LifeSciences

My message to any academics in Oxford would be to come to visit us, share their ideas. Anything that could have an impact for patients, we would gladly consider."
Katya Smirnyagina,
Senior Partner, Head of Life Sciences

AREAS OF INTEREST

The team focus on breakthrough therapies and platforms, deep science transforming human health, across all therapy areas and modalities.

Therapeutics

Tackling the world’s most urgent and complex diseases – from cancer and autoimmune conditions to neurodegeneration and vision loss.

Enabling platforms

Synthetic biology, antibody engineering, and other platform technologies unlocking new therapies and accelerating discovery.

Precision & personalised medicine

Tools for stratifying patients, identifying biomarkers, and targeting treatment – reshaping how we understand and treat disease.

Portfolio

From reprogramming immune cells to restoring sight, our companies are redefining what’s possible in human health.

Oxford researchers & innovators
Working on cutting-edge research? Let’s explore its potential together.
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Shareholders
Interested in owning shares in OSE?
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Co-investors
Ready to back Oxford’s most exciting spinouts?
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WORK WITH US

Oxford researchers & innovators

Want your research to have real-world impact?

We partner with researchers and innovators across Oxford, Harwell and Culham to explore commercial potential, co-create ventures and build companies.

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Investors

Interested in becoming an OSE shareholder?

We’ve raised over £850m from global investors keen to access Oxford’s diverse, world-leading science. Our shareholders don’t just back OSE – many also co-invest alongside us.

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Co-investors

Looking to invest in Oxford’s most exciting companies?

We partner with specialist global investors to fund and scale our companies – from pre-seed to growth. Together, OSE and our co-investors have invested more than £3bn.

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