76 Best Oxford Based Biotechnology Startups and Companies to Work For

May 28, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Oxford based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Oxford Biotechnology Startups

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Exscientia

Exscientia

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Exscientia is a pharmatech company that uses an end-to-end AI platform to design and discover new drugs.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies develops nanopore-based electronic systems for analyzing single molecules, including DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Vaccitech

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Vaccitech is creating novel vaccines that elicit strong responses from helper and cytotoxic T-cells.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies

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OCT is a biopharmaceutical company established to combine cannabinoid medicine with world class scientific research.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Evox Therapeutics

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Evox Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that harnesses and engineer the natural trafficking capabilities of extracellular vesicles.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Genomics

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Genomics plc aiming to lead the genomic transformation of healthcare.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Osler Diagnostics

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Osler Diagnostics is a health technology company developing innovative biosensor technology and products.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Arctoris

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Arctoris is the world’s first fully automated drug discovery platform, combining robotics & AI to accelerate the discovery of new therapies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford BioMedica

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Oxford BioMedica is a pioneer of gene and cell therapy, with a leading industry position in lentiviral vector and cell therapy research.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Brainomix

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Brainomix specializes in the creation of AI-powered imaging biomarkers that enable precision medicine for better treatment decisions

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

SpyBiotech

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SpyBiotech Operators of a biotechnology platform intended to generate next-generation vaccines.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber

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iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber is enabling a new era of personalized, precision medicine.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Pepgen

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PepGen is empowering nucleic acid therapeutics to go the distance.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Refeyn

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Refeyn is specialising in label-free single molecule imaging and mass measurement.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Sitryx Therapeutics

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Sitryx is a biopharmaceutical company develops disease modifying therapeutics in immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Base Genomics

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Base Genomics is an epigenetics company focusing on developing a blood test for early-stage cancer and minimal residual disease.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Theolytics

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Theolytics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation oncolytic viral therapies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Blue Earth Diagnostics

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BlueEarth Diagnostics mission is to transform the clinical management of recurrent prostate cancer

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

DryGro

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DryGro is an agriculture technology company that grows animal feed crops on arid, otherwise unproductive land.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Caristo Diagnostics

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Caristo Diagnostics utilises standard CT scans to identify potentially heart-stopping plaques

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

MiroBio

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MiroBio is Harnessing the natural control mechanisms of the immune system.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Grey Wolf Therapeutics

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Small molecules to increase tumor detection by the immune system

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

IntraBio

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IntraBio is a biopharmaceutical company.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

OxSonics Therapeutics

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OxSonics® Therapeutics’ proprietary drug delivery platform technology, SonoTran®

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Orbit Discovery

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They are a peptide display company identifying potential peptide drugs for a range of chronic diseases

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Ochre Bio

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Ochre Bio develops genomic medicines to rejuvenate donors’ livers before transplant, so that everyone who needs a new liver gets one.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

DynamX Medical

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DynamX Medical has developed a diagnostic system for cancer and pre-cancer.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

OxStem

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OxStem is a drug discovery company.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Biodynamics

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Oxford Biodynamics is a biotechnology company, which is engaged in biomarker research and development.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

ONI

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ONI is a pioneer of super-resolution microscopy, making this advanced technology accessible to new generations of researchers.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Pathios Therapeutics

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Pathios Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on the development of therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

DJS Antibodies

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DJS Antibodies designs and discovers novel therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against GPCRs.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Cerus Endovascular

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Cerus Endovascular designs and develops interventional neuroradiology devices and delivery systems.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Drug Design

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Oxford Drug Design focuses on developing and delivering services and technologies in computer-aided drug discovery.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Spintex

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Spintex produces a low-cost and sustainable biomaterial platform for spinning high-performance silk fibers.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Sonosine

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A deep-tech firm set to dramatically improve clinical decision making with an advanced world-class medical imaging device

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Chronos Therapeutics

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Chronos Therapeutics is a drug development company focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of age-related diseases.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Beckley Canopy Therapeutics

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Beckley Canopy Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company designed to research cannabis health products.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Izana Bioscience

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Izana Bioscience is a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative science to market.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Biotrans

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Oxford Biotrans is a University of Oxford spin-out firm developing enzymatic process technologies that yield high-value chemical compounds.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford MEStar

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Oxford MEStar is specialising in translational and regenerative medicine.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

ISARIC

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ISARIC is a global initiative aiming to ensure that clinical researchers.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

EnzBond

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In-silico development of enzymes for pharma

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Prosonix

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Prosonix is a speciality pharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of inhaled respiratory medicines.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Circassia

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Circassia is a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapies for allergies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Quantum Circuits

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Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

T-Cypher Bio

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T-Cypher Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Iota Sciences

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Iota Sciences is develops technologies with unique capabilities to advance discovery into cell biology.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

coding.bio

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AI for Cell Therapy

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxyntix

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Oxyntix is a research-intensive team, developing and commercialising new technologies in energy and process engineering, among other fields.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Owen Mumford Ltd

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Owen Mumford Ltd manufactures an innovative range of medical devices and disposables for drug delivery and capillary blood sampling

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Nanolyse Technologies

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Chemical Speciation of Trace Elements; Toxic Element Testing Technologies; Environmental Analysis

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Designer Carbon Materials

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Designer Carbon Materials, Next generation carbon nanomaterials for science and industry.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxxon Therapeutics

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Oxxon Pharmaccines Ltd., an Oxford, UK-based biotech company focused on immunotherapies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Calcico Therapeutics

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Calcico Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel CRAC channel inhibitors.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Cancer Biomarkers

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Oxford Cancer is developing and commercialising a suite of colorectal cancer biomarker tests to improve the current treatment pathway.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Beckley Foundation

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Beckley Foundation scientific programme initiates, designs and conducts research into the effects of psychoactive substances on the brain.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Physiomics

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Physiomics develops computational systems biology models to predict and understand cancer drug efficacy from preclinical research.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Expression Technologies

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Oxford Expression Technologies is a biotechnology company in the recombinant protein expression field, and baculovirus expression.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

PowderJect Pharmaceuticals

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PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc is a provider of needle-free drug delivery technologies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Nucleic Acid Research Institute

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Nucleic Acid Research Institute.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

BioAnaLab Ltd.

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BioAnaLab Ltd. is a services provider that specializes in the analysis of biologic drugs and vaccines.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

MacrophOx

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MacrophOx engages in inducing bispecific Antibodies/Bispecific T Cell Engagers (BiTEs) for cancer treatment

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Everest Biotech

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Everest Biotech are ISO 9001:2015 certified experts in antigen affinity purified goat polyclonal antibodies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Nekton Foundation

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Nekton Foundation bring the health of the deep ocean to the world’s attention through exploration and science.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Gaia Biotherapeutics

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Gaia biotherapeutics is a cannabis biotechnology company

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Pro-Mapp

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Pro-Mapp exists to enhance patient care and satisfy the need for ongoing evaluation and research into clinical.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Biomaterials

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Establish a worldwide market for Spidrex and Silk Purifying technologies and to offer the Silk Life Cycle Analysis service.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

OCRA Research

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Synergy by Design

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Medistress

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Oxford Med has developed the CopingCapacity™ stress-monitoring system that provides the first direct and quantitative measurement of stress.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Veeda Laboratories Ltd.

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Veeda Laboratories Ltd is a specialist provider of biomarker laboratory services to global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

360 Genomics Ltd.

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360 Genomics Ltd. develops molecular diagnostic technologies for the detection of mutations in key oncogenes.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Biosecu.re

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Biosecu.re helps ensure a resilient, safe, and secure environments, frameworks, and processes.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Vandas Group

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Vanda Group

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

MuOx Ltd.

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MuOx Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company.

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