Spinout First Light Fusion raises £22.7m
First Light Fusion, spun out from the University of Oxford with help from Oxford University Innovation, has raised £22.7m million to develop process for achieving practical and affordable fusion energy.
Oxford spinout Oxitec sold to Intrexon Corporation for $160 million
Oxford spin-out Oxitec Limited has been sold to synthetic biology specialist Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) for $160m. Oxitec is commercialising technology to control pests and invasive species including mosquitos, which spread dengue fever and other diseases.
Google Ventures, Charles Dunstone back Oxford Sciences Innovation fund
Oxford Sciences Innovation, which will provide capital and scaling expertise to Oxford spinouts, has now raised £320m from investors including billionaire Charles Dunstone, who launched Carphone Warehouse, and Google Ventures.
Oxford and Cambridge spin-outs pitch to investors
The first ever event for investors to learn about prospective spin-out companies from both the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was held at the London Stock Exchange last week.
Bloomberg interview with CEO of spinout TheySay
TheySay, spun out by Oxford University Innovation in 2011, is an advanced text and sentiment analytics company.
Oxford’s silicon spire dreams grow
Roy Azoulay of the Isis Software Incubator offers an update on Oxford's startup successes in 2015 in TechCityInsider.
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