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Oxford Innovation Society: Venture-backed exits workshop
Oxford Innovation Society (OIS) Business Bites are holding a workshop on 28th November all about venture backed exits. Date: 28th November Time: 14:30 - 17:00 Venue: Oxford University Innovation, 55 Little Clarendon Street, Oxford A team of experts from James...
Access to Finance 2025
Access to Finance 2025 is now open for registration! After the success of the last five years, the event returns for its sixth year. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in collaboration with Oxfordshire Greentech will bring together experts and...
Oxford + Podcast Latest Episode
You can listen now to the latest episode from Oxford +, with George Robinson, founding partner of Oxford Investment Consultants. George talks about the unique challenges of investing in early-stage tech and biotech spinouts from Oxford University and brings incredible...
Oxford University Innovation’s Impact Report 2024
Over the past year, Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has continued to play a pivotal role in transforming groundbreaking research into tangible economic and societal benefits, strengthening their global reputation as a leader in innovation. In this second impact...
Didcot Powerhouse Announces Theme for 2025 Grant Applications
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund is inviting community organisations to apply for grants from Monday 2nd December and has posted useful information about next steps and grant criteria on their website. The theme for this year’s grants is “Local support for those who need it...
Register for The Productivity Engine: Unlocking Oxford’s Economic Potential
Bidwells welcome Martin Reeves from Oxfordshire County Council for a keynote session, alongside a panel of distinguished experts. Together, explore ways to reshape Oxford’s living and working environments to enhance productivity across the region. Choose between...
East West Rail consultation opens 14th November
Following the Chancellor’s confirmation of Government support for the East - West rail project in this year's budget, non-statutory consultation will start on Thursday 14 November 2024. The consultation will allow East West Rail to present their latest design...
Life science and biotech trio announce move into Oxfordshire’s largest co-working and flexible office space
Milton Park has announced a trio of life science biotechs, Physiomics, Outrun Therapeutics and Oxehealth, as the latest occupiers to move into Bee House. Oxehealth, a global leader in contactless patient monitoring for inpatient mental health, has moved into three...
ITS Oxford’s Upcoming Event: Scaling Leadership, Culture, and Funding as Your Organisation Grows
Date: November 28, 2024 Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Inventa, Oxford | inventaoxford.com Back by popular demand, ITS Oxford presents the next instalment in its insightful series: Scaling Leadership, Culture, and Funding as Your Organisation Grows. Following the...
Latest research
Growing and diversifying equity investment – green paper publication
Growing and diversifying the supply of equity investment into Oxfordshire-based science companies Advanced Oxford has now published ... read more
Gender Inclusion – A Catalyst for Innovation
Research from Advanced Oxford and Oxford Brookes University was published on 12th September, 2024 Our report, Gender inclusion - A ... read more
Stronger Together: Why we need a new and expanded role for universities and university groupings
The new Government at Westminster is placing emphasis on economic growth, devolution and local empowerment. A new paper from the ... read more
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