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Bee House Milton Park marks fourth anniversary as a hub for growing businesses
Milton Park's Bee House has marked its fourth anniversary on 20 May 2026, on World Bee Day, celebrating four years of helping ambitious businesses start, scale and grow within one of the UK's leading innovation communities. Since opening in 2022, the Bee House has...
Two New Start-Ups Join the Wood Centre for Innovation
Start-up companies Densix and Pure Capture Innovations have joined The Oxford Trust's Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, bringing the total number of innovative companies based at the centre to ten. The two new arrivals join eight other innovative biotech and...
Oxford Science Enterprises Annual Report 2025: A Landmark Year for Oxford’s Innovation Ecosystem
Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) has published its Oxford Science Enterprises Annual Report 2025, marking a defining year in the organisation's decade-long mission to find, fund, and build world-changing companies from Oxford's world-class science. The report sets out...
Matt Francis Oxford Trust: new chief executive officer appointed
The Oxford Trust has appointed Matt Francis as its next chief executive officer. Matt will succeed Steve Burgess and join the Trust on 1st September, formally taking up the role on 25th September 2026. Matt will lead The Oxford Trust into its next phase of growth and...
Formula 1 Aerodynamics Specialist Sabe Takes HQ at Bicester Motion
Formula 1 and high-performance aerodynamics specialist Sabe has relocated its headquarters to Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Oxfordshire. Sabe has taken space in Building 92, The Parachute Store, a distinctive heritage building positioned at...
Warneford Park Receives Planning Approval in Major Milestone
Oxford City Council's planning committee has resolved to grant planning permission for Warneford Park, a landmark development that will transform a historic 21-acre site in Headington into one of the UK's most ambitious integrated health, research and education...
Escapade Selects Bicester Motion for HQ in Landmark Move for Motorsport Valley
Escapade, the real estate development-led platform operating at the intersection of motorsport, real estate and lifestyle, has chosen Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Oxfordshire, for its new headquarters. The move marks a significant addition...
Wild Bioscience Scales Climate-Resilient Crops at Milton Park Following £45m Investment
Wild Bioscience, a University of Oxford spinout focused on climate-resilient crops, has scaled its operations at Milton Park following a £45 million ($60 million) Series A investment led by the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), with continued support from Oxford...
The Oxford Trust welcomes two new trustees to its Board
The Oxford Trust has appointed two new trustees to its board: Lily Elsner of Jack Fertility and Emily Howman of Aoraki Consulting. Lily Elsner is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in building and leading start-ups. As CEO and co-founder of Jack Fertility,...
Latest research
Oxford Spinouts Lead Europe, New Royal Academy of Engineering Report Finds
The Royal Academy of Engineering has published the sixth edition of its annual Spotlight on Spinouts report, providing a comprehensive ... read more
Advanced Oxford responds to MPs’ call for radical overhaul of UK investment system
The Business and Trade Committee has published a landmark report calling for sweeping reforms to Britain's investment institutions, ... read more
2026 plans and activities
Advanced Oxford is currently working on the following issues: (i) Advanced Oxford is contributing to the Oxford Growth Commission. ... read more
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