Mairi Gibbs’ Post

In a significant stride towards addressing the challenge of Meningitis-B disease, the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SIIPL) have formalised a Licence of technology Agreement negotiated by Oxford University Innovation. This partnership will deliver lifesaving protection against #MenB through the production of a chimeric protein-based #vaccine. Read on 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTnpfxzd Christoph Tang | Hayley Lavender | Simon Warner | Vanessa Mignone | Oliver Voss | Dunn School, University of Oxford | World Health Organization (WHO)   #StartedInOxford #OxfordInnovation #vaccine #vaccines #vaccinedevelopment #globalhealth #meningitis

Onfido, an innovative #startup created by students at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, which uses #AI to verify customer identities, has today been sold to Entrust Corporation. The sale marks the largest-ever return on investment for a student-led company acquisition University of Oxford. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eX5qPkz4   Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School | Creative Destruction Lab | EnSpire Oxford The Oxford Student Careers Service, University of Oxford #FinTech #AI #StartedinOxford #OxfordInnovation #Entrepreneurship  

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Mairi Gibbs as the interim CEO of Oxford University Innovation (OUI) with effect from 8 April. CEO Dr Matt Perkins will stand down after seven years successfully leading OUI. During his tenure, Matt has grown OUI’s portfolio, demonstrated OUI’s financial and societal impact and positioned OUI as a world class University #TechnologyTransfer office.     Mairi brings her deep knowledge of OUI and a wealth of operations and management experience to the role. We’ll keep you posted on our new search for a CEO and thank you for supporting Mairi in her interim role championing #OxfordInnovation.      Read the update 👇   https://lnkd.in/eY75RHcR    University of Oxford | PraxisAuril | TenU

We joined a fantastic New Compute Spinout showcase tonight in London. Some of our hottest companies shared their latest technologies across the #quantum, #analog, #phototonic and #cryptology sectors. Investors gathered to hear the opportunities to fund Seed to Series B raises with Oxford Science Enterprises in the coming months. A compelling quote from Chris Ballance rounded off the talks “Quantum solves problems in minutes that would otherwise take thousands of years.” Check out Quantum Motion | Fractile | Oxford Quantum Circuits | PQShield | ORCA Computing | Salience Labs or Oxford Ionics. Spotlight on Walter Goodwin | Ilana Wisby | @ali el kafarani | Richard Murray | Chris Porthouse | Chris Ballance and @simon Benjamin (Quantum Motion) Thanks to Edward Bussey | Polly Elvin and the team for welcoming Mairi Gibbs and Andrea Stewart tonight.

📽️ Hear from Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Oxford on his experience co-founding two companies with the support of Oxford University Innovation 👇 Beacon Therapeutics | Oxford Science Enterprises | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust #spinoutspotlights #spinouts #innovation #research #opthalmology #genetherapy