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Oxford start-up brings a new twist to olympic legacy

18th September 2012

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Activity Rewards, a start-up company, has today announced the launch of imotiva.com, providing incentives for individuals to exercise and a new way for sports-related organisations to engage with their members. imotiva has been developed within the Isis Software Incubator, which provides support to allow business ideas from Oxford University staff and students to be developed into successful companies.

Oxford spin-out provides software to monitor vital signs via webcam

18th September 2012

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A new Oxford spin-out, OxeHealth, spun out from Oxford's Institute of Biomedical Engineering, will allow patients' health to be monitored using a webcam and a software application.

Isis Start-up TheySay Provides Sentiment Analysis Expertise to Qinetiq

13th August 2012

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Isis start-up TheySay is to work alongside Autonomy and Okana to provide a data- and sentiment-analysis solution to the UK’s Care Quality Commission. The information system is co-ordinated by QinetiQ.

Isis Spin-out Zyoxel to Collaborate on $32M “Human Body on a Chip” Project

9th August 2012

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Zyoxel, spun out by Oxford University Innovation in 2009, has announced it will collaborate with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and MatTek to develop a circuit of miniature human organs on a chip as part of a five year, up to $26.3 million program awarded by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Investing in Spin-outs from Oxford

9th August 2012

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Oxford University Innovation Ltd is responsible for managing the formation of new spin-out companies from the University of Oxford with the academic founders, on behalf of the University of Oxford.

Ultrasound Software Spin-out to Improve Diagnosis, Saving NHS Millions

2nd August 2012

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A new spin-out from the University of Oxford will improve the quality and diagnostic power of the most widely used diagnostic imaging tool, ultrasound imaging. Oxford University Innovation, the University’s technology transfer company announced today that Intelligent Ultrasound has raised £610,000 to develop software solutions to reduce the risk of incorrect or missed diagnoses and avoid costly, inconvenient rescans.

Spin-out OrganOx secures series C funding

9th May 2012

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OrganOx, a medical device development company focused on increasing the quality and supply of organs for transplantation, has completed a series C investment round of just under £1 million.

Further Investment in Energy Management Technology Spun-out of Oxford

19th April 2012

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Navetas Energy Management has secured £5m in strategic investment from Sensus, a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters and communication systems for the electric, gas, and water industries. The investment deal will see Sensus acquire a 15% stake in Navetas and an exclusive licence agreement for Navetas technology in the United States market.