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Technology Transfer from the University of Oxford

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.

2007

Crysalin
Oxford BioDynamics
Clinox
Eykona

2006

2005

2004

EKB Technology Ltd
Surface Therapeutics Ltd
G-Nostics
Oxford Medical Diagnostics

2003

Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion Ltd
Riotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd
ReOx Ltd
Summit plc (formerly VASTox Ltd)

2002

Oxford Risk Research and Analysis Ltd (ORRA)
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
The Oxford Bee Company

2000

MindWeavers Ltd
Mirada Solutions Ltd (now part of Siemens Medical Imaging)
Oxford BioSensors Ltd
Oxford BioSignals Ltd
PharmaDM
ThirdPhase Ltd (now Cmed Technology Ltd)

1999

AuC Sensing Ltd
Avidex Ltd
Dash Technologies Ltd
Oxonica Ltd
Oxxon Therapeutics

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)