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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.
Researchers target ‘undruggable’ cancers
Innovation Research
19 October 2017
A new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be ‘undruggable’, has been discovered through an alliance between industry and academia.
Apple CEO Tim Cook opens the Oxford Foundry
Innovation
13 October 2017
The Oxford Foundry, a new entrepreneurial hub at the heart of Oxford University, has officially opened its doors.
Experts meet in Oxford to discuss responsible research and innovation
General Innovation Research
9 October 2017
International research experts working to implement a more ethical and inclusive model in research institutions have been meeting in Oxford this week.