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« Back to NewsThree new Oxford-BMS Translational Fellowships announced
11 September 2023
Ageing beyond earth: Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab
6 July 2023
The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opens at the Botnar Institute today.
Record number of unicorn founders from the University of Oxford
27 June 2023
The University of Oxford has produced the highest number of tech unicorn founders across Europe, according to a new report.
Beacon Therapeutics spun out by Syncona and Oxford raises £96 million for retinal gene therapy
12 June 2023
Beacon Therapeutics, a pioneering new biotech company, has launched with a mission to restore and improve the vision of patients with retinal diseases. The company is one of the most ambitious spinouts the University has been involved in to date, starting out with an impressive £96 million ($118.5m) in funding, the biggest launch for any company including an Oxford spin-out programme.
Oxford retains top spot for spinouts
23 May 2023
The University of Oxford has held its position as the leading academic institution in the UK for generating spinout companies, according to a new report by data analyst firm Beauhurst.
Brain and mental health innovation at Oxford
22 May 2023
Mental Health and Dementia are a global healthcare crisis, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Of those, over 400 million people are on the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with one person diagnosed every three seconds, and the figure expected to rise as the global population of those over 60 is set to double by 2050.
How mental health treatments are being extended with virtual reality
22 May 2023
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to UN data, but relatively few can access the treatment they need. Innovative AI based therapy, developed by researchers at Oxford, is now enabling a greater number of people to get help.
Universities boost investor confidence with new spinout framework to spur economic growth
26 April 2023
The University of Oxford has partnered with other institutions and investors to agree terms which will greatly increase the UK’s capacity to turn world-leading research into spinouts that will generate economic growth and societal impact.
£12 million investment for Future Vaccines Manufacturing Hub
12 April 2023
A new Future Vaccines Manufacturing Hub aims to make the UK the global centre for discovering and manufacturing next-generation vaccines.
300 companies created by the University of Oxford
29 March 2023
The University of Oxford has reached the milestone of creating 300 companies based on research and ideas from students, staff and alumni.
The women founders contributing to Oxford’s spinout success
8 March 2023
More spinout companies are created by the University of Oxford than any other UK University and an increasing number of their founders and senior leaders are women.
NICE recommends digital mental health technologies from Oxford
8 February 2023
Two digital tools were recommended for use in the NHS to help children and young people with symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
Oxford spinout trials revolutionary bioelectronic implant to treat incontinence
1 February 2023
Clinical Trials General Innovation Research
The first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their “smart” bioelectronic implants.
Significant scale-up investment for three Oxford spinouts
16 January 2023
Three University of Oxford spinouts have raised significant investment to scale their companies in vehicle automation, quantum computing and medical imaging respectively.
Oxford Innovation Society celebrates pioneering biomedical research and innovation
10 October 2022
Last month the Oxford Innovation Society (OIS) hosted an event at Pembroke College which celebrated some of the pioneering translational research and innovation coming out of the University’s Medical Sciences Division.
Oxford spinout Optellum secures $14m funding to advance pioneering AI-powered lung cancer diagnosis technology
3 October 2022
Optellum, a University of Oxford spinout that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round.
Oxford spinout MiroBio acquired by Gilead Sciences for $405m
4 August 2022
The inflammatory diseases company’s rapid ascent and exit underscores the importance of friendships, partnerships and networks in innovation.
Oxford to receive £7 million to turn bright ideas into global opportunities
15 June 2022
Awards and Appointments General Innovation
The University of Oxford has been awarded more than £7 million, the highest amount of funding given to organisations across the UK, in the latest round of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding - aimed at fueling the best, brightest and most disruptive ideas from UK research institutions.
Oxford expands the Cartography collaboration with Janssen
6 June 2022
The University of Oxford announced today that it has expanded a strategic collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. The agreement was facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Oxford spin-out Optellum attains CE marking for its early lung cancer diagnosis AI technology
6 April 2022
The contribution of individual features on clinical imaging scans to the performance of the LCP-CNN cancer risk prediction model developed in Oxford was investigated.