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New Class of Solar Cells from Oxford Promises Lowest Cost Solar Energy

9th October 2012
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Oxford researchers have developed a photovoltaic (PV) technology that has the potential to deliver low cost, efficient solar cells that can be readily incorporated into glass building facades. Results just released in the journal Science promise to provide the lowest cost-performance photovoltaic solution on the market.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Isis Licensee Launches Test for Statin Side Effects

31st May 2012
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A simple diagnostic test developed at Oxford University and launched today by Massachusetts-based Boston Heart Diagnostics, will identify those at increased risk of rare but serious side effects from taking cholesterol lowering statin drugs. The test is now available for license in non-US territories, including the UK.

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