NaturalMotion
Interactive character animation.
Incorporated in November 2001
Origin: Oxford University
Since 1987, Oxford University Innovation has been responsible for creating spinout companies based on academic research generated within and owned by the University of Oxford, and in recent years has spun out 15-20 new companies every year.
Over £2.5bn in external investment has been raised by Oxford University Innovation spinouts since 2010, and ten of our current portfolio are currently listed in London and New York.
The creation of new spinout companies, most of which are listed below, also channels millions of pounds back into University research, benefits local economic development and has created many new jobs in the region.
Interactive character animation.
Incorporated in November 2001
Origin: Oxford University
Social enterprise focusing on assessment of the ecological impact of industry supply chain and manufacturing and associated remedations.
Incorporated in November 2021
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Zoology
A revolutionary new approach to indoor positioning that combines data from mobile phone sensors with map information such as floor plans, and wifi “maps” where available, to give highly accurate location information without the need for any further hardware.
Incorporated in December 2015
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Computer Science
High-speed Vision, LIDAR and IMU tracking/odometry and mapping.
Incorporated in September 2022
Origin: Oxford University, Engineering
Design and manufacture accelerator graphical cards for datacenters.
Incorporated in February 2023
Origin: Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Digital health company focused on neurodegenerative diseases.
Incorporated in January 2023
Developing a brain implant to treat a variety of diseases.
Incorporated in October 2018
Origin: Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
A private biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for retinal dystrophies. NightStar Therapeutics was acquired by Biogen in June 2019.
Incorporated in January 2014
Origin: Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Platform technology based on NG capture-c technique computational pipelines and experimental know-how.
Incorporated in July 2019
Origin: Oxford University, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Contact: Matthew Carpenter
Vigilance monitoring systems.
Incorporated in May 2000
Origin: Oxford University
Development of geothermal technologies
Incorporated in February 2018
Origin: Oxford University, Said Business School
Contact: Catherine Spence
Specialise in applying state-of-the-art mass spectrometry platforms to characterising intact protein assemblies, often referred to as native mass spectrometry.
Incorporated in March 2016
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Chemistry
Laser fabrication in diamond structures.
Incorporated in September 2017
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science
Light-emitting materials. In 2002 Opsys Ltd was acquired by Cambridge Display.
Incorporated in May 1998
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science
Peptide display company identifying potential peptide drugs for a range of chronic diseases
Incorporated in November 2015
Origin: Oxford University, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine
Promote a culture of responsible research and innovation in information and communications technology and other areas of technology, research and innovation through its support for, continuation and expansion of the Observatory for Responsible Research and Innovation project.
Incorporated in January 2021
Origin: Oxford University, Department of Computer Science
building a scalable, modular and flexible quantum computing platform.
Incorporated in December 2019
Origin: Oxford University