Pera Technology is a leading new product development contractor in Europe that has partnered with over 10,000 clients. It has provided over £12.9 million in new product development funding over the last 3 years and helped clients claim £8 million in tax relief. Pera Technology supports businesses in conceiving, creating, and commercializing innovative new products through its LEAP program for small and medium enterprises and its REACH program for large enterprises.

1. Partnered with over
10,000
clients to date
£12.9
millionof NPD funding
over last 3 years
£8mof Tax relief claimed
Creating
growth and
opportunity
conceive
create
commercialise
A leading new product
development contractor
Innovation in action

2. Pera Technology builds on a rich legacy of
supporting UK business which began in
1946. From our origins as a membership
organisation, Pera Technology is now one
of Europe’s most dynamic, successful and
respected innovation companies.

3. Pera Technology Innovation in action
Pera Technology is one of Europe’s leading new product
development (NPD) contractors. We exist to make your
innovation a profitable and successful venture for your business.
We support you in creating the innovative
new products that enable you to increase your
sales and build a new competitive advantage.
We assist in building the unique value chains
that make innovation more efficient and
productive. We bring innovation to life within
your business, adding expertise and experience
to enhance your NPD processes.
Completely commercially focussed
Bringing hard-won, real-world industry
experience to your own market knowledge,
we have an exceptional reputation for adding
innovation expertise to all sizes of businesses in
all sectors.
Engage with Pera Technology, and you’ll
find us to be hands-on, enthusiastic and
very commercially-focussed. We never forget
that the ultimate purpose of NPD is to make
your business stronger, more secure and
more profitable.
Unique network of innovation expertise
Creating game-changing new products
requires particular levels of technical expertise.
Through our two NPD services – leap® for SME
businesses and reach® for enterprise companies
– we share our innovation expertise with your
business, backed by a unique European network
of over 10,000 scientists, technologists and
technical experts to bring innovation to life in
exciting new ways.
At the same time, we can make the innovation
process simpler for your business by helping
you secure EU funding and by supporting you
with project management teams selected for
their experience of your sector and market.
A leading
new product
development
contractor

4. Proven multi-disciplinary
innovation processes
Pera Technology delivers certainty into your innovation process.
We will get the right product developed, by the right people,
in the right way.
Our areas of expertise include:
Informatics
• Artificial intelligence
• Database design and
development
• Web development
• Control systems software
• PDA/smart phone software
development
• Embedded software
development
• Desktop application
• Web services
• C #/ASP.Net/HTML/ Javascript
• C/C ++
• Java
• SQL Server/MySQL/Oracle/
Access
• LabView
• Visual Studio
• MatLab
Chemistry and
Biotechnology
• Molecular design and discovery
• Sustainable chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Colloid chemistry
• Polymer science
• Engineering of different
chemical processes
• Scale up, design and feasibility
of chemical and biotechnology
processes
• Nanotechnology
• Production of biofuels
including bioethanol and
biodiesel
• Bioprocession technologies
• Biomaterials
• Biocatalysis
• Fermentation technologies
Advanced Materials
and Processes
• Polymer processing
• High temperature adhesives
and coatings
• Superconductivity and
magnetic materials
• Thermoplastics
• Ceramics
• Bio-materials
• Nano-coatings
• Extrusion
• Hand lamination. RTM, RIM,
Vacuum Infusion, Autoclave
• Reverse engineering
• Polymer materials
• Polymer processes
• Polyolefin materials
• Pultrusion
• Injection and compression
moulding
innovation is seeing what everyone has seen,
and thinking what nobody has thought
Pera Technology Innovation in action

5. Idea creation
The more innovative
concepts you can
explore, the more
desirable products will
be revealed.
Our idea creation and
innovation support is
unrivalled in the UK.
Efficient project
management
Nothing is left to
chance. We harness the
required talent. We form
a winning team.
Managed by integrated
and empathetic
managers, your
project will move
forward ceaselessly
to its inevitable and
successful conclusion.
A great product
Here, life is given to
your vision. Prototyping
and small scale
manufacturing make
your product real.
Pera Technology does
not focus on theory.
Instead we help you
produce the exciting
new products your
customers will love.
Electronic and
Electrical Engineering
• Analogue and digital
electronics
• Multi-layer PCB design
• Wireless communication
• Energy harvesting
• Analogue electronics
• Embedded control systems
• Programmable
logic development
(FPGA, CPLD, VHDL)
• Digital signal processing
• Firmware design and
development using assembly
language and C
• Obsolescent component
re-design
• Cost reduction re-design
• Instrumentation
• Microprocessors
• Opto-electronics and
photonics
• Small quantity prototype
production
• Power harvesting and low
power design
• Circuit simulation and
optimisation
• Wireless and wired
communication
• System design and verification
• Sensor interface design
• Design for regulatory
approvals
• RD programmes
• Independent verification
testing
Physics, Modelling
and Mathematics
• CAE analysis
• FEA structural/component
development
• Aerodynamics
• Thermodynamic modelling
• Hydrodynamical modelling
• Designing and building
prototypes
• Microwave and RF
• Modelling: applicator/
antenna design
• Theoretical model
development
• Process development
• Equipment design, build and
optimisation
• Measurement capability –
dielectric, gain, transmission
loss
• Process modelling
• Biological/chemical
• Diffusion
• Process/system development
• Power electronics
• Control algorithms
• Data analysis/interpretation
• Automated analysis
Mechanical
Engineering and Design
• Structural analysis
• Failure modes
• Mechanical design
• CAD design, modelling
and FEM analysis using
SolidWorks, Acusolve
• Product design
• Rapid prototyping
• Engineering design
• Process engineering
• Systems engineering
• Project management
• Commissioning
• Programme management
• HS management
• Engineering management
• Senior management
• Product design
• Manufacturing
• Materials and food processing
• Maintenance, assembly
and fitting
• Skilled machinists
• Mechanics of materials
• Automation and control
• Environmental technology
• Energy
• Robotics
• Complex mechanics
• Heat and energy transfer
• Transport research
• Composites
• Impact absorbtion
Project Management
• APM (Association for Project
Management) certified
project managers
• Project management and
co-ordination, programme
management
• Creating terms of reference
for projects, including
requirements analyses
• Administering RD projects
• Advising clients on product
commercialisation,
intellectual property protection
(including patenting)
Pera Technology Innovation in action

6. Innovation for
SME businesses
leap® is Pera Technology’s new
product development service for SMEs.
We’ve helped hundreds of SMEs conceive,
create and commercialise innovative
new products, providing the expertise
to fill knowledge gaps and securing the
funding to make it all happen.
With our unique support,
SMEs throughout the UK have
introduced hundreds of new
products to create new sales,
new profitability and new
competitive advantages.
NPD with leap® gives you
everything you need to fully
commercialise your innovations
– without having to share equity
or IP rights.
Research
Analysis
Development
Manufacture
Supply
Funding
Our Innovation Workshop is an exercise in
identifying a number of distinct technological
approaches that can be pursued in support
of your innovation. The workshop follows a
structured approach, with contributions from a
broad range of specialists.
Pera Technology Innovation in action

7. Pera Technology Innovation in action

8. Innovation for
enterprise
companies
reach® from Pera Technology has a
proven track record for creating game
changing new products and processes
for enterprise companies of all sizes and
in all industry sectors.
reach® provides the expertise
required to create a new,
market disruptive product
that delivers on your
commercial objectives.
Through our proven three
stage process, you can create
the impact you’re looking for.
1. Our vast and diverse
talent network offers
the knowledge to turn
product ideas into
product reality.
2. Our focussed team
works together to
run the project on
time and on budget.
If required, we can
also point to a hugely
successful strike rate
on securing funding.
3. Following de-risking
and feasibility
analysis of your
innovation, we’re
ready for prototyping
and market launch…
and the rewards of
your innovation.
Through our reach® initiative,
the impact you are looking for
is within your grasp
Pera Technology Innovation in action

9. Pera Technology Innovation in action

10. Further
information
To find out how Pera Technology
can help you, please contact us at
enquiries@peratechnology.com
or on +44 (0)1664 501501
leap®
For further information about our leap® offering for
SMEs, please contact us at leap@peratechnology.com
or on +44 (0)1664 501201
www.peratechnology.com/leap
reach®
For further information about our reach® offering for
large enterprises, please contact us on +44 (0)1664 501501
www.peratechnology.com/reach
Pera Technology Innovation in action

12. A leading new product
development contractor
Nottingham Road
Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire LE13 0PB
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1664 501501
Email: enquiries@peratechnology.com
www.peratechnology.com