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Oxford University Innovation Taking Part In Oxfam Trailtrekker Challenge

20th February 2013

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The Challenge Trailtrekker is a 100km trek across the Yorkshire Dales National Park, non-stop throughout day and night over 30 hours. The route is challenging, requiring great determination and teamwork. Our four person Isis/Oxford team has chosen the extreme challenge to raise the most amount of money possible towards making a real difference for those living in poverty.

MTI leads £2m funding round in Isis spin-out, Oxford Photovoltaics

15th February 2013

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Cleantech investment specialists MTI Partners has announced the completion of a £2 million investment round in Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (OPV), a spin-out company commercialising solid-state dye sensitised solar cells for the Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) sector.

Isis spin-outs feature in ministerial visit

15th February 2013

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The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, visited Oxford University on 13 February to hear more about how world-class Oxford research gets translated into commercial applications with benefits for the economy, health and the environment.

Mobius Life Sciences “2012 UK Life Science Start-up Report” Released

6th February 2013

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The 2012 UK Life Science Start-up report is prepared from seven years of data on the creation and funding of life science companies. The authors observe that, “Academic spin-out activity has become more and more focused in a few, leading universities as many increasingly lack confidence in the spin-out model of technology transfer or the resources to implement it effectively”.

Supporting Leadership Development in Primary Schools

17th January 2013

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Oxford University Consulting recently signed a contract with Oxford City Council to provide the services of experts from University’s Department of Education.

Oxford University Innovation Advances Technology Commercialisation in Australia

14th January 2013

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Oxford University Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, is expanding its activities in Australasia with the appointment of Helen Ujvary as Australian Representative for the Isis Enterprise consultancy business. Isis assists technology providers, from universities and industry, to commercialise technologies developed over a broad spectrum of ground-breaking technologies.

Oxford Drug for Bipolar Disorder May Offer Fewer Side Effects

9th January 2013

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A drug for bipolar disorder that works like lithium, the most common and effective treatment for the condition, but without lithium's toxicity and problem side-effects has been identified by Oxford University researchers in a study in mice.

Oxford University Innovation Highlights of 2012

7th January 2013

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Oxford University Innovation publishes most patents of European universities - WIPO Oxford University Innovation is the highest university PCT applicant in Europe, with 62 PCT applications published according to a study done by the World Intellectual Property Organisation in March, 2012.

£30m Raised in Share Issue by Oxford Spin-out, Oxford Catalysts

4th January 2013

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Oxford Catalysts was spun-out to produce catalysts for the generation of clean fuels by Isis in 2005 and is now valued at approx. £130m.

Injury-free running with Oxford spin-out Run3D

19th December 2012

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The latest spin-out from the University of Oxford, Run3D Ltd, offers Europe’s first computerised three-dimensional assessment for preventing the types of overuse injuries that affect 50% of runners. Run3D’s service uses 3D motion analysis checked against the world’s largest biomechanical database to identify any abnormal patterns in a runner’s gait. These abnormal patterns are often the root cause of an injury which once corrected can prevent any recurrence.

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