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Welcome to the latest edition of The Catalyst - Oxford University Innovation’s quarterly newsletter bringing you stories, insights, and opportunities from Oxford’s innovation community. Innovation is the catalyst for change.


In this issue, we shine a light on the people and ideas driving innovation-led impact, from researchers launching new companies to students shaping the future of entrepreneurship. You’ll discover technologies ready for partnership and licensing, updates from our Consulting and Incubator teams, and features on how innovation from the University of Oxford is tackling today’s global challenges.


Milestone for proof-of-concept fund

UCSF Anniversary

As Oxford University Innovation marks 25 years of the University Challenge Seed Fund, we reflect on how this proof-of-concept fund has helped turn world-class research into nearly £3 billion of spinout investment.


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Clinical Outcomes news

Long-term conditions questionnaire

Alongside investment successes, Oxford University Innovation is also shaping healthcare practice, with the LTCQ giving patients and carers a stronger voice in treatment.


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Spinout news

OrganOx agrees acquisition

OrganOx, a spinout pioneering transplantation, has agreed a $1.5 billion acquisition, the largest acquisition of a University of Oxford spinout to date.


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Our Innovation Ecosystem

StEP Ignite 2025

Oxford’s student entrepreneurs are making their mark, with this year’s StEP Ignite programme showcasing ventures from biotech to quantum, and crowning Medhesion as 2025’s winning team.

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MacRobert Award

OrganOx has won the prestigious MacRobert Award, recognising the engineering brilliance behind its life-saving organ preservation technology.

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Jamie Ferguson Innovation Awards 2025

Innovation at Oxford is driven not only by seasoned founders but also by students, as this year’s Jamie Ferguson Awards demonstrated.

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Thelior Bio

We find out more about Thelior Bio, a company rethinking gut health with therapies designed to repair the gut lining itself, something which offers fresh hope to patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Technology profiles

Super high surface area layered double hydroxides

Novel methods for making high–surface-area, high-pore-volume Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs).

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Polyethylene wax catalyst

Novel catalysts for tailored polyethylene waxes in ink & coating additives.

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Hydrodeoxygenation catalysts

Novel multifunctional catalysts and processes for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) & direct deoxygenation (DDO) reactions.

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