27 start-up companies supported by Oxford Brookes since 2022
The University is celebrating three years of supporting researchers and entrepreneurs to turn their innovative ideas into business opportunities at its Enterprise Centre
The Oxford Brookes Enterprise Centre has revealed it's supported 27 start-up companies, since it launched three years ago.
The Headington site is now home to businesses working on everything from new cancer treatments and ways to slow age-related macular degeneration, to environmentally friendly cooking oils.
They've also raised more than £18 million in funding since 2022, including £11.7 million in investment and £6.5 million in grants.
Professor Simonetta Manfredi, Director of Research, Innovation and Enterprise, said: “As Government and Research England place increasing emphasis on Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) investments to drive economic growth, the Enterprise Centre at Oxford Brookes is well-placed to take the lead on developing companies that will have a real impact.
“I’m delighted by the progress made by the Centre and all of the organisations based there over the last three years and excited at the potential for future growth.”
The centre opened in 2022 and offers office and co-working spaces to start-up and early stage companies, with the added benefit of access to academic expertise, student and graduate talent, and specialist lab facilities.
An anniversary event, ‘Enterprise Centre Turns 3, Celebrating People, Progress, Possibility’, will take place on Tuesday 9 September.
The celebratory event will bring together stakeholders, supporters, entrepreneurs and staff and the new Oxford Brookes Vice-Chancellor, Professor Helen Laville, will deliver a welcome speech highlighting the University’s commitment to innovation and enterprise.
Attendees will also hear from current and former residents of the Enterprise Centre.