Our Approach
Ensuring every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process
At CPI, it is our mission to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process. We provide you with industry-relevant expertise and assets, supporting you with proof of concept and scale up services for the development of your innovative products and processes. We utilise our understanding of the funding landscape and of how to engage with government and private investors, to help you access the necessary funding support for your project. Finally, our extensive knowledge and application of innovation processes allows us to support you with the most suitable technical advice and facilities for your market.
How we drive innovation forward
Our integrated approach incorporates our three core capabilities to ensure you are given the best chance at successful innovation.
Expertise in securing funding for partners
Enabling the right partnerships, connections and funding routes at the right time.
Industry relevant expertise and assets
Delivering product development, proof of concept and scale-up services.
Knowledge and application of innovation processes
Business services and consultancy to reduce risk and speed up time to market.
Case Studies
Discover how we have helped people innovate.From concept to commercialisation
![A photo of CPI staff giving a tour of our facilities to clients A photo of CPI staff giving a tour of our facilities to clients](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=56d3504d8ffc7e14cfc5efe7a22ec360 1920w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=1120&h=630&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=47b2fe0ca2b95ae02668fc8d8eeff294 1120w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=800&h=450&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=1b96057d13f61f5c6f0813f105c4a9ee 800w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=1600&h=900&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=1f08eaf33daea7577362340300a2f3c8 1600w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=480&h=270&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=046088a5e80c0e3e66ce1be9568263d6 480w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/formulation-tour.jpg?w=960&h=540&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559221614&s=7460e61dfa258e8ffc998cb86a1dc717 960w)
Experts who understand your innovation needs
We know that taking your idea through to commercialisation may require a broader range of skills outside of your core area of technical and scientific expertise. For your innovation to be successful, a complete supply chain is needed from raw materials to finished product, as well as a comprehensive regulatory, pricing, sales and marketing strategy. We employ bright minds from both academia and industry, to create a bespoke team that will provide the right support and help you navigate the journey to commercialisation.
![Photo of CPI staff meeting with customers Photo of CPI staff meeting with customers](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=3e2462a542d092a5594bdf87a2de8a5a 1920w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=1120&h=630&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=249449fea11e1f52ddb45ca0c58f2720 1120w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=2240&h=1260&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=0a59d6fc9246687dc752beb54026bc1c 2240w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=800&h=450&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=f731c5813f711f38df245fd278e7fbd3 800w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=1600&h=900&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=9bd7e79f9924325bec7d6b21f6a3d198 1600w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=480&h=270&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=719287b7bd30e2fea2ad2e3e9541d636 480w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/meeting.jpg?w=960&h=540&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559213431&s=c6612b343d987f2338d32d7eeb0179ee 960w)
Supporting our customers to commercialisation
At CPI, we provide flexible access to our advanced and industry-relevant facilities, for product and process design, development and scale-up. Throughout the process of commercialisation, we offer transparent and impartial advice that will help you make informed decisions in order to reduce risk. We enable you to demonstrate the feasibility of your ideas so that you can approach investors or funding bodies with confidence, while ensuring your IP is fully protected throughout the process.
![A photo of CPI staff working in a biological laboratory A photo of CPI staff working in a biological laboratory](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=b39f42ffc18c0242f02b74c10f00c5ce 1920w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=1120&h=630&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=394d7bb4536f708cd1999d26d89b72f8 1120w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=800&h=450&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=f02ff159c5aa5a650c483a90ef82c837 800w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=1600&h=900&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=dfca03f65e0bb5e166a5d21072acb687 1600w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=480&h=270&q=60&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=87c0d1c7b89ba87903f794252a2c0afa 480w, https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/smart-hoopoe/production/content/images/biotherapeutics-lead-image.jpg?w=960&h=540&q=45&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1559218256&s=1ff77c14b3b2f37630a1eaeda71ab656 960w)
Facilitating innovative partnerships
By forming innovation networks across the supply chain we facilitate the necessary partnerships for effective innovation. These innovation networks share cross-sector knowledge, allowing us to apply learnings in one sector to problems in another. Our team of experts are fully immersed in the markets they serve and are constantly working to develop our technologies and processes. As part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, we can also provide access to a large network of problem solvers and potential end users. Our approach uniquely positions us to accelerate the innovation cycle and get your product to market faster.