Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) PoC Funding

Centre for Process Innovation PoC Funding sits under the Innovate UK Catapult Network through CPI and focuses on industrial process development. The route is aimed at UK SMEs working on process engineering, pharma formulation, biologics, and printable electronics. CPI's role is closer to applied industrial development than to generic grant administration. It offers annual grants from £50,000 to £500,000, with a median award around £200,000. The route is for for-profit applicants only, targets TRL 4 to 7, and is limited to UK SMEs in those technical areas. Same-project reuse is not allowed. The best fit is a company with a specific manufacturing or formulation challenge that needs applied proof of concept rather than broad research support. Firms that can work inside an industrial test environment, use pilot-line style facilities, and show a clear commercial path usually get the most value from this route, especially when the next step is pilot-scale validation before commercial scale-up.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.