Spin-out Companies
Since 1997, Isis Innovation has been responsible for creating spin-out companies based on academic research generated within and owned by the University of Oxford, and has spun-out a new company every two months on average. The combined value of Oxford's companies has reached £2 billion, using quoted market capitalisations and investor valuations for unquoted companies. The creation of these new spin-out companies benefits local economic development and has created many new jobs in the region.
Isis continually seeks managing directors for its new spin-out companies.
Isis continually seeks investors for its new spin-out companies and organises its investor network through the 'Isis Angels Network'. No investor has acquired any first rights to invest in new Oxford University spin-out companies, and Isis seeks investments into its spin-outs from all investors.
The University of Oxford has created a new unit Oxford Spin-out Equity Management (External Link) to manage the University's shareholdings in its spin-out companies after they have been spun-out by Isis. OSEM is a unit within the University reporting to the University's Director of Finance and works closely with Isis.
2008
OrganOx
Intelligent Sustainable Energy
Semmle
The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium (OETC)
2007
Crysalin
Oxford BioDynamics
Clinox
Eykona
2006
2005
- Oxford Catalysts
- Celleron
- Oxford NanoLabs (now Oxford Nanopore Technologies)
- Oxford RF Sensors
2004
EKB Technology Ltd
Surface Therapeutics Ltd (acquired by Serentis Inc)
G-Nostics
Oxford Medical Diagnostics (now part of Avacta Plc)
2003
Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion Ltd
Riotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd
ReOx Ltd
Summit Plc (formerly VASTox Ltd)
2002
Oxford Risk
BioAnalab Ltd
Oxford Immunotec Ltd
Oxitec Ltd
Glycoform Ltd
Zyentia Ltd
Spinox Ltd (now Oxford BioMaterials Ltd)
Minervation Ltd
Pharminox Ltd
2001
Inhibox Ltd
NaturalMotion Ltd
Novarc Ltd
Oxford Ancestors Ltd
Oxford ArchDigital Ltd
OxLoc Ltd (now part of Cybit Ltd)
The Oxford Bee Company
2000
MindWeavers Ltd
Mirada Solutions Ltd (now Mirada Medical Ltd)
Oxford BioSensors Ltd
Oxford BioSignals Ltd
PharmaDM
ThirdPhase Ltd (now Cmed Technology Ltd)
1999
AuC Sensing Ltd
Avidex Ltd (acquired by Medigene AG)
Dash Technologies Ltd (merged with Celoxica)
Oxonica Ltd
Oxxon Therapeutics (now part of Oxford BioMedica)
1998
Celoxica Ltd
Prolysis Ltd
Sense Proteomic Ltd (now Procognia
Ltd)
Synaptica Ltd
Pre-1998
Opsys Ltd (now Cambridge Display Technology)
(1997)
Oxagen Ltd (1997)
Oxford BioMedica
Ltd (1996)
Oxford Gene Technology
Ltd (1995)
PowderJect Pharmaceuticals
Plc (now Chiron Corporation) (1993)
Oxford Asymmetry Int Plc (now Evotec OAI)
(1992)
Oxford Molecular (now Accelrys Ltd) (1989)
Oxford
Glycosciences Plc (1988)
Oxford Lasers Ltd (1977)
Oxford Instruments Plc (1959)