EPM speaks to Sophie Walton, group director of Academic Engagement, CPI, to learn about the Northern BioAccelerator Partnership, which was set up to stimulate investment in the North East’s bioscience sector.
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Could you introduce CPI and the Northern BioAccelerator Partnership (NBioP) please?
CPI is a UK-based technology innovation centre and is one of the founding members of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. We have a vision for the creation of a healthier society, a cleaner environment and a more prosperous UK economy; and a purpose to give every invention the best chance of becoming a successfully marketed product. To help deliver this we use advanced knowledge in science and engineering, combined with state-of-the-art facilities, to enable universities, SMEs and large companies to develop, prove, prototype and scale-up the next generation of products and processes. In order to perform our work, we host several substantial technology innovation centres of UK prominence, in biologics manufacturing, medicines manufacturing, formulations and new materials, biotechnology, and printed and flexible electronics.