Oxford Innovation Digest, Apr 2022
The latest news and stories from Oxford Innovation shared with the B4 community and beyond.
Leading Innovators: Interview with Wendy Tindsley of Oxford Innovation
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First Oxbridge spin-out takes new R&D lab space at The Oxford...
Helio Display Materials, the first joint Oxford and Cambridge university spin-out, has taken 3,266 sq ft (303 sq m) of R&D laboratory and office space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington.
Biotech growth fuelled by Heyford Park Innovation Centre
A biotech start-up founded in the middle of the pandemic by three neuroscientists is expanding at Heyford Park Innovation Centre thanks to their world-leading expertise and access to shared laboratory space.
Entrepreneur offers life-changing jobs to school leavers
Young people across Oxfordshire and surrounding counties are being given the chance to transfer their knowledge of multi-media platforms and devices into a high-earning career where they can even take a nap in the office, thanks to a rapidly expanding digital PR and SEO agency based at Witney Business & Innovation Centre (Witney BIC). Search […]
Bracknell employees helped back to work
A pilot scheme to support Bracknell people as they return to the office, after almost two years of working from home, has been launched at Bracknell Enterprise & Innovation Hub. The scheme aims to improve the professional and personal lifestyle of business owners and employees. Bracknell-based business people, including Sian and David Lindsay of FinTech […]
Nine new businesses take space in The Oxford Trust’s two innovation...
Nine new early-stage science and technology start-up businesses have taken space in The Oxford Trust’s two innovation centres during Autumn, as Oxford continued to see strong demand from businesses needing R&D labs, technical workspace and flexible office space.
Job Swap: Risk, Resilience & Development
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Further government funding supports phase II R&D lab conversion at The...
The Oxford Trust, the local charity encouraging the pursuit of science and enterprise, is to commence the second phase of its conversion of dedicated high spec laboratory facilities at its Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, Oxford, following £0.2 million additional Local Growth Fund support, secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire opens new R&D laboratories at Wood Centre...
The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Imam Monawar Hussain has officially opened the newly-converted class II R&D laboratories alongside Jeremy Long, chair of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP), and Steve Burgess of The Oxford Trust, the charity that owns the building.
DJS Antibodies moves to newly converted lab space at The Oxford...
Biotech start-up, DJS Antibodies, is the second company to move into the newly converted class II laboratory space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation.
Co-working scheme piloted in Oxfordshire and Bucks in workplace shake-up
Businesses of all sizes are changing the way they use their workplaces as the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive an employee-led revolution that challenges the monotony of 9-5 and a long commute in favour of a greater work-life balance. To meet this growing demand, a Corporate Co-working Membership scheme is being piloted in Oxfordshire and […]
£0.5 million Headington life science laboratory development at The Oxford Trust’s...
The Oxford Trust, the local charity encouraging the pursuit of science and enterprise, is to undertake a half million-pound project to install life science laboratory facilities at its Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, Oxford, to increase capacity for the local innovation ecosystem and has received £0.1 million in funding towards the project via the Government’s Local Growth Fund, secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).
Culham Innovation Centre celebrates 20th anniversary
Today marks 20 years since Oxford Innovation first opened the doors of Culham Innovation Centre, which has supported over 200 businesses on their journey of growth including Reaction Engines, OXIS Energy, Tokamak Energy and Kaspersky.
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