Plastic Electronics Technology Centre (PETeC)

Cenamps is taking the leading role in bringing new emerging polymer electronics and direct write technologies to the North East of England. The centre will offer clients full end-to-end services for product innovation including product design, prototyping and low volume manufacturing capabilities.

Status: 1st phase of operational facilities coming on stream summer 2007 at The Wilton Centre

Atomic Layer Deposition R&D

Cenamps is bringing an exciting new process for manufacturing silicon microchips and plastic electronics to the North East.   Depositing a range of materials as highly-uniform, nano-scale coatings over complex surfaces is becoming ever more important as the electronics industry seeks to reduce the size of transistors on microchips and build new types ofl electronic devices on large area glass and plastic sheets.

Status: Operations will commence July 2007

Deep Vein Thrombosis Impedimetric Microanalysis System (DVT-IMP)

Cenamps helped to successfully establish a European consortium who are innovating new bio-nano-micro-informatic technologies that will ultimately help clinicians rapidly diagnose patients suspected of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) at the point-of-first-contact.

Status: Project commenced 1st September 2006

StemDiagnostics

Cenamps has helped to establish a €3.5 million research and development programme to improve the success rate of stem cell transplants, including bone marrow transplants for Leukaemia patients. The StemDiagnostics consortium will aim to identify new bio-markers, indicators of transplant rejection and clinical complications, and develop medical diagnostic tests and nano/micro biosensors that will help medical practitioners to improve the success rate of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT).

Status: Project commenced 1st June 2007

BioNano Capital Projects

Cenamps has targeted investment in strengthening the capacity and capability of the North East for stimulating further R&D in emerging small-scale healthcare and medical technologies. Six capital projects have been funded through the BioNano R&D programme:

Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA)

The NIA supports companies across the wide range of industries that are involved in nanotechnology through influencing and explaining the opportunities and uncertainties within the broad and emergent field of nanotechnology.  Cenamps is responsible for the running of the Association, acting as the organisation’s Secretariat.

Status: Project commenced 2006

Semiconductor crystal growth for sensors (CZT)

High tech company Durham Scientific Crystals and Cenamps are renewing a £700,000 contract until 2009 after a successful first year. Cenamps has subcontracted the County Durham-based company to build a prototyping facility for the manufacture of specialist semi-conductor materials in the form of cadmium zinc telluride crystals.

Status: Project commenced 2006

Training for Micro-Analytical Platform Technology (MAPTech)

MAPTech is an integrated training programme which will provide talented early stage researchers with the opportunity to gain specialist experience blending scientific research, technology development, commercialisation and economic development, focusing specifically on emerging micro-analytical systems, biosensors and nanotechnologies.

Status: Project commenced 1st September 2006

Centre for Electronic Nano-Systems (CENS)

Cenamps is enabling businesses to readily access expertise, experience and facilities at Durham University for integrating and testing novel electronic, RFID, MEMS, NEMS, sensors and signal processing software components for innovating and prototyping new devices and products.

Status: CENS R&D services are already on-stream

UIC for Nanotechnology & Microsystems

Cenamps is working closely with One NorthEast and the five universities in the North East of England to monitor the progress of the UIC for Nanotechnology & Microsystems programme(UIC NanoTech). The programme aims to connect university expertise and facilities with industry, particularly small and medium-sized companies.

Status: UIC NanoTech programme is now on-stream

Robert Stephenson Centre (RSC)

The Robert Stephenson Centre is an exceptional, historic environment offering unique office, conference and exhibition space for design, art and technology linked businesses. The Centre was established as an interactive, didactic and dynamic space that fosters innovation and connects the past, present and future of the North East’s international design innovation heritage. 

Status: Facilities opened 2005