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Oxford to benefit from government funding for research commercialisation
Innovation Research
12 April 2018
Oxford is to take part in three new government-funded projects designed to help universities collaborate with each other, and with external organisations, to boost research commercialisation.
Oxford spinout Brainomix secures £7m investment to tackle strokes with AI
Innovation
3 April 2018
Brainomix, a medical imaging company using artificial intelligence (AI) for the fast diagnosis and treatment of stroke victims, has attracted £7m ($9.8m) of investment to bring its software to the global healthcare market. The company was spun out from Oxford University research.
Computer simulations move step closer to reducing animal use in drug testing
Innovation Research
13 March 2018
The march towards replacing animals in drug testing with computer simulations has made another significant step forward, with the development of new software which can predict the possible cardiac side effects of taking a new drug.
Oxford 3D bio-printer company OxSyBio secures £10m Series A led by Woodford
Innovation
12 March 2018
Woodford Investment Management leads round into OxSyBio, the second Oxford University spinout from Oxford Nanopore founder Hagan Bayley
Cancer vaccine firm Oxford Vacmedix closes $12.5m Series A funding
Innovation
6 March 2018
South Korean and Chinese investors join round into Oxford University spinout developing cancer vaccines.
Biomedical Imaging AIMday announced
Events Innovation
14 February 2018
On Thursday 19 April, Oxford University will play host to an AIMday focused on Biomedical Imaging, which is at the heart of much of the clinical and biomedical research conducted at the University.
Nicola Blackwood and Jonathan Flint join OUI
Innovation
12 February 2018
The innovation arm of Oxford University gains impact at board level with the addition of the former Minister for Public Health and Innovation and the former Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments.
Oxford named as one of six sites to receive funding to transform health through data science
General Innovation
7 February 2018
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK, including the University of Oxford, to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.
NHS mental health services to offer virtual reality treatment
Innovation
5 February 2018
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) awarded £4 million to enable state-of-the-art psychological therapy to be delivered via virtual reality (VR) in the NHS, in a project that brings together a team of NHS trusts, universities, a mental health charity, the Royal College of Art, and a University of Oxford spin-out company.
Medical Sciences Division announces two new Industry Experts in Residence
Innovation
26 January 2018
Experts in Med Tech Regulation and Surgical Technologies join the Medical Sciences Division Industry Experts in Residence Scheme.
Flu vaccine spinout secures a further £20m in funding
Innovation
15 January 2018
Vaccitech, an Oxford University spinout company developing a universal flu vaccine, among other vaccine-related products, has secured £20 million in Series A financing.
New five year research and development partnership announced
Innovation Research
10 January 2018
The University of Oxford, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Patient experience healthcare company Oneview Healthcare have signed a research and development (R&D) agreement for clinical pathways, following the success of a Prostate Cancer Pathway pilot.
Winners of Innovation Photography competition announced
Awards and Appointments Innovation
3 January 2018
The results of the University's Innovation Photography competition have been announced, with two winners from the Medical Sciences Division.
LAB282 celebrates a year of impact in Oxford
Innovation
12 December 2017
The £13m drug discovery partnership between Oxford University, Oxford Sciences Innovation and Evotec supported 12 new projects in first year of operation.
Drug discovery must change to urgently address global health needs
Innovation Research
7 December 2017
A new paper published today by the Oxford Martin School calls for ‘open science’ approaches to drug discovery and offers ways forward that would transform how the medical challenges of this century could be addressed more efficiently.
A view from The Hill
Innovation
5 December 2017
Sociologist Alex Rushforth (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences), recently attended Oxford’s annual digital health pitching event, The Hill, for the first time. Here’s what he made of it.
Topping Out Ceremony held for Oxford BioEscalator and Novo Nordisk Building
General Innovation
29 November 2017
Final beam laid for new BioEscalator/Novo Nordisk Building, due to open Summer 2018
Oxford University launches 150th spinout company
Innovation
28 November 2017
Augmented and virtual reality spinout 6Degrees revealed as 150th spinout firm from Oxford University.
Oxford iGEM team wins Gold medal and Award for Best Diagnostics Project
Awards and Appointments General Innovation
16 November 2017
The 2017 Oxford University iGEM team have just returned from the competition in Boston with not only a Gold medal but also the extremely competitive award for Best Diagnostics Project in the Undergraduate category. In addition they were nominated for five further awards for best presentation, wiki, model, integrated human practices and best applied design.
Silk could be used to repair damaged spinal cords
Innovation Research
26 October 2017
Modified silk from Asian wild silkworms could be used in a strategy to repair damaged spinal cords, according to scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford.