【详细解释】 The Process Intensification Network (PIN) is run by the Process Intensification & Innovation Centre at Newcastle University with more than £50k supporting grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It is to operate initially for a period of three years. The aim of such networks is to bring together industry and academia, across a range of disciplines, ultimately to encourage innovation and creativity and to develop ideas for future support from EPSRC, other UK, EU or international programmes.