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The Oxford Foundry, a new entrepreneurial hub at the heart of Oxford University, has officially opened its doors.

Image courtesy of Fisher Studios

The facility was launched this week by Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, Inc

Mr Cook described his invitation to the opening of the multi-million pound hub as a "privilege".

Offering the students in attendance advice on how to best use the facility, Mr Cook said: ‘Your focus group is yourself - you should make products that you want to use. You can bet if you love it, many other people out there will love it too.’

On team building, he added: 'Find people that are different than you, where the common thread is that they want to change the world.’

 The venue aims to build a community of innovation across the University, inspiring and supporting Oxford’s 23,000 students to develop their entrepreneurial skills or create and scale commercial ventures.

Read more (University of Oxford website)