20 Years of the Oxford University Innovation Society

27th September 2010

On 22nd September members and invited guests met to hear inspirational talks from prestigious University speakers and to dine in the magnificent Hall at Christ Church.

Bernard Taylor, Chairman of Oxford University Innovation welcomed approximately 200 attendees to the Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre in the Saïd Business School and invited the Vice Chancellor, Professor Andrew Hamilton, to provide an introduction reflecting on the success of the Oxford University Innovation Society over 20 years.

Four distinguished speakers – Professor Sir Michael Brady, Professor of Information Engineering, Professor Steve Davies, Waynflete Professor of Chemistry, Mr Stephan Chambers, Director of the MBA and Executive Degrees at the Saïd Business School and Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine presented their insights from experience of commercialising University technologies and their expectations of future trends.

Following a drinks reception, members moved on to the Hall at Christ Church for dinner.

The Oxford University Innovation Society

The Oxford University Innovation Society is a leading forum for open innovation, bringing together researchers, inventors and Oxford spin-outs with technology transfer professionals, local companies, venture capital groups and some of the world’s most innovative multinationals.

Established by Isis in 1990, the Society allows companies to have a “window” on Oxford science and fosters links between business and the academic community.

Tom Hockaday, Managing Director of Oxford University Innovation Ltd., said, “Our members and guests were delighted with the outstanding quality of the presentations, and the dinner that followed was, once again, a tremendous opportunity for the key players in the commercialisation activities around the University to celebrate their successes and discuss areas of common concern.”

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