Isis 20th Anniversary dinner

1st December 2008

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oxford University Innovation we organised an extremely enjoyable dinner in St Catherine's College for all Isis directors, past and present.

A total of eighteen past and present directors attended, including the four Chairmen (Professor Sir Peter Hirsch, Sir Brian Richards, Sir Peter Williams, Bernard Taylor) and three Managing Directors (Dr James Hiddleston, Professor Tim Cook, Tom Hockaday).

Dr John Hood, the University’s Vice-Chancellor, was our guest and he spoke of the great sucesses achieved by Isis over the years.

The University established Oxford University Innovation Ltd in 1987 as the University’s technology transfer company. Since then Isis has grown to become an established part of the University, contributing to the University’s overall activities and generating financial returns for the University. The original company was called Oxford University Research and Development Ltd and founded on 27th November 1987; “OURAD” changed its name to Oxford University Innovation Ltd on 9th August 1988.

The full guest list was:

Dr John Hood, Vice Chanellor University of Oxford

Current Directors:

Mr Bernard Taylor, current Chairman
Mr Tom Hockaday, current Managing Director
Professor Tim Cook, previous Managing Director
Professor Graham Richards
Mr Giles Kerr
Mr Phil Smith
Mr Nigel Keen
Mr Jonathan Anelay
Past Directors:

Sir Peter Williams, previous Chairman
Professor Sir Brian Smith
Dr James Hiddleston, first Managing Director
Professor Sir Martin Wood
Mr Peter Foy
Lady June Richards
Professor Sir Ed Southern
Sir Brian Richards, previous Chairman
Professor Christopher Leaver

Tom Hockaday, Managing Director

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