Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)

CPI’s mission is to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process. Their integrated approach incorporates our three core capabilities to ensure you are given the best chance at successful innovation.

They 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. CPI utilise their 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, by applying their extensive knowledge and application of innovation processes allows them to support you with the most suitable technical advice and facilities for your market.

This integrated approach incorporates three core offerings to ensure you are given the best chance of successful commercialisation.

  • 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.
NETPark is home to three National Innovation Centres all managed by our strategic partners CPI. Centres include The UK National Centre for Printable Electronics, National Formulations Centre and National Centre for Healthcare Photonics. CPi provide the support, facilities and expertise to guide companies through the commercialisation of their next-generation products.
CPI’s National Formulation Centre at NETPark is developing next-generation formulated products.

The North East Technology Park (NETPark) is home to CPI’s National Printable Electronics Centre, National Formulation Centre and National Healthcare Photonics Centre.

CPI works closely with academia, industry and government to bridge the gap between innovation and commercialisation. Our work enables products to be quickly and cost-effectively brought to market, delivering highly-skilled jobs and economic growth to the UK.

The facilities offered across a network of sites provide equipment and technical expertise that help companies to develop next-generation products and processes. These centres support cross-sector knowledge sharing and allow the formation of unique innovation networks across the entire supply chain. Working together, CPI help companies bring their innovative ideas to market sooner, with reduced risk.

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Integrates knowledge and assets to create scalable processes that work
Proves that the processes make products that meet market needs
Quickly demonstrates these processes across Technology Readiness Levels 4 to 7
Helps partners understand market environment and create options for their future
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The North East Technology Park provides a dynamic and supportive environment to accelerate the growth of  into global markets. NETPark encourages collaborative multidisciplinary links, driving innovation, enterprise and economic prosperity.
We provide companies with access to a focused and international community where talent flourishes, ideas are generated and businesses have the support and resources to compete with the best in the world.

NETPark North East Technology Park

NETPark, North East Technology Park,
Sedgefield, County Durham TS21 3FD

Call Us: (+44) 01740 625250
enquiries@northeasttechnologypark.com

We initially came because of the printable electronics centre but access to a highly skilled semi conductor workforce in the North East has been a key factor in us staying and growing here, as well as the value for money office space and the access to funding.

Ken WilliamsonKen Williamson, - COO, PragmatIC Printing

NETPark is great for our staff and clients as it’s easy to get to know people here with the many networking events and other site activities taking place all the time.

NETPark North East Technology Park - CK ScienceLorna Crombie, - director at CK Group

NETPark is in an excellent location, there are many like-minded businesses on the park – it really is an excellent base from which we hope to grow our business.

Chief Executive Officer at Magnitude Biosciences David Weinkove.David Weinkove, CEO, Magnitude BioSciences

The proximity to the universities and the infrastructure are very important factors. Ultimately having a presence in Europe is very valuable to us and we intend to stay at NETPark for many years to come.

Arnab Basu - KromekDr Arnab Basu, - CEO, Kromek

It’s nice to have our own office at NETPark and Business Durham has been great. We’ve restructured the business and they’ve supported us as we’ve moved into bigger premises. We couldn’t have asked for better landlords.

Richard Kirk, founder and CEO PolyPhotonixRichard Kirk, CEO PolyPhotonix, PolyPhotonix

Just from being here over a year now, we’ve worked with at least three different companies on-site. So that’s new business leads that we wouldn’t have had is we hadn’t moved to NETPark.

Head of Research Dr Neil SimDr Neil Sim, High Force Research

Access to quality facilities was one of the main drivers for deciding to locate the business at the NETPark. We have been able to use this as a launch pad to link into support from CPI and world-class expertise from Durham University.

Steve ClementsSteve Clements, - Managing Director, aXenic

The quality of the facilities at NETPark and the attitude of staff is first class. It has a really dynamic, innovative atmosphere.

Cheif Executive of IBEX Innovations Ltd. Dr. Neil Loxley.Dr Neil Loxley, - Chief executive, IBEX

Filtronic chose NETPark for a number of reasons including the modern infrastructure and facilities, the established, innovative and like-minded businesses located there and finally the flexibility it offers to enable us to scale our business.

Filtronic, Chief Financial Officer Michael Tyreman.Michael Tyreman, Chief Financial Officer, Filtronic

One of the positive aspects of being part of the local authority is that we can put companies in touch with the right people quickly, such as in planning or building control, which is really useful if a company is managing their own fit out.

Janet Todd, NETPark ManagerJanet Todd, - NETPark manager

Business Durham has been instrumental in helping us to bring SamplePod to market, as they knew we were looking for a company to produce a low-cost electronic tag and they introduced us to PragmatIC.

Andy Turner, Quality Hospital SolutionsAndy Turner, Quality Hospital Solutions, Quality Hospital Solutions

CPI and Business Durham work in partnership to support SMEs looking to develop their innovative products or processes. At NETPark, CPI acts as an anchor organisation, attracting companies to locate here on the site, in order to benefit from the established and unique innovation networks across the entire supply chain.

Dr Arun Harish, Strategy Director, CPIDr Arun Harish, Strategy Director, CPI, CPI

It fits perfectly for us that we’re surrounded by like-minded companies at NETPark. There are a number of highly skilled people in the area who can help us grow our business. The facilities and services offered by NETPark are first class, they make office life simple and engaging.

Stuart Wilson AscariStuart Wilson, - CEO, Ascarii