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From Diddly Squat to geopolitics: Why food security needs new thinking

Why UK food security depends on climate resilience, novel food technologies and stronger routes from innovation to manufacturing.

Aug 26

Before the prescription: Could wearables help detect infection earlier and slow AMR?

As wearable technologies evolve, they could play an important role in earlier infection detection and efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Aug 6

How the EU’s Digital Product Passports are shaping UK materials innovation

Digital Product Passports are reshaping UK materials innovation, market access and supply chain traceability as ESPR changes product data rules.

Jul 24

Regenerative Autonomous Fleets: Making materials matter in the future of mobility

Could autonomous fleets transform more than mobility? Explore how circular manufacturing could create regenerative transport systems.

Jul 7

From flue gas to feedstock: What Flue2Chem tells us about the future of sustainable chemicals

Jun 1

Innovation at scale: Overcoming the challenges of battery manufacturing

Scaling next‑gen battery materials is a key challenge as innovators struggle to move from lab breakthroughs to reliable, industrial‑scale production.

Apr 27

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