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. Over £266 million in external investment has been raised by Isis spin-out companies since 2000, and five are currently listed on London’s AIM market. The creation of these new spin-out companies also channels millions of pounds back into University research, benefits local economic development and has created many new jobs in the region.
A separate list of startup companies which are based in the Isis Software Incubator can be found here.
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.
Investing in Spin-outs from Oxford
Isis Innovation Ltd is responsible for managing the formation of new spin-out companies from the University of Oxford with the academic founders, on behalf of the University of Oxford; for more information, please click here.
Oxford Spin-out Equity Management
Oxford Spin-out Equity Management manages 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.
2012
Run3D
Vacmedix
Oxehealth
Intelligent Ultrasound
2011
Oxford Cancer Biomarkers (OCB) Ltd
Oxford Imaging Detectors (OID) Ltd
Oxford Multi Spectral (OMS) Ltd
Oxtex Ltd
Oxyntix Ltd
2010
Oxford Photovoltaics
IXO Therapeutics
Kepler Energy Ltd
Oxford Electromagnetic Solutions Ltd (OXEMS)
2009
YASA Motors Ltd
Zyoxel Ltd
Oxford Financial Computing Ltd
2008
OrganOx
Navetas (formerly Intelligent Sustainable Energy)
Semmle
The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium (OETC)
2007
Crysalin
Oxford BioDynamics
Clinox
Eykona
2006
2005
- Oxford Catalysts
- Celleron Therapeutics
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Formerly Oxford Nanolabs)
- Oxford RF Sensors
2004
EKB Technology Ltd
Surface Therapeutics Ltd (acquired by Serentis Inc)
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
BioAnalab Ltd (acquired by Millipore Corp.)
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 (now OBS Medical)
PharmaDM
ThirdPhase Ltd (now Cmed Technology Ltd)
1999
AuC Sensing Ltd
Avidex Ltd (acquired by Medigene AG)
Dash Technologies Ltd (merged with Celoxica)
Oxonica Plc
Oxxon Therapeutics (now part of Oxford BioMedica)
1998
Celoxica Ltd
Prolysis Ltd (acquired by Biota Europe)
Sense Proteomic Ltd (acquired by Oxford Gene Technology)
Synaptica Ltd
Pre-1998
Opsys Ltd (acquired by Cambridge Display Technology)
(1997)
Oxagen Ltd (1997)
Oxford BioMedica
Plc (1996)
Oxford Gene Technology
Ltd (1995)
PowderJect Pharmaceuticals
Plc (acquired by 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)