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- Cell And Gene Therapy
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is creating powerful collaborations that deliver impact in cell and gene therapies. As an independent innovation and technology organisation, it is committed to the advancement of cell and gene therapies, with a vision for a thriving industry delivering life-changing advanced therapies to the world.
- Compound Semiconductor Applications
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation. Established to help the UK become a global leader in compound semiconductors, they specialise in collaborating with both large companies, and start-ups to develop and commercialise new applications utilising this technology.
- Connected Places
Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. They provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel.
- Digital
Digital Catapult is the UK authority on advanced digital technology. Through collaboration and innovation, they accelerate industry adoption to drive growth and opportunity across the economy. Digital Catapult’s specialist programmes and experimental facilities make sure that innovation thrives and the right solutions make it to the real world.
- Energy Systems
Energy Systems Catapult are accelerating the UK to Net Zero by turbo-boosting clean tech innovations and designing the low carbon energy system of the future. By taking a take a whole-systems view of the energy sector, Energy Systems Catapult identify and address innovation priorities and market barriers, in order to decarbonise the energy system at the lowest cost.
- High Value Manufacturing
High Value Manufacturing Catapult works with thousands of companies each year to boost the UK’s manufacturing performance. Their facilities help to move cutting-edge research from the UK’s world-leading universities into the commercial market, supporting companies to transform the products they sell, the way they make them and the skills of their workforce.
- Medicines Discovery
Medicines Discovery Catapult are reshaping the UK’s medicines discovery industry for patient benefit. By industrialising and driving the adoption of new tools and technologies for the sector, Medicines Discovery Catapult help accelerate the adoption of modern techniques for discovering medicines. They support SMEs and innovators to deliver growth for the drug discovery economy and tackle industry led challenges that limit today’s discovery process.
- Offshore Renewable Energy
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult are the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. Their unique facilities, research and engineering capabilities play a key role in delivering the UK’s net zero targets by accelerating the creation and growth of UK companies in the offshore renewable energy sector; bringing together industry and academia to drive innovation in renewable energy.
- Satellite Applications
Satellite Applications Catapult is at the heart of the satellite services revolution, driving take-up of space technology and applications to shape, and sustain, the world of tomorrow. Driven by how their actions help large and small organisations, Satellite Applications Catapult helps to bring new services to market. Their facilities, expertise and convening power connects industry and academia to get new research off the ground and into the market more quickly.
CELL AND GENE THERAPY CATAPULT: STEVENAGE
Advancing cell and gene therapies through powerful collaborations
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Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s Stevenage Manufacturing Innovation Centre helps to deliver life-changing advanced therapies to the world. Operating through a unique collaboration model, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult supports collaborators to develop their manufacturing processes at scale, speed and according to GMP. Collaborators are able to gain access to specific infrastructure including 12 GMP cleanroom modules, quality control facilities, Technology and Process Innovation laboratories, and expert knowledge.
Stevenage is also home to the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s Skills and Training Laboratories, located at Sycamore House. These 206m2 state-of-the-art laboratories provide access to equipment and technology for GMP orientated upskilling and capability solutions. Courses offered at the facility range from fundamental lab skills to advanced bioprocessing techniques and quality control training.
This facility also houses the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) laboratory. This 100m2 facility provides digitally enabled, real-time analytical monitoring and control of advanced therapy manufacturing processes, to improve product quality, safety and process efficiency as collaborators upscale production.
CELL AND GENE THERAPY CATAPULT: LONDON
Advancing cell and gene therapies through powerful collaborations
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Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s London headquarters boasts a 1,200m² purpose-built facility with state-of-the-art laboratories, meeting space, and commercial support teams to accelerate innovations.
The base hosts expert research teams developing new technologies and driving innovation, providing industry support to overcome barriers throughout the advanced therapies life cycle and ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of research and development.
CELL AND GENE THERAPY CATAPULT: BRAINTREE
Advancing cell and gene therapies through powerful collaborations
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Braintree boasts Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s 4,627m² state-of-the-art facility, which supports expert biomanufacturing teams working within the commercial-scale manufacturing accelerator.
The Manufacturing Innovation Centre has developed infrastructure to support mRNA and viral vector manufacturing, with plans to gain licensure in 2023.
CELL AND GENE THERAPY CATAPULT: EDINBURGH
Advancing cell and gene therapies through powerful collaborations
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Edinburgh is home to Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s 350m² high specification laboratory, equipped with manufacturing development and analytical technologies for cell therapies. The Edinburgh team comprises of technical, GMP and clinical adoption experts from across the cell therapy life cycle.
The facility also includes a ‘Universal Design’ lab for scientists with physical disabilities, the UK’s first accessible laboratory specifically designed for cell and gene therapies.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: LEICESTER
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Satellite Applications Catapult’s East Midlands location is situated at Leicester Space Park, contributing to a vibrant cluster community of scientists, students, technicians, engineers, and businesses. The facility stimulates creative talent, knowledge sharing, capability building, and supports the development of diverse technical skills.
The cutting-edge research coming out of the University of Leicester is quickly translated, proven and developed with this facilities’ help, leading to fast commercialisation and adoption.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: WESTCOTT
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Satellite Applications Catapult’s Westcott facility helps companies using advanced robots to simulate satellites docking with each other, test drone operation demonstrations and provides incubation and co-working space to a showcase of companies working together on new space technology.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: HARWELL
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Harwell is home to an unrivalled space cluster. Satellite Applications Catapult headquarters boast extensive satellite manufacturing equipment including far-field and near-field antenna test ranges, clean rooms and tents, co-space solutions, environmental chambers and a fully equipped operations centre.
The site also includes Astroscale, a new facility based on an emerging space-sustainability concept.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: DURHAM
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Satellite Applications Catapult is at the heart of the satellite services revolution, driving take-up of space technology and applications to shape, and sustain, the world of tomorrow.
Driven by how their actions help large and small organisations, Satellite Applications Catapult helps to bring new services to market. Their facilities, expertise and convening power connects industry and academia to get new research off the ground and into the market more quickly.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: PORTSMOUTH
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Satellite Applications Catapult is at the heart of the satellite services revolution, driving take-up of space technology and applications to shape, and sustain, the world of tomorrow.
Driven by how their actions help large and small organisations, Satellite Applications Catapult helps to bring new services to market. Their facilities, expertise and convening power connects industry and academia to get new research off the ground and into the market more quickly.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL CORNWALL
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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Satellite Applications Catapult is at the heart of the satellite services revolution, driving take-up of space technology and applications to shape, and sustain, the world of tomorrow.
Driven by how their actions help large and small organisations, Satellite Applications Catapult helps to bring new services to market. Their facilities, expertise and convening power connects industry and academia to get new research off the ground and into the market more quickly.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL ADASTRAL
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL DARESBURY
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL EDINBURGH
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL EXETER
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL GLASGOW
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL LEEDS
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL NEWPORT
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: SEL NORTH WALES
Innovating for a better world, empowered by space
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The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Labs are local places for space innovation that are digitally inclusive. They provide access to a digital and physical environment which aids collaborative working and helps organisations to engage across the UK Space sector ecosystem through hybrid meetings, demonstrations and events. The way the space sector works has changed a lot, with virtual communication becoming the norm. To ensure effective collaboration and innovation, Satellite Applications Catapult have established Space Enterprise Labs in collaboration with hosting organisations across the UK. These labs are open to all and serve as vital centres for the country’s space community, fostering connections both locally and nationally.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: BLYTH
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s cutting-edge testing and research facilities are coastally situated in Blyth, demonstrating the world’s largest offshore wind turbines and power trains.
Partners are able to utilise these facilities to enhance the overall structure and performance of their components, which will contribute towards clean, green technologies, helping the UK to meet Net Zero targets.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: GLASGOW
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Established in the heart of Glasgow’s Innovation District is Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s headquarters, home to some of the world’s most forward-thinking experts and engineers in the renewables industry and offering close ties to the University of Strathclyde.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: LEVENMOUTH
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Sitting just metres off Levenmouth’s shore is the world’s most advanced, open-access offshore 7MW Demonstration Turbine dedicated to R&D.
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s facility tests innovative technologies on this unique infrastructure and partners with Levenmouth Academy which, since 2016, has committed £250k to enhancing local STEM.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: PEMBROKE DOCK
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Pembroke Dock hosts the Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence, a flagship hub for advancing the Welsh marine and offshore renewable energy sectors.
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Welsh base features a ‘Smart Buoy’, which helps to develop robust marine energy products in a real-life testing environment, supported by realistic conditions.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: ABERDEEN
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Aberdeen contingent boasts the UK’s first research and demonstration facility dedicated to Floating Offshore Wind, in partnership with ETZ. The National Floating Wind Innovation Centre facilities are a global centre of excellence for dynamic cabling, mooring and anchoring systems.
The facility will offer testing and demonstration facilities to support the development and qualification of “critical components”.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: CORNWALL
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Cornwall is home to facilities leading major international tidal power capacity and indigenous supply chains projects, including the €45 million TIGER project, supported by the EU’s Interreg programme, for building capacity in the Channel region and the Celtic Sea Cluster, which explores the economic benefits of floating wind deployment, helping to address sector challenges.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: GRIMSBY
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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At the heart of industry in the Port of Grimsby is the Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence. Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is leading the development of the world’s biggest offshore wind “living lab”, which is accelerating the launch of a 5G test bed offshore and supporting robotics and autonomous solutions for inspections, maintenance and repair, reducing the costs of Operations and Maintenance for the industry.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: ANGLESEY
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult are the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. Their unique facilities, research and engineering capabilities play a key role in delivering the UK’s net zero targets by accelerating the creation and growth of UK companies in the offshore renewable energy sector; bringing together industry and academia to drive innovation in renewable energy.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT: SUFFOLK
The UK’s leading technology, innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy
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Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult are the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. Their unique facilities, research and engineering capabilities play a key role in delivering the UK’s net zero targets by accelerating the creation and growth of UK companies in the offshore renewable energy sector; bringing together industry and academia to drive innovation in renewable energy.
MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT: MANCHESTER
Reshaping drug discovery for patient benefit
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Medicines Discovery Catapult recently relaunched radiochemistry at the Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre in Manchester, reopening a facility which was closed in 2020. Their multi-million pound cyclotron, one of only a handful in the UK, supplies hard-to-make radiochemicals to drug discovery biotechs and academic innovators.
This facility increases the UK’s potential to discover new and better therapies for patients faster, and secures the future of the only major radiochemistry facility in the North West – maintaining the region as a UK leader in positron emission tomography, radiochemistry and imaging.
MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT: CHESHIRE
Reshaping drug discovery for patient benefit
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Medicines Discovery Catapult’s cutting-edge facilities are situated in the heart of Cheshire, employing over 130 specialists working to reshape drug discovery. Lab-based scientists conduct specialised experiments across a range of capabilities, including translational imaging, cellular sciences and biomarkers, to deliver data critical for medicinal and therapeutic decision-making.
The cutting-edge laboratory facilities further drug discovery projects using varied technologies and the informatics team deliver cutting-edge data and informatics tools.
ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT: BIRMINGHAM
Helping UK businesses thrive in the future clean energy system
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Energy Systems Catapult’s headquarters in the centre of Birmingham is a hive of energy expertise. From this Midlands location, energy businesses of all sizes are able to test the latest innovations in the 2000 home ‘Living Lab’, where domestic products and services are trialled in real life environments.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI WILTON
Transforming manufacturing together
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Wilton is home to the National Industrial Biotechnology facility; this Teeside base specialises in the Agri-Food Tech markets and is the CPI headquarters, one of many locations across the North of England and Scotland.
The site features state-of-the-art labs that utilise specialised scaled-down and high-throughput systems to accelerate the development of bioprocesses, managed by UK’s specialists.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: AMRC ROTHERHAM
Transforming manufacturing together
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The AMRC has helped to regenerate the site of an old colliery works with an array of state-of-the-art machining centres and world-class manufacturing equipment.
The network of facilities in Rotherham has played a key role in transforming a once industrial wasteland into an attractive location for advanced manufacturing businesses.
The AMRC work with companies of all sizes, including SMEs, start-ups and large-scale manufacturers to help them improve their productivity and save time, money and energy.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: AMRC CYMRU
Transforming manufacturing together
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AMRC Cymru boasts a state-of-the-art Welsh epicentre of advanced manufacturing, focussing on sectors including aerospace, automotive, nuclear and food propulsion, sustainability and digital manufacturing.
The facility, which also includes industry giant Airbus, houses a Hydrogen Electric Propulsion Systems testbed to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen-electric technologies.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI DARLINGTON
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI’s Darlington venue hosts the National Biologics Manufacturing Centre and the RNA Centre of Excellence & Training Academy, the only UK-based facilities currently capable of developing, manufacturing, and encapsulating messenger and self-amplifying RNA vaccines.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI (NATIONAL FORMULATION CENTRE)
Transforming manufacturing together
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The North East’s premier Science park boasts state-of-the-art facilities enabling and accelerating the development of innovative formulation technologies alongside flexible electronic products within Healthtech.
Host events, with up to 120 attendees, with networking spaces, large boardrooms and meeting rooms available .
Aerospace, automotive, materials, and energy come to derisk their products and processes.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI SEDGEFIELD
Transforming manufacturing together
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The North East’s premier Science park boasts state-of-the-art facilities enabling and accelerating the development of innovative formulation technologies alongside flexible electronic products within Healthtech.
Aerospace, automotive, materials, and energy companies come to de-risk their products and processes.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI MANCHESTER
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI Manchester heads up the Sustainable Materials Translational Research Centre, a partnership between the University of Manchester, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, and Rochdale Development Agency.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI LIVERPOOL
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI’s base at Liverpool Science Park, sits within the heart of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter. A new sustainable packaging hub will help to put the UK at the forefront of the global packaging market and play a significant role in meeting national net zero targets.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: MTC LIVERPOOL
Transforming manufacturing together
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MTC facilities in Liverpool have access to some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world, specialising in measuring human physical and emotional responses and behaviour when working with technology and advanced manufacturing processes.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI GLASGOW
Transforming manufacturing together
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The Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is a unique, state-of-the-art facility offering transformative solutions in small molecule and fine chemical manufacturing.
This collaboration between CPI, University of Strathclyde, UK Research & Innovation, Scottish Enterprise and founding industry partners, AstraZeneca and GSK, will help expedite the best of UK medicines manufacturing.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: MTC COVENTRY
Transforming manufacturing together
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MTC Coventry is one of the largest public-sector investments in UK manufacturing, with impressive facilities proving innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment. At the core of the industrial Midlands, the campus has seen rapid expansion including the opening of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing, the Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the Aerospace Research Centre.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NCC BRISTOL
Helping business, researchers and government deliver industrial transformation
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The National Composites Centre in Bristol is a world-leading research and development facility that provides access to state-of-the-art engineering capabilities and technology to accelerate the development of new products across advanced materials, digital engineering, sustainability and hydrogen. Delivering pioneering innovation to drive industrial transformation from initial product design to end-of-life testing, the NCC works across a diverse range of sectors to deliver benefit to the UK, investing in the talents of our current and future workforce.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NMIS SCOTLAND
Transforming manufacturing together
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The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) sits at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland, with its facilities helping to explore the future of manufacturing. NMIS combines the Advanced Forming Research Centre, Digital Factory, Lightweight Manufacturing Centre, Manufacturing Skills Academy, and Digital Process Manufacturing Centre.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NUCLEAR AMRC ROTHERHAM
Transforming manufacturing together
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Nuclear AMRC is found next to its sister centre in Rotherham and hosts an 8,000m² facility containing an open-plan workshop with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and a research factory for applied innovation in machining, which joins automation and other areas of large-scale manufacturing technology.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: WMG COVENTRY
Transforming manufacturing together
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WMG’s world-leading research and education group is embedded in the University of Warwick, helping to transform organisations and drive innovation through collaborative R&D, and education programmes. The working labs contain commercial scale equipment, expert staff across the numerous campus buildings and supportive on-site facilities.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: AMRC BLACKBURN
Transforming manufacturing together
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The AMRC work with companies of all sizes, including SMEs, start-ups and large-scale manufacturers to help them improve their productivity and save time, money and energy.
Their facilities employ over 500 highly qualified researchers and engineers, working on the manufacturing needs of the future, from composites to castings, additive manufacturing to machining.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: AMRC SHEFFIELD
Transforming manufacturing together
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The AMRC work with companies of all sizes, including SMEs, start-ups and large-scale manufacturers to help them improve their productivity and save time, money and energy.
The Factory 2050 facility in Sheffield combines a range of technologies including advanced robotics and automation.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: BIRMINGHAM
Transforming manufacturing together
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The High Value Manufacturing Catapult works with thousands of companies each year to boost the UK’s manufacturing performance.
Their facilities help to move cutting-edge research from the UK’s world-leading universities into the commercial market, supporting companies to transform the products they sell, the way they make them and the skills of their workforce.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI CAMBRIDGE
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI brings together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. By giving customers access to the right experts, equipment, networks, funding and more, CPI help to connect the dots for effective innovation.
Established in 2004, CPI’s workforce, located predominantly across the North of England and Scotland, work tirelessly to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI NEWCASTLE
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI brings together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. By giving customers access to the right experts, equipment, networks, funding and more, CPI help to connect the dots for effective innovation.
Established in 2004, CPI’s workforce, located predominantly across the North of England and Scotland, work tirelessly to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: CPI NEWTON AYCLIFFE
Transforming manufacturing together
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CPI brings together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. By giving customers access to the right experts, equipment, networks, funding and more, CPI help to connect the dots for effective innovation.
Established in 2004, CPI’s workforce, located predominantly across the North of England and Scotland, work tirelessly to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: MTC OXFORDSHIRE
Transforming manufacturing together
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MTC represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and with rapid growth their role has also increased to cover R&D in addition to training, advanced manufacturing management and factory design.
MTC’s facilities employ more than 700 talented employees, who have helped helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NMIS SHEFFIELD
Transforming manufacturing together
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NMIS work to drive the future of manufacturing through innovation, accelerating productivity to grow the economy and developing a vibrant workforce to create happier, healthier, greener communities.
From their growing network of world-class manufacturing R&D facilities, NMIS work with businesses of all sizes and sectors across Scotland, the UK, and beyond to find technology solutions to help them succeed.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NUCLEAR AMRC WARRINGTON
Transforming manufacturing together
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Nuclear AMRC offers companies facilities, engineering expertise and sector specialists to help develop innovative techniques and optimised processes for large-scale high-precision manufacturing.
Their state-of-the-art workshops scale and test new processes on independent production-scale machines.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: NUCLEAR AMRC DERBY
Transforming manufacturing together
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Nuclear AMRC offers companies facilities, engineering expertise and sector specialists to help develop innovative techniques and optimised processes for large-scale high-precision manufacturing.
Their state-of-the-art workshops scale and test new processes on independent production-scale machines.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: LONDON
Transforming manufacturing together
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High Value Manufacturing Catapult works with thousands of companies each year to boost the UK’s manufacturing performance. ”
Their facilities help to move cutting-edge research from the UK’s world-leading universities into the commercial market, supporting companies to transform the products they sell, the way they make them and the skills of their workforce.
HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT: BAGLAN
Transforming manufacturing together
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High Value Manufacturing Catapult works with thousands of companies each year to boost the UK’s manufacturing performance. ”
Their facilities help to move cutting-edge research from the UK’s world-leading universities into the commercial market, supporting companies to transform the products they sell, the way they make them and the skills of their workforce.
DIGITAL CATAPULT: GATESHEAD
The UK authority on advanced digital technology
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Gateshead is home to Digital Catapult’s unique digital production facility, the first of its kind in Europe. This North East hub helps local businesses to network and develop their products and services with the specialist PROTO facilities and expertise including 3D scanning, motion capture and sound recording.
DIGITAL CATAPULT: BELFAST
The UK authority on advanced digital technology
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In the heart of Belfast, Northern Ireland’s Immersive Lab takes digital technology to the next level with the latest augmented and virtual reality equipment. With close links to national industry and academia, Digital Catapult is helping to build innovative partnerships, working smarter by accelerating the adoption of advanced digital technologies.
DIGITAL CATAPULT: LONDON
The UK authority on advanced digital technology
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Digital Catapult’s headquarters lies just a stones throw from King’s Cross, with a sprawling auditorium overlooking the station. The facility boasts the fully equipped SONIC (SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre) Lab, a commercially-neutral, collaborative, environment for testing interoperability and integration of open, disaggregated and software-centric network solutions and multi-vendor architectures.
This central location presents businesses with opportunities to explore Open RAN products and test VR headsets amongst other immersive technologies, including augmented reality and haptics.
DIGITAL CATAPULT: BRISTOL
The UK authority on advanced digital technology
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Digital Catapult is the UK authority on advanced digital technology. Through collaboration and innovation, they accelerate industry adoption to drive growth and opportunity across the economy.
Digital Catapult’s specialist programmes and experimental facilities make sure that innovation thrives and the right solutions make it to the real world.
CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT: MILTON KEYNES
The UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership
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The Pinnacle, a facility dedicated to spurring innovation in cities, is based in the heart of Milton Keynes with specialisms in 5G, green recovery and local resilience.
Connected Places Catapult supports SMEs benefiting from specialist accelerator programmes on sustainable mobility and air quality at this accessible location.
CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT: LONDON
The UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership
cp.catapult.org.uk
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership is established in the heart of central London at the Urban Innovation Centre, an interactive, accessible collaboration space for working on projects, showcasing impact and interacting with SMEs, Government and industry. The space also acts as a high-tech events venue hosting small-scale workshops, high-level delegations and larger-scale conferences.
CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT: BIRMINGHAM
The UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership
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Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. They provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel.
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: NEWPORT
The UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation
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Newport is home to the world’s first Compound Semiconductor Cluster, and Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult’s headquarters provides bespoke national facilities including Power Electronic, RF & Microwave, Photonics, and Advanced Packaging labs. The equipment in these vital facilities contributes towards developing electric vehicles, future telecom networks, and building a skilled, diverse workforce in the UK.
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: DURHAM
The UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation
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Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult North East brings together companies and research institutes actively involved in compound semiconductor technologies across a range of industries, from telecoms to satellite communications and defence.
The North East centre is a hub for innovation and coordination and offers direct digital access to prototyping capabilities at Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult’s Innovation Centre in Newport, South Wales.
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: GLASGOW
The UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation
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Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Scotland provides design optimisation and manufacturing process for power electronics and packaging, with a specific focus on high power industries such as transport and energy.
Working in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Scotland enables businesses to make the seamless transition from research to design to development and helps reduce the time for their products and innovations to reach market.
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CATAPULT: BRISTOL
The UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation
csa.catapult.org.uk
The Future Telecoms Hub is primarily focussed on the energy efficiency and security of telecoms hardware — factors that have become critically important in developing future networks that are robust, resilient and less impactful on the environmental.
The Future Telecoms Hub delivers translational research and provides access to commercial testbeds that improve the speed, energy efficiency and security of networks through Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult’s expertise in radio frequency (RF), photonics and quantum technologies.
What we do
The Innovate UK Catapult Network provides access to cutting-edge research and development facilities and innovation ecosystems to support businesses with new innovations, from concept through to adoption in the marketplace. The Catapult Network fosters collaborations between academia and industry to produce new science-backed knowledge and solutions that drive positive change, create jobs and stimulate investment.
Catapults are physical centres with cutting-edge R&D infrastructures including hubs, laboratories, testbeds, factories and offices, as well as technical experts that prove and adopt breakthrough products, processes, services and technologies. Catapults work with thousands of innovative businesses across a wide range of sectors, such as manufacturing, space, health, digital, energy, transport, telecoms, the urban environment and many others.
The very best of the UK’s businesses, scientists, technical specialists and engineers work side by side on late-stage research and development, helping industry get high potential ideas to market, fuelling business growth, and increasing productivity.
By bridging the gap between research and industry, the Catapult Network is helping tackle the biggest challenges that society and industries face today. Through their knowledge, infrastructure and collaborations, Catapults make today’s industries more productive and create the markets of tomorrow.