

Feedstocks

Unlocking diverse biobased feedstocks to accelerate sustainable and commercially scalable processes.

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From biobased ingredients to market-ready innovations

We support the development and optimisation of sustainable feedstocks to enable innovative, efficient, and commercially viable processes.

Leveraging extensive expertise, we help you select, optimise, and process diverse biobased materials—from aerobic and anaerobic fermentations using C1 feedstocks and the use of plant-derived sugars to the isolation of valuable materials from these biobased feedstocks —accelerating your journey from concept to commercial success. 

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Bioprocess development and scale-up

Feedstocks

Unlocking diverse biobased feedstocks to accelerate sustainable and commercially scalable processes.

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From biobased ingredients to market-ready innovations

We support the development and optimisation of sustainable feedstocks to enable innovative, efficient, and commercially viable processes.

Leveraging extensive expertise, we help you select, optimise, and process diverse biobased materials—from aerobic and anaerobic fermentations using C1 feedstocks and the use of plant-derived sugars to the isolation of valuable materials from these biobased feedstocks —accelerating your journey from concept to commercial success. 

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Bioprocess development and scale-up

Feedstocks

Unlocking diverse biobased feedstocks to accelerate sustainable and commercially scalable processes.

Get in touch

View capabilities

From biobased ingredients to market-ready innovations

We support the development and optimisation of sustainable feedstocks to enable innovative, efficient, and commercially viable processes.

Leveraging extensive expertise, we help you select, optimise, and process diverse biobased materials—from aerobic and anaerobic fermentations using C1 feedstocks and the use of plant-derived sugars to the isolation of valuable materials from these biobased feedstocks —accelerating your journey from concept to commercial success. 

  • Oxford Biotrans
  • Calysta
  • Azotic
  • 3D Bio-Tissues
  • Newcastle University
  • Immune Boost Clinic

What we offer

Our advanced capabilities enable efficient selection, processing, and application of diverse feedstocks to support robust and commercially viable processes. Our tailored approach ensures optimal performance, sustainability, and scalability.

What we offer

Our advanced capabilities enable efficient selection, processing, and application of diverse feedstocks to support robust and commercially viable processes. Our tailored approach ensures optimal performance, sustainability, and scalability.

What we offer

Our advanced capabilities enable efficient selection, processing, and application of diverse feedstocks to support robust and commercially viable processes. Our tailored approach ensures optimal performance, sustainability, and scalability.

Feedstock development and optimisation

We develop custom media formulations and optimise feedstock pre-treatment strategies to enhance growth, productivity, and overall bioprocess efficiency. Our comprehensive analyses ensure sustainability and economic viability. 

  • Custom media formulation tailored for growth and productivity. 

  • High-throughput media screening and optimisation. 

  • Chemical and physical processing techniques to support feedstock conversion. 

  • Optimisation of feedstock pre-treatment strategies, including enzymatic hydrolysis, thermal processing, and solvent extraction. 

  • Life cycle and techno-economic analyses to ensure sustainability and economic viability. 

Feedstock development and optimisation

We develop custom media formulations and optimise feedstock pre-treatment strategies to enhance growth, productivity, and overall bioprocess efficiency. Our comprehensive analyses ensure sustainability and economic viability. 

  • Custom media formulation tailored for growth and productivity. 

  • High-throughput media screening and optimisation. 

  • Chemical and physical processing techniques to support feedstock conversion. 

  • Optimisation of feedstock pre-treatment strategies, including enzymatic hydrolysis, thermal processing, and solvent extraction. 

  • Life cycle and techno-economic analyses to ensure sustainability and economic viability. 

Fermentation of biomass

Our expertise in the fermentation of biomass encompasses the application of various plant-based materials as feedstocks. We provide tailored fermentation strategies and optimise conditions to maximise efficiency and yield. 

  • Scaling up fermentation processes using seaweed, rubber, and plant-based feedstocks. 

  • Customised fermentation strategies tailored to specific microbial strains and feedstock compositions. 

  • Optimisation of fermentation parameters, such as pH, temperature, and oxygen levels. 

  • Integration of fermentation processes with downstream processing for enhanced efficiency and yield. 

Fermentation of biomass

Our expertise in the fermentation of biomass encompasses the application of various plant-based materials as feedstocks. We provide tailored fermentation strategies and optimise conditions to maximise efficiency and yield. 

  • Scaling up fermentation processes using seaweed, rubber, and plant-based feedstocks. 

  • Customised fermentation strategies tailored to specific microbial strains and feedstock compositions. 

  • Optimisation of fermentation parameters, such as pH, temperature, and oxygen levels. 

  • Integration of fermentation processes with downstream processing for enhanced efficiency and yield. 

C1 fermentations

Our expertise includes the development of anaerobic and aerobic C1-fermentation spanning various feedstocks, including gases such as CO₂, CH₄, H₂, and CH₃OH. We develop fermentation processes to maximise yield, efficiency, and reliability. 

  • Expertise in anaerobic culture and fermentation. 

  • Safe aerobic, flammable gas and liquid fed fermentation capability. 

  • Continuous gas fermentation. 

  • Process safety and engineering team experienced in flammable gas-fermentation processes (HAZOP). 

C1 fermentations

Our expertise includes the development of anaerobic and aerobic C1-fermentation spanning various feedstocks, including gases such as CO₂, CH₄, H₂, and CH₃OH. We develop fermentation processes to maximise yield, efficiency, and reliability. 

  • Expertise in anaerobic culture and fermentation. 

  • Safe aerobic, flammable gas and liquid fed fermentation capability. 

  • Continuous gas fermentation. 

  • Process safety and engineering team experienced in flammable gas-fermentation processes (HAZOP). 

Sustainable feedstocks

Our compliance experts ensure that your bioprocesses align with industry standards for safety, sustainability, and commercial viability. We support regulatory dossier submissions, facilitating smooth market entry. 

Sustainable feedstocks

Our compliance experts ensure that your bioprocesses align with industry standards for safety, sustainability, and commercial viability. We support regulatory dossier submissions, facilitating smooth market entry. 

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With over 500 experts we are here to help.

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Can’t find what you’re looking for?

With over 500 experts we are here to help.

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Feedstocks applications

We optimise feedstocks and develop scalable solutions for:

Alternative proteins.

Functional ingredients.

Industrial enzymes.

Nutraceuticals.

Biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilisers.

Alternative routes to petrochemical based products.

Functional foods and beverages.

Biobased monomers.

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Feedstocks applications

We optimise feedstocks and develop scalable solutions for:

Alternative proteins.

Functional ingredients.

Industrial enzymes.

Nutraceuticals.

Biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilisers.

Alternative routes to petrochemical based products.

Functional foods and beverages.

Biobased monomers.

Person pouring wood biomass pellets from a bucket into the hopper of a boiler.

Feedstocks applications

We optimise feedstocks and develop scalable solutions for:

Alternative proteins.

Functional ingredients.

Industrial enzymes.

Nutraceuticals.

Biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilisers.

Alternative routes to petrochemical based products.

Functional foods and beverages.

Biobased monomers.

Person pouring wood biomass pellets from a bucket into the hopper of a boiler.

How we support you

At CPI, we offer access to industry-relevant scale-up infrastructure and industry-experienced scientists and technologists, ensuring a smooth transition from early-stage development to commercial-scale manufacturing.

How we support you

At CPI, we offer access to industry-relevant scale-up infrastructure and industry-experienced scientists and technologists, ensuring a smooth transition from early-stage development to commercial-scale manufacturing.

How we support you

At CPI, we offer access to industry-relevant scale-up infrastructure and industry-experienced scientists and technologists, ensuring a smooth transition from early-stage development to commercial-scale manufacturing.

Optimise and de-risk your bioprocesses 

We help you navigate the complexities of feedstock optimisation, medium development, and bioprocess conditions, reducing variability and ensuring scalability and commercial viability. 

Optimise and de-risk your bioprocesses 

We help you navigate the complexities of feedstock optimisation, medium development, and bioprocess conditions, reducing variability and ensuring scalability and commercial viability. 

Scale with confidence 

Moving from lab-scale to full-scale production can be complex. We provide pilot and demonstration-scale facilities, allowing you to validate and refine your processes before commercial-scale investment. Our techno-economic analyses and validation studies help de-risk scale-up, ensuring a smooth transition to market. 

Scale with confidence 

Moving from lab-scale to full-scale production can be complex. We provide pilot and demonstration-scale facilities, allowing you to validate and refine your processes before commercial-scale investment. Our techno-economic analyses and validation studies help de-risk scale-up, ensuring a smooth transition to market. 

Intellectual property development and protection

We help you develop and secure your IP by providing an established environment for innovation. Our expert teams work closely with you to develop proprietary feedstock processes and innovations, maintaining your competitive edge in the market. 

Intellectual property development and protection

We help you develop and secure your IP by providing an established environment for innovation. Our expert teams work closely with you to develop proprietary feedstock processes and innovations, maintaining your competitive edge in the market. 

Navigate regulatory and commercial hurdles 

Our compliance experts ensure that your bioprocesses align with industry standards for safety, sustainability, and commercial viability. We support regulatory dossier submissions, facilitating smooth market entry. 

Navigate regulatory and commercial hurdles 

Our compliance experts ensure that your bioprocesses align with industry standards for safety, sustainability, and commercial viability. We support regulatory dossier submissions, facilitating smooth market entry. 

Facilitate investment and accelerate innovation 

Access to funding is critical for scaling innovations. We support you in securing public and private investment through grant applications, private funding rounds, and strategic partnerships. By collaborating with industry, academia, and government, we accelerate your innovation journey, providing essential resources and market insights. 

Facilitate investment and accelerate innovation 

Access to funding is critical for scaling innovations. We support you in securing public and private investment through grant applications, private funding rounds, and strategic partnerships. By collaborating with industry, academia, and government, we accelerate your innovation journey, providing essential resources and market insights. 

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  • CPI operator in a hard hat adjusting valves beside a large stainless steel tank marked cpi.
    Gloved scientist using a pipette to fill blue microplates at a laboratory bench.
  • Automated sampler probe dipping into a sample tube in a rack, with a CPI scientist watching behind.
    CPI scientist operating a benchtop spray dryer unit in a laboratory.
  • Stainless steel pilot process rig with looped pipework and a blue pump in a facility.
  • CPI scientist working at a HEL parallel automated reactor system behind a glass door.
    CPI scientist drawing a process diagram on a glass screen in a laboratory.
  • Gloved hands holding a petri dish with a bacterial streak culture while using an inoculation tool.
    CPI scientist using an Olympus microscope with the magnified sample shown on a monitor.
  • Gloved hand holding a petri dish with orange bacterial colonies streaked across the agar.
  • CPI operator in a hard hat adjusting valves beside a large stainless steel tank marked cpi.
    Gloved scientist using a pipette to fill blue microplates at a laboratory bench.
  • Automated sampler probe dipping into a sample tube in a rack, with a CPI scientist watching behind.
    CPI scientist operating a benchtop spray dryer unit in a laboratory.
  • Stainless steel pilot process rig with looped pipework and a blue pump in a facility.
  • CPI scientist working at a HEL parallel automated reactor system behind a glass door.
    CPI scientist drawing a process diagram on a glass screen in a laboratory.
  • Gloved hands holding a petri dish with a bacterial streak culture while using an inoculation tool.
    CPI scientist using an Olympus microscope with the magnified sample shown on a monitor.
  • Gloved hand holding a petri dish with orange bacterial colonies streaked across the agar.
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Trusted by leading organisations

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Oxford Biotrans

Our project with CPI was the springboard for our technology commercialisation programme and subsequent market launch. The CPI team were knowledgeable, approachable and responsive and proved invaluable in rapidly overcoming the complex challenges that developing any new process requires.

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Jason King

CEO

Touchlight Genetics

CPI has skillsets and equipment that are not readily available anywhere else. By using CPI’s skills, we have saved many months of process development.

Headshot of Dr Jill Makin, CTO

Dr Jill Makin

CTO

Calysta

We chose Teesside as a preferred location due to the commercial attractiveness, technical skills and research and development expertise in the area.

Headshot of Alan Shaw, CEO

Alan Shaw

CEO

Trusted by leading organisations

Showing slide 1 of 1
Oxford Biotrans

Our project with CPI was the springboard for our technology commercialisation programme and subsequent market launch. The CPI team were knowledgeable, approachable and responsive and proved invaluable in rapidly overcoming the complex challenges that developing any new process requires.

A headshot of Jason King. .

Jason King

CEO

Touchlight Genetics

CPI has skillsets and equipment that are not readily available anywhere else. By using CPI’s skills, we have saved many months of process development.

Headshot of Dr Jill Makin, CTO

Dr Jill Makin

CTO

Calysta

We chose Teesside as a preferred location due to the commercial attractiveness, technical skills and research and development expertise in the area.

Headshot of Alan Shaw, CEO

Alan Shaw

CEO

Trusted by leading organisations

Showing slide 1 of 1
Oxford Biotrans

Our project with CPI was the springboard for our technology commercialisation programme and subsequent market launch. The CPI team were knowledgeable, approachable and responsive and proved invaluable in rapidly overcoming the complex challenges that developing any new process requires.

A headshot of Jason King. .

Jason King

CEO

Touchlight Genetics

CPI has skillsets and equipment that are not readily available anywhere else. By using CPI’s skills, we have saved many months of process development.

Headshot of Dr Jill Makin, CTO

Dr Jill Makin

CTO

Calysta

We chose Teesside as a preferred location due to the commercial attractiveness, technical skills and research and development expertise in the area.

Headshot of Alan Shaw, CEO

Alan Shaw

CEO

Why choose CPI?

Work with us to defer capital and workforce investments until your product or process is proven at scale.

Diverse feedstock expertise

Tailored solutions for gases, biomass, and precision fermentation.

Advanced optimisation

Custom media formulation and pre-treatment strategies for improved productivity.

Scalable infrastructure

Pilot-to-demonstration scale facilities to streamline process validation.

Sustainability and efficiency

Integrated techno-economic and lifecycle analysis to enhance environmental and economic viability.

Regulatory support

Comprehensive assistance in meeting industry and compliance standards.

Innovation network

Strong collaborations with academic, industry, and governmental partners.

Why choose CPI?

Work with us to defer capital and workforce investments until your product or process is proven at scale.

Diverse feedstock expertise

Tailored solutions for gases, biomass, and precision fermentation.

Advanced optimisation

Custom media formulation and pre-treatment strategies for improved productivity.

Scalable infrastructure

Pilot-to-demonstration scale facilities to streamline process validation.

Sustainability and efficiency

Integrated techno-economic and lifecycle analysis to enhance environmental and economic viability.

Regulatory support

Comprehensive assistance in meeting industry and compliance standards.

Innovation network

Strong collaborations with academic, industry, and governmental partners.

Why choose CPI?

Work with us to defer capital and workforce investments until your product or process is proven at scale.

Diverse feedstock expertise

Tailored solutions for gases, biomass, and precision fermentation.

Advanced optimisation

Custom media formulation and pre-treatment strategies for improved productivity.

Scalable infrastructure

Pilot-to-demonstration scale facilities to streamline process validation.

Sustainability and efficiency

Integrated techno-economic and lifecycle analysis to enhance environmental and economic viability.

Regulatory support

Comprehensive assistance in meeting industry and compliance standards.

Innovation network

Strong collaborations with academic, industry, and governmental partners.

Get in touch

Get in touch

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