INVITE is a Research Center and Open Innovation Platform for innovative production Technologies in the Life Science industry. Current research focus areas are Modular Production Units, Smart Robotics und Formulation Technologies. INVITE also leads the Drug Delivery Innovation Center (DDIC), an open consortium of partners from pharmaceutical endustry, suppliers and academia with focus on multidisciplinary pre-competitive research in pharmaceutical technology. Founding members of the DDIC are the companies LB Bohle GmbH, Merck KGaA, UCB S.A., Bayer AG and the university partners TU Dortmund University and HHU Düsseldorf.