The influence of two divalent cations, Cu 2+ and Mn 2+ , on the structure, sintering, and crystallization of glasses and glass-ceramics in the diopside-calcium pyrophosphate system (90 wt.% diopside (CaMgSi 2 O 6 ), 10 wt.% calcium pyrophosphate (Ca 2 P 2 O 7 )) was investigated. Glasses with 1, 3, and 5 wt% MnO or CuO additives were prepared by melt-quenching and characterized by XRD, 29 Si and 31 P NMR, DTA, and FTIR This revealed that the silicate network is predominantly coordinated in Q 2 (Si) units for all glasses, while phosphorus tends to inhabit an orthophosphate (Q 0 ) environment. All glasses had a high rate of bioactivity after immersion in simulated body fluid. A slight depolymerization was observed in the doped glasses leading to lower T g values in comparison with the parent glass. All glass-ceramics exhibited the formation of diopside as the primary crystalline phase after sintering at 850°C/1 h. In comparison with the parent glass, the doped glasses featured significantly larger processing windows (ΔT = T c -T g ), ensuring good sinterability. Further, with increasing doping levels, the glasses exhibited a gradual decrease in T p and ΔT, suggesting an increased tendency toward devitrification. All Cu-and Mn-containing glasses exhibited the formation of hydroxyapatite, making them good candidates for biomedical applications and tissue engineering.