Crafting the Jamie’s: where chemistry and art meet
Meet Terri Adams, the local glassblower designing the trophies for the upcoming Jamie Ferguson Chemistry Awards.
Top universities boost investor confidence with new spinout framework to spur economic growth
The University of Oxford partners with top universities and investors to agree terms which will greatly increase the UK’s capacity to turn world-leading research into spinouts that will generate economic growth and societal impact.
Latest data shows University equity share has a limited effect on multiple spinout fundraising factors
A statistical analysis of 650 UK spinouts between 2010 and 2021 shows that the university proportion of equity share has a limited effect on multiple fundraising factors including the probability of spinouts raising equity, the amount of funding raised, and the market valuation of a spinout after it has received funding.
University of Oxford malaria vaccine receives regulatory clearance for use in Ghana and Nigeria
R21/Matrix-M shows high efficacy, is low-cost, and has strong potential to save children’s lives in Africa, marking a significant milestone in the fight against malaria.
Five Oxford social ventures changing the world
At the Skoll World Forum this week? We showcased our fantastic social venture partners last night at an event together with the team at Enterprising Oxford. Discover five social ventures from Oxford University changing lives and impacting the environment.
Solving Global Challenges – Delivering Oxford’s Impact
The most recent gathering of the Oxford Innovation Society celebrated the global impact of Oxford’s research and innovation
Oxford University Creates 300 Companies: A Milestone in Research Commercialisation
With companies created ranging from AI and quantum computing to vaccine developers and social ventures tackling poverty, Oxford University hits milestone in company creation, cementing its status as a leading institution in research commercialisation globally.
Oxford spinout Lumai secures £1.1m grant to power optical computing revolution
Lumai, a spinout from the University of Oxford, has secured a £1.1m Innovate UK Smart Grant to develop all-optical neural networks for high-performance computing and machine vision. The grant will help Lumai develop its vision to build ONNs that could be the solution to the explosive increase in computational demand to support breakthrough AI models such as ChatGPT.
CEO Spotlight: James Palles-Dimmock from Quantum Motion
Quantum Motion, an Oxford firm making quantum computers on silicon a reality, is riding high after a £42m funding round. To find out more, OUI's Gregg Bayes-Brown spoke with QM’s CEO James Palles-Dimmock.
10 Oxford companies changing the world
Discover 10 Oxford University companies with their sights firmly set on defining the future.
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