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Find out about the latest news, views and events from our dynamic community here at Wood Centre for Innovation. Discover how our pioneering customers are developing and growing their businesses with the help of the centre's supportive and knowledgable network and community.

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December 6th 2022

Samsara Therapeutics expands into new R&D lab space at the Wood Centre for Innovation

Biotech start-up Samsara Therapeutics, an early-stage drug discovery company, has expanded into a further 1,000 sq ft of R&D lab space

October 28th 2022

DJS acquired by AbbVie & other autumn highlights from our innovation centres

Nothing stands still in the innovation space! This autumn has been an exciting time for growth and development for companies in our Wood Centre for Innovation and Oxford Centre for Innovation. We’ve gathered some of the latest highlights to share the successes of these companies along their innovation journey.

July 26th 2022

Five minutes with Natalie Jackson, Marketing & Commercial Manager at RedShiftBio

Lawrie IP is a Glasgow-based firm of patent and trademark attorneys that has recently extended its operations south to Oxford. The company helps clients protect new technologies and brands.

July 1st 2022

Five minutes with Jim Roberston, Chartered Patent Attorney at Lawrie IP

Lawrie IP is a Glasgow-based firm of patent and trademark attorneys that has recently extended its operations south to Oxford. The company helps clients protect new technologies and brands.

June 23rd 2022

Five minutes with Peter Gardom, Director of This Great Adventure

“This Great Adventure” is a well-known song but the company of the same name has made a business out of technology-based story-telling.

May 31st 2022

Five minutes with Simon Jones, CEO of Helio Display Materials

Helio Display Materials moved into the Wood Centre for Innovation in April with a mission to revolutionise television screen performance with its new technology that makes colours more vivid while reducing power consumption.

April 28th 2022

Five minutes with Rhys Newman, Co-Founder & CSO of Visionary Machines

We spoke to Dr Rhys Newman, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, about Visionary Machines and the software they are developing to create superhuman vision for machines.

April 22nd 2022

Five minutes with Alex Batchelor, Co-founder & CEO at OxDX

OxDX Ltd has moved into R&D labs at the Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation to commercialise a novel approach of detecting pathogens by the unique light signature they emit when made fluorescent.

April 12th 2022

Five minutes with James Peach, Co-founder & CEO at Human Centric Drug Discovery

Starting with migraines, Human Centric Drug Discovery is relying on human data to find a new generation of drugs to treat brain disorders.

March 31st 2022

Five minutes with Professor Andrew Briggs, Co-Founder of QuantrolOx

We spoke to Executive Chair and Co-Founder of QuantrolOx, Professor Andrew Briggs to find out about the company’s pioneering quantum technology.