Oxfordshire Bioscience Network
We are delighted to announce that we are Umbrella members of Oxfordshire Bioscience Network.
Our Innovation Director Wendy Tindsley
Wendy has had some amazing success stories and quite a variety of requests for support. One entrepreneur was experiencing problems of supply for organic compound synthesizing and Wendy directed him to a UK university that was able to help with his specific requirement, freeing up his business to grow. She […]
DNApal moves into exciting new phase
Back in September, Vicky Godfrey, Director of DNAPal, impressed judges with her ‘energy and tenacity’ to claim the title in the Pitching for Success round at VentureFest Oxford. Her prize was the use of a professional virtual office service, including a telephone answering and postal mailing address for 12 months […]
Head to Head with Nikalyte Ltd
Nikalyte Ltd was founded to provide an easy to operate, bench-top nanoparticle deposition product, to address an increasingly routine laboratory-based need. Recognised expert in nanotechnology, Professor Alistair Kean established Nikalyte with colleagues of the former Mantis Deposition Ltd; vacuum systems expert of 30 years, Dave Mason, and application development and […]
Head to Head with DJS Antibodies
1.How did you start your company? We realised that novel immunological insights into the induction and development of strong antibody responses could be used to generate leads for therapeutic antibody development. With support from Johnson and Johnson Innovation, we started DJS Antibodies and set about testing our novel platform for […]
Improving Cancer Diagnostics
Kelly Lea meets William Finch, Managing Director of Oncascan Ltd, a company that’s developing a unique blood test for cancer, with the potential to transform the lives of patients, clinicians and health service providers. With a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University and an impressive CV deliberately shaped around the […]
