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UK consortium to help accelerate adoption of low carbon medicines manufacturing

A new UK-based consortium, led by Exactmer, with strategic support from GSK, has been awarded over £7 million in funding from Innovate UK in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), to advance the production of high purity bio-based solvents for medicines manufacturing.

Mar 23

Can biology destroy PFAS?

Can biology help tackle PFAS? Advances in enzymes, microbes and synthetic biology are opening new possibilities for removing these “forever chemicals”.

Mar 19

FemTech: Closing the healthcare gender gap

Discover how FemTech innovation can close the women’s health gap, improve diagnostics, and drive economic impact through inclusive, science-led solutions.

Mar 10

Is enzymatic oligonucleotide production ready for commercial manufacturing?

As interest in oligonucleotide therapies continues to grow, the industry is exploring new ways to manufacture these complex molecules at scale.

Mar 9

Why the North East is the Natural Home for the Next Generation of Biotech

Mar 6

CPI leads UK biomanufacturing and pharma SME delegation on strategic visit to India

CPI has successfully led a UK biomanufacturing and pharma SME delegation to India, bringing together 20 high-impact UK SMEs, scale-ups and research organisations

Feb 20

Discover how CatapultRx helps medicines-manufacturing SMEs access expertise, infrastructure and funding to grow.

The CatapultRx programme is a targeted initiative designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential SMEs in the Medicines Manufacturing sector.

Jan 9

CPI Wrapped: A look at CPIs top 10 moments of 2025

2025 has been a pivotal year, marked by strategic investments and new national and international partnerships in areas such as RNA, batteries, and engineering biology, which will define the UK’s next industrial chapter.

Jan 7

Have Your Say: North East Health & Life Sciences Survey

Organisations from across the North East’s health and life sciences sector are being urged to have their say on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

Jan 6

Accelerating UK MedTech innovation: what CPI learned through HealthTRIP and MARRS

Dec 17, 2025

CPI: The three biggest barriers to scalable IVD development – and how innovators can overcome them

Dec 9, 2025

AMBIC — A national centre to scale up your battery innovations

Dec 2, 2025

CPI: Engineering Biology and the Next Industrial Revolution

Nov 28, 2025

CPI & Filtronic Hiring New Talent and Drive Innovation at Netpark

Oct 30, 2025

From the House of Lords to NETPark: Baroness Evans Appointed to CPI Board

We’re excited to see Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, join the board of CPI (UK Centre for Process Innovation) as a Non-Executive Director.

Oct 16, 2025

CPI Launches UK-India Delegation Programme to Accelerate SME Growth in Biomanufacturing and Pharma

CPI, headquartered at NETPark, has announced an exciting new opportunity for UK-registered SMEs in the biomanufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors to join a high-impact delegation to India, one of the world’s fastest-growing biotech and pharma ecosystems.

Oct 2, 2025

CPI and Quotient Sciences Launch Joint Venture to Accelerate RNA Drug Development

CPI, a key innovation partner at NETPark, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Quotient Sciences to form a new joint venture aimed at speeding up the development of RNA-based medicines.

Sep 5, 2025

CPI Joins Groundbreaking Consortium to Strengthen UK EV Battery Supply Chain

NETPark-based CPI, a leading technology innovation centre, has joined forces with FluoRok and Coventry University to deliver the UK’s first demonstrator plant for the production of Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆)—a critical chemical used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).

Aug 6, 2025