Whatever stage you\’re at in getting your idea to market we are here to help. That includes prioritising ideas to pick winning products, developing ideas through design, research and prototyping, and finally assisting in the financial and commercial aspects of product launch. We can even help you generate new product ideas if you don’t have any of your own! So come and talk to us and learn more about how we can work together to turn your ideas into reality.

1. C-Tech Innovation
Corporate Introduction

2. C-Tech Innovation
We passionately believe that growth is fuelled by
innovation
Our Aim
• To be a world leader a business world where innovation and
technology are the core drivers for commercial success
Our Offer
• Unique range of innovation support services
• Product and process development from idea to market
• Provide real value to the organisations we work with
Our People and Values
• Employee owned
• Grown to a team of 70 committed technologists & business
innovation consultants
• Success of our clients and collaborators is key to our
business
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3. Our Organisation
Knowledge and
Management
Services
Research and
Development
C-Tech Innovation
Industrial
Products
Ventures and
Investments
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4. Our Organisation
Ventures and
Investments
Manufacturing
Development Research and
Development
Innovation Consultancy

5. Innovation Consultancy
To deliver real lasting benefit, innovation must embrace all
facets of the organisation: its leadership, its structure, its
culture and its strategy
We do this by providing a complete Innovation Management
Service - developing operational procedures to deliver
sustainability and growth
Programme Management
• Designing and delivering complex regional and national, public sector
funded programmes
Business Innovation
• More effective leadership and strategy: managing and developing
people, knowledge and processes to deliver innovation and growth
Environmental Leadership
• Developing Environmental Leadership to help in reducing
environmental impact whilst developing clear competitive advantage
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6. Research & Development
Today’s scientific invention is the cornerstone of
tomorrow’s world
We extend the boundaries of scientific research by
developing products and processes in collaboration with
external partners
• Leader in international collaborative research, currently leading
or partnering in 30 research programmes with a value of around
€40M
We operate in key technology areas
• Energy
• Food
• Environment
• Security and Safety
• Nanoscience
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7. Manufacturing Development
Business growth is fuelled by successful application of
new scientific discovery
We develop and commercialise processes and build
equipment for the food, chemical and advanced material
industries
Specialisms include
• Thermal processing
• microwave, radio frequency, ohmic, plasma
• Electro-chemistry
• waste treatment, metals processing, fuel cells, flow
batteries
Engineering Design Service
• Commercially available design, analysis, manufacturing
and life cycle assessment capability
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8. Ventures & Investments
Successful innovation requires successful
commercialisation. We work with 3rd parties to exploit
ideas, technologies and intellectual property
Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
• Creating value from IP
License agreements (licensing in/out)
• External partners to enhance commercialisation
C-Tech Innovation Venture Fund
• Accelerating growth of in-house and 3rd party technology
Investment Readiness Forums
• Advice and feedback from independent investment advisors
Creation of spin-outs
• Transfer of IP and knowledge, external funding
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9. The Innovation Journey
Ideation, Strategy,
Opportunity
spotting
Innovation,
Creativity
Commercialisation: Concept design
Product, Process &
& scoping
Service launch
Markets: Research
Assessments, &
Access, Development
Planning, IP
Prototyping
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10. How we can help you
Problems cannot be solved by the same level
of thinking that created them.’ Albert Einstein
Long term business success is dependant upon an
ongoing innovation strategy (technological or behavioural)
We have worked with thousands of clients and
collaborators at the leading edge of technology
development and innovation management
Our experience can help you to add value to your
business through the development of an ongoing,
dynamic technology development and innovation strategy
in key business areas
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11. www.ctechinnovation.com
+44 (0)151 347 2900