TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

NO.3 JANUARY 2007

Isis established the Oxford Innovation Society in 1990 and it has since become a central part of all our business activities. Over 100 companies have benefited from membership through closer links to Oxford researchers
and our technology transfer activities: licensing, consulting and spin-out company formation.

Please see the brochure on the right for further information on what the Oxford Innovation Society offers. In December we held the 50th meeting of the Society, which will be described in full in the next edition of Isis News.

This E-News presents highlights of technology transfer opportunities from Oxford University and our activities with partners outside the University, for example our partnership with the Carbon Trust.

Yours 

Tom Hockaday, Managing Director

Isis on the web

Oxford Innovation Society



New Oxford Spin-out: OxTox Ltd

Read about Oxford on pages 39, 44 and 46 of the DTI's recent publication "Making the most of UK Research"

Articles

Sensors and Sequencing
Professor Bayley and his colleagues in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford have developed a versatile new means of single molecule detection with numerous applications including medical diagnosis.


Isis becomes Carbon Trust Incubator Partner
Isis is partnering with the Carbon Trust to create a clean energy incubator whose purpose is to increase the likelihood of successfully commercialising technologies with carbon saving potential. In addition to working with Oxford researchers, Isis will be working with individuals and companies from across the UK.

Alicia Martinez: On Secondment to Isis Enterprise
Alicia Martinez from the Polytechnic City of Innovation, the Science Park of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, was selected to join the NOEMI programme run by the Valencian government and is seconded to Isis Enterprise for 6 months.

Strategy for Success
Oxford University has long recognized its pivotal role in helping organisations learn, and a key component of its strategy is the work of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Centre. Dr Rebecca Lingwood discusses the CPD Centre's role.

Spin-Out News

We are pleased to announce another new spin-out company based on Oxford University research:

Spin-out Portfolio Updates

Oxonica
Oxonica has been named one of four nanotechnology startups offering the greatest value for potential corporate partners.

New Oxford Technology & Research

Isis commercialises technology and research opportunities from Oxford; these are some current examples:

Inhibitors in Allergy and Inflammation
Compounds that lower the level of circulating IgE antibody have therapeutic potential for conditions associated with elevated levels of IgE, such as allergic conditions and inflammatory disorders.
Brain Mapping & Analysis
Version 3.3 of the definitive Oxford software library on functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (FMRIB) is now available.
Improved Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy and Vaccination
Oxford researchers have used chemical methods to coat virus particles, modifying their properties to retarget them to desired cell types. The invention has applications in gene therapies and in vaccination.
Method for Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a method that will enable high throughput, low-cost DNA sequencing.

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Meet Isis One of the strengths of Isis project groups is that the staff have experience of both the worlds of academia and industry. Learn Who's Who at Isis, for example: Elen Wade-Martins, Project Manager, Business Innovation and Consulting Group
Elen holds a BEng in Materials Science from Birmingham University and a DPhil from Oxford University, where she carried out industrially-sponsored research into novel aluminium alloys for use in aerospace. She went on to work for AEA Technology plc as a consultant on a government programme before moving to the US to do postdoctoral research at MIT. This included investigating carbon nanotubes for electronic applications and some of the fundamental phase transformations in steels, as well as teaching.

Advice and Expertise in Technology Transfer from Isis Innovation


Connecting business with Oxford’s expertise


The investor network for Oxford spin-outs

Events

The following are forthcoming events:

Oxford University Funding Fair, 25th January 2007

Venturefest 2007, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire, 2nd & 3rd July 2007

Venturefest is a free two-day conference, open to all, celebrating enterprise and innovation and promoting the commercialisation of new technology.