Oxford Innovation

Homemove is a real estate services platform founded in 2022 and based in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The company aims to simplify the process of choosing estate agents for homeowners by providing personalized recommendations and access to a curated panel of agents. Users can research agent profiles that include feedback scores, reviews, and selling statistics, ensuring that they select agents who can accurately value their properties and negotiate optimal prices. Homemove's approach enhances the experience for house hunters and institutional investors by leveraging the agents' market knowledge and offering guidance on maximizing property offers.

Wilder Sensing is a nature technology company that specializes in biodiversity monitoring services. It employs artificial intelligence and bioacoustic analysis to process and interpret large datasets, providing ecological assessments and actionable insights to environmental consultants, researchers, and industries. This enables clients to track biodiversity trends, ensure environmental compliance, and optimize site management.

Iota Sciences Ltd. is a company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing and delivering innovative tools and technologies that utilize fluid shaping technologies to enhance drug discovery processes. The company focuses on creating fluidic mu-wells specifically designed for cell biology applications, aiming to advance research and discovery in this field. Through its unique capabilities, Iota Sciences seeks to facilitate significant advancements in the understanding and manipulation of cellular systems.

Oxford Space Systems Limited, founded in 2013 and based in Harwell, United Kingdom, specializes in the development, manufacture, and marketing of deployable hardware structures for space environments. The company focuses on creating innovative deployable antennas, panels, hinge systems, and composite linear boom systems, utilizing advanced design techniques such as origami and proprietary materials. These technologies aim to produce structures that are lighter, less complex, and more cost-effective than traditional alternatives, catering to the global satellite industry. Oxford Space Systems has gained recognition for its rapid product development, notably with its AstroTube Boom, which achieved successful deployment in under 30 months. The company has engaged in various co-development projects supported by the UK government, collaborating with leading European satellite manufacturers and securing commercial contracts in Asia and the US. With a growing team of professionals possessing extensive experience in the space sector, Oxford Space Systems operates from a custom facility at the Harwell Space Cluster, equipped to handle defense and security contracts.

Hexigone aims to replace toxic chemicals used in the anti-corrosion market with our disruptive, novel, micro/nano reservoir technologies, creating 'smart' coatings. Our additives will enable the coatings to protect for longer in an intelligent manner, increasing the lifetime cycle of the end product, reducing the drain on primary resources.

Commonplace is a citizen engagement platform focused on enhancing community influence in local planning and development processes. By facilitating communication between developers, city managers, and residents, the platform allows users to express concerns, propose solutions, and participate in formal consultations regarding planning applications. Unlike traditional consultation methods, which can be cumbersome and infrequent, Commonplace fosters ongoing dialogue and collaboration, helping communities actively shape their neighborhoods. The platform also provides tools for co-designing solutions and analyzing the social impact of new developments. By simplifying local participation and offering real-time insights into community sentiments, Commonplace enables a deeper connection between local authorities and residents, ultimately benefiting both parties by promoting transparency and responsiveness in urban planning.

Albotherm specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative passive cooling polymer coatings aimed at addressing climate change and its effects. The company's core technology is a smart transitioning coating that regulates surface temperatures without requiring any energy input. This coating reversibly changes from clear to white when temperatures exceed a specified trigger point, effectively reflecting unwanted light to mitigate overheating. This unique capability enables a range of industries to enhance thermal management in their structures and surfaces, contributing to energy efficiency and climate resilience.

Mind Foundry Limited, headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom, was founded in 2015 and specializes in developing software that helps organizations extract valuable insights from their data. As a spin-off from Oxford University, Mind Foundry combines innovation with usability through its Responsible AI platform, which addresses significant real-world challenges across various sectors, including insurance, infrastructure, and defense. The company’s technologies apply machine learning and advanced algorithmic modeling to enhance decision-making and problem-solving capabilities for clients. Founded by noted AI and machine learning experts, Mind Foundry aims to foster collaboration between humans and AI, promoting responsible and transparent AI usage while tackling pressing issues such as insurance fraud detection and complex signal processing.

EcoSync is a developer of a cloud-based dynamic energy management platform aimed at combating climate change by minimizing the carbon footprint of commercial buildings. The platform utilizes data from room booking systems and hardware-free occupancy detectors to optimize heating and cooling, ensuring that energy is not wasted on unoccupied spaces. By pre-setting temperatures for rooms based on occupancy information, EcoSync helps clients reduce energy consumption by 30-50%. The platform also allows clients to monitor building performance, ultimately guiding them in lowering their energy bills and contributing to a more sustainable environment.

InferSens is a developer of advanced Tiny ML water sensors that provide real-time monitoring of water infrastructures. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to create an affordable and user-friendly IoT sensing solution. Its compact sensor devices can be easily attached to any pipe to monitor liquid flow and temperature. This innovative technology aims to enhance the efficiency of water management while significantly reducing environmental impact. By minimizing water waste and lowering carbon emissions, InferSens supports property managers in achieving cost savings and promoting eco-friendly practices within the global water monitoring sector.

Oxford Medical Products is focused on developing an innovative gastro-retentive hydrogel technology aimed at addressing weight loss challenges. The company has created a self-expanding capsule that occupies space in the stomach, effectively reducing hunger and promoting significant weight loss. This technology is designed to expand rapidly upon ingestion, providing a lasting feeling of satiety. Over time, the capsule breaks down gradually and passes naturally through the digestive system. Comprising a team of scientists, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs, Oxford Medical Products is dedicated to providing a safe, effective, and affordable solution to one of the world's pressing health issues.

Uzimatech develops lifesaving wearable technology that alerts people to the presence of danger.

Gardin specializes in optical phenotyping technology and analytics aimed at optimizing food production. By leveraging remote sensing technology, machine vision, and advanced analytics, the company quantifies plant physiology and compound density with high precision. This enables food producers to enhance their crop yields, minimize resource consumption, reduce crop variability, and improve forecasting accuracy. Gardin's innovative approach supports the agricultural sector in achieving greater efficiency and sustainability.

NavLive specializes in real-time 3D modeling and site surveying, serving the construction, nuclear, and automotive industries. Their platform integrates multi-sensor fusion and high-precision positioning technology to create instant, accurate 3D models of both indoor and outdoor environments. This enables clients to enhance decision-making processes through accessible, real-time data.