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New Spin-Out Spinox Ltd

1st August 2005
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A new spin-out from Oxford University, Spinox, is aiming to devise novel ways to copy spiders' ability to spin silks. The new silks may be used for sutures or woven material for surgical implants, protective clothing and in sports equipment.

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Oxitec Oxford Closes Second Round Funding

8th June 2005
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Oxitec Limited announces the completion of its second funding round of £1.3m, led by Oxford Capital Partners. The existing investors, East Hill Advisors, LLC from Boston and the University of Oxford (through the Isis College Fund), have made further investments in the company as part of this round. Oxford Capital Partners invested £550,000.

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BioAnaLab Raises New Investment

6th June 2005
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BioAnalab Limited, the Oxford-based specialist contract analytical laboratory, today announced the successful completion of a further round of private equity funding totalling £440,000. The round was led by Octopus Asset Management, who invested £250,000 through the BioScience Venture Capital Trust.

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Oxford NanoLabs Ltd Receives Funding From IP2IPO

30th May 2005
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IP2IPO Group plc (AIM: IPO) ("IP2IPO"), the intellectual property company that specialises in commercialising university technology, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a stake of 44.3% in Oxford NanoLabs Limited ("ONL"), a spin-out company from the Chemistry Department at the University of Oxford.

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Isis Enterprise & Oxford Brookes University

5th May 2005
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The technology transfer operations of the two Universities in Oxford have formed a partnership which provides Oxford Brookes University staff with access to the resources of Oxford University Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford. This will help with commercialising new ideas from Oxford Brookes’ research and encourage Oxford Brookes staff to exploit their ideas through access to the networks and expertise available from Oxford University Innovation.

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Energy research wins Carbon Trust Innovation Award

1st May 2005
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Dr Tiancun Xiao of Oxford’s Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory has received a 2005 Innovation Award from the Carbon Trust for his work turning methane from waste materials into hydrogen which can be used in fuel cells.

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BioAnaLab Accounts are Eight-fold

26th April 2005
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BioAnaLab Limited, a specialist contract analytical laboratory, has recently published its annual accounts for 2003-2004.

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BioAnaLab Appoints Geoff Hale as CEO

26th April 2005
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BioAnaLab Limited, a specialist contract analytical laboratory, has recently appointed Professor Geoff Hale as Chief Executive Officer.

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Oxonica’s Optisol™ Sunscreen Now Available Boots

26th April 2005
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Oxonica Ltd, a leading European technology company, has patented a revolutionary new UV filter called Optisol™. As of this month, Optisol™ sunscreen is available on shelves as an active component of Boots' new Soltan Facial Sun Defence Cream.

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