Business Innovation Gateway

To give yourself the best chance of success you can now take advantage of a total innovation support environment created by the North East Technology Park (NETPark), The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and Durham University.

The NETPark Business Innovation Gateway provides tenants with the combined strengths of the three partners mean the right support at the right time - what you need, when you need it:

Space, technical equipment and facilities

Access to a broad range of accommodation for science and technology companies is from simple virtual offices and hot-desking space, right through to incubation, laboratory, office space and high-end cleanrooms.  The Business Innovation Gateway also provides access to the state of the art equipment and expertise at Durham University and CPI's Printable Electronics Centre (PETEC) and BioProcessing Facility.

Investment Readiness and finance

We have a complete range of finance and funding tools including a funding database, investment readiness assessment, help with business plans where you can  combine NETPark's NETIntel business intelligence with CPI's extensive IP landscaping service and advice from our  panel of partner experts. The NETPark Business Innovation Gateway can also provide you with access to business angel networks, Venture Capital (VC) funds and the many sources of public sector support. 

Technical expertise

Durham University and CPI are home to world-leading experts in fields from space science to printable electronics to energy and defence technologies and many many more.  The NETPark Business Innovation Gateway will help to find the right expert for you and even help you find skilled people to assist you in growing your business.

Support for business

Just setting up and growing a business can be fraught and you don't have to do it alone - as many people have already found.  Become part of the NETPark community and learn from the best, and take advantage of CPI's "SME in a box" service. You can also network at our regular clinics, workshops, briefings and conferences which are held at NETPark.

Support for innovation

Ideas generate wealth,  but only if you can choose the right idea to develop.  Innovation and product portfolio management processes should be as lean and as effective as manufacturing processes - join NETPark's Innovation Academy to learn how to choose which ideas to progress and which to develop with global companies looking for new ideas.  CPI can help you roadmap your technology, broker new partnerships and scale up to manufacturing with advice when you need it.

Skills Development

The NETPark Business Innovation Gateway is able to offer access to workforce and skills development opportunities including entrepreneurial, mentoring, short courses, industry-specific qualifications through to full time or part time MBAs at Durham University's  Global Learning Centre.