CIP is a great success story for the North East.

CIP is a great success story for the North East.

Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary were given a presentation by Nigel Perry, Chief Executive Officer of CPI, Centre of Process Innovation with activities at several locations in the North including Wilton, Darlington and Glasgow. Nigel explained that

“CPI acts as a catalyst bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. This can be seen in excellent progress in Product development, proof of concept and scale-up services. Facilitating the right partnerships and funding routes. Business services and consultancy to speed up time to market “.

Many examples of innovative products already developed and in the pipeline were used as examples of how linking investors, innovators and markets can create brilliant businesses. Examples include graphene applications , printable electronics and medical applications.

The picture shows Nigel presenting to Rotary members.