Whyweexist

OSE exists to build companies on the shoulders of the world’s most advanced science. Partnering with exceptional founders, we back research with the ambition and potential to solve significant global challenges and scale into billion-pound businesses.”
Ed Bussey
Chief Executive Officer
Oxford Science Enterprises
The University of Oxford is one of the world’s greatest centres of scientific discovery. The team at OSE is critical in helping us bring to life these breakthroughs for the benefit of the world.”
Prof. Irene Tracey
Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford
We back OSE because Oxford’s science is world-class and because they know how to turn breakthrough ideas into
high-impact, scalable businesses.”
Ben Luckett
Managing Director
Venture & Strategic Capital, Aviva Investors
Chair, Aviva Capital Partner
From the first conversation, OSE helped us turn our research into reality. Their belief in the science – and in me – was the catalyst I needed to build something with real impact.”
Prof. Dame Carol Robinson
Director, Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery
Founder, OMass Therapeutics
Oxford is on a trajectory to become a global tech powerhouse – and OSE is the driving force behind this, building billion-pound companies tackling the world’s toughest challenges.”
Dame Fiona Murray
Associate Dean of Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management
Non-Executive Director, Oxford Science Enterprises

THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IS UNMATCHED

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university in the world

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in the world for medical
and computer sciences

Nobel Prize winners

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in annual research funding (2023/24)

Sources: Times Higher Education World University Rankings, University of Oxford

OXFORD’S SCIENCE CHANGES THE WORLD

Penicillin

The antibiotic that changed modern medicine

Blood Glucose Sensor

Revolutionised diabetes care

Lithium-ion Battery

Powering the digital and electric revolution

Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine

Helped turn the tide on a global pandemic

That’s why we exist

OSE helps transform Oxford’s cutting-edge research into world-changing, billion-pound companies, partnering with exceptional founders, from the first spark of an idea to lasting global impact.

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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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