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« Back to NewsResearch winners and commendation announced for MPLS Impact Awards 2022
11 July 2022
AI and data science Award Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Computer science Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Physical sciences underpinning health Physics Public Engagement Quantum Research Space Spin out
Eleven MPLS researchers have been recognised in this year’s MPLS Impact Awards, which showcase research impact across the division and help us to identify examples of impact excellence that will help us to prepare the ground for future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions and similar exercises.
Quantum computing spin-out to benefit from £38m investment injection
7 July 2022
Business and Industry Funding Innovation and Enterprise Physics Quantum Spin out
The new investment in Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a spin-out company from the Department of Physics, will accelerate the company’s research and development and fuel its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The Series A investment funding is the largest ever secured in the UK by a quantum computing start-up.
Oxford University retains top spot for spinout generation in the UK
5 April 2022
Innovation and Enterprise Spin out
Oxford University has been ranked first in the UK for turning academic research into spinout companies, according to a new report published today by data analyst firm Beauhurst.
OxVent ventilator set to be manufactured at-scale
14 February 2022
COVID-19 Engineering Physical sciences underpinning health Spin out
Created by a team from the University of Oxford in collaboration with King’s College London, the OxVent ventilator was designed especially for COVID-19 in response to the UK Government’s ‘Ventilator Challenge’ to address the potential shortage of ventilators caused by the pandemic.
Oxford University spin-out Quantum Dice wins Institute of Physics business award
18 November 2021
Award Innovation and Enterprise Physics Spin out
Quantum Dice's founders include the Department of Physics’ Ramy Aboushelbaya and Marko Mayr; the company is developing the world’s first compact source-device independent quantum random number generator set to play a key role in the cybersecurity market.
Student start-up CyanoCapture is a winner in $5m XPRIZE for carbon removal projects
16 November 2021
Award Biology Climate MPLS Medical science Plant sciences Spin out
A carbon capture company established less than a year ago by two Oxford students has been announced as one of 23 winners of the XPRIZE student competition.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies floated on the London Stock Exchange
28 October 2021
Chemistry Innovation and Enterprise Spin out
Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a company which began as a spinout from the Department of Chemistry, has floated on the London Stock Exchange. It is the UK's biggest spinout IPO and the 5th biggest worldwide.
Rapid COVID-19 test, Oxsed RaViD Direct, now in use at Heathrow and trials at Hong Kong International Airport
4 November 2020
The spinout company, Oxsed, was last month acquired by DNAFit Life Sciences, a wholly owned entity of Hong Kong-based genetics and diagnostic health testing company Prenetics. Deploying the test to further global airports is now under discussion.
Oxford University creates its 200th spinout company PhishAR
28 October 2020
PhishAR builds on the work of Professor Ivan Martinovic and Dr Ivo Sluganovic from the Department of Computer Science, and employs augmented reality to crack down on “phishing”.