Mitsui and Oxford University Innovation; Globalising Technology Transfer

1st February 2009

Isis is committed to transferring technology to the best customer companies regardless of geographic boundaries and time differences.

Global Technology Transfer

To this end Isis makes selected visits to key markets such as the US and Asia. In the most recent and third annual trip to Japan, Isis made contact with more than 150 technology led companies. The visits were coordinated, sponsored and supported by Mitsui & Co (through Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute and regional offices), the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Offices in Osaka and Tokyo and the Oxford University Japan Office.

Speaking on the trip format, Dr David Baghurst, Head of the Physical Sciences Group commented “a mixture of face-to-face meetings and showcase seminars took place in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kyoto. The former allow detailed discussions on companies future business plans and potential synergies with Isis technology – the latter enable Isis to present a broad range of new technology ideas to Japanese firms”.

Projects from across the scientific disciplines were presented as well as recent Oxford spin-out companies. A follow up visit from one Japanese company to Oxford has already taken place as a result of the trip and others are planned for the coming months.

Press release sign up