The Product Innovation Centre is...

an innovation support facility:

The PIC provides a capability to academic and industrial partners to assist the transformation of research outcomes into new, innovative products.

a specialist:

The PIC is a mechanical engineering research and development specialist supporting the R&D of new products from an Initial Concept (or idea) to a Pre Commercial Prototype.

The PIC does this by...

Providing commercial and academic access to the capabilities of the Design and Manufacturing Research Groups and associated Facilities housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Canterbury.

The PIC can provide...

• Knowledge transfer of Product Innovation skills
• Access to Product Innovation Tools and Methodologies
• A Product Innovation Research and Development Service