💡 Our next Innovation Insights blog explores why timing matters when protecting great ideas. We look beyond “patent or publish” to how well-timed IP protection & publication can work together to help research achieve real-world impact. https://shorturl.at/S6Y7Y

Begbroke tenant Mode Labs Ltd has been awarded £100,000 as one of 20 finalists in Ofwat's Water Discovery Challenge 👏 Mode Labs secured the award to develop & trial its CERES autonomous chemical-monitoring platform in the real-time measurement of harmful chemicals in rivers & sewer overflows.

From the archive: Oxford University Science Park, Begbroke through a fisheye lens, taken in 2017. Can you spot what’s missing? 🔎 #Innovation #FromTheArchive #Begbroke #SciencePark #Oxford

Many congratulations to QFX Co-Founder and CTO Dr Joe Goodwin who has just received the @mplsoxford.bsky.social Commercial Impact Award 👏 Read more: https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/latest/news/winners-and-commendations-announced-for-mpls-impact-awards-2026

💡 Introducing Innovation Insights – a new blog series from OUSP Begbroke. First up: "No one invests in Appendix 47", exploring why great science also needs a compelling story to win investment. Read more: https://www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/news/innovation-insights-no-one-invests-in-appendix-47/

Summer is blooming at Oxford University Science Park, Begbroke 🌻 Our beautiful grounds are looking their best thanks to the talented University Estates team.

It's fantastic to see Begbroke tenants expanding their teams & creating exciting career opportunities. If you're looking for your next challenge & want to join a collaborative, forward-thinking community where innovation & ambition thrive, head to https://www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/our-community/careers/

Thank you to everyone from the local community & beyond who joined us on Saturday for the Science Wonder Garden Party, organised by Oxford University Development. We had a lot of fun and hope you did too! 📸 Paul Cochrane

We will shortly have space available in Unit 6 at Begbroke. The building consists of a ground-floor office & workshop space totalling approx. 4,884 sq ft. Our tenants benefit from close connections with Oxford University as well as on-site technical services & a vibrant entrepreneurial community.

🥁 Save the date! On Saturday 4 July, 11am–4pm, the Science Wonder Garden Party returns to Oxford University Science Park, Begbroke! This free community event brings together scientists, makers, families & innovators for a day of hands-on experiments, talks, lab tours & more.

Huge thanks to our wonderful speakers for their insightful and inspiring presentations. It was great to see so many new faces in the audience & connect after the event. Thank you for joining us – we look forward to welcoming you at future Begbroke events!

Congratulations to Founders & Funders on such a successful inaugural Ox Tech Week! We thoroughly enjoyed being a community partner for this flagship festival & showcasing the innovative & entrepreneurial community here at Begbroke at our panel & networking event.

📣 Last call to register for our Ox Tech Week event! Next Wednesday, 10am–12 noon, hear from four innovative companies based here at Begbroke as part of our panel & networking event – “From lab to global impact: growing a successful spinout”.

The next Begbroke Bulletin will be landing soon 📨 Shared quarterly, it contains the latest news and developments from our tenants, research groups and the wider community. Join our mailing list to discover more: begbroke.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Have you registered for our Ox Tech Week event yet? 🚀 From lab to global impact: growing a successful spinout 📆 Wednesday 27 May, 10am–12 noon 📍 Oxford University Science Park, Begbroke Join us to hear from four innovative companies based here at Begbroke, followed by networking over refreshments.

Next in our line-up of speakers for Ox Tech Week is Dr Jane Jin, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer at OXCCU. OXCCU is an Oxford spinout focusing on developing & scaling up technologies & processes to convert waste carbon to sustainable aviation fuel and chemicals.

Last week, we were delighted to host a site visit in collaboration with the Development & Alumni Engagement Office. After a welcome from Elaine Walder, Begbroke's Director of Operations, our guests enjoyed a guided tour around the site, including a visit to a next-generation battery technology lab.

Introducing our first Ox Tech Week speaker 🥁 Vass Ragoussis, CEO of OXECO. Vass founded his first start-up while President of the Oxford Biotech Society. Inspired by the importance of materials, he saw the potential to create a cleaner, greener world through chemistry stemming from Oxford.

📣 Science Wonder is back for 2026! Taking place on Saturday 4 July here at Begbroke, the Science Wonder Garden Party will showcase the wonders of science through a fun day of discovery, family-friendly activities, interactive exhibits & inspiring talks.

It was great to catch up with some of our AgileLab tenants earlier this week at the latest community meet-up. Thank you Inocat Solutions, Quantum Fabrix & ErebaGen for joining us!

As part of Ox Tech Week 2026, join us on 27 May, 10am–12 noon, for a panel event showcasing the journeys of 4 innovative companies based here at Begbroke. Learn about their growth trajectories from startups to spinouts & how their technologies are addressing some of society’s most urgent challenges.

Spring is in full swing at Begbroke 🌸

The company develops innovative 3D X-ray solutions which are used for medical, veterinary & industrial imaging, with the Adaptix Ortho350 technology currently deployed in a trial for early detection of arthritis at the University of Exeter. Discover more about their imaging solutions: adaptix.com

Meet the Begbroke community: Headquartered in the Centre for Innovation & Enterprise here at Begbroke, Adaptix is working to transform radiology by making high-quality diagnostic imaging more accessible, safer & more affordable.

The King’s visit featured a demonstration of the company’s fuel production technology as well as a discussion with the wider team about the role that their technology can play in reducing aviation emissions & supporting industrial resilience. Image credit: OXCCU

OXCCU, an @ox.ac.uk spinout, develops novel catalysts & reactor designs to convert waste carbon into liquid hydrocarbons with high conversion & selectivity for use as fuels, chemicals & plastics.

On Friday, Oxford University Science Park, Begbroke was honoured to host His Majesty King Charles III & The Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Mrs Marjorie Glasgow BEM, for a visit to tenant company OXCCU.

Last October, Begbroke-based Nekton partnered with the Government of the Comoros to launch the first systematic exploration of its ocean. The waters around the islands represent one of the most biodiverse yet least studied regions of the global ocean. Read more: www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/news/nekton-...

OXCCU was recently recognised as one of the UK’s most promising new businesses, ranking fourth in the Startups.co.uk 100 Index and also winning the Startups 100 Sustainability Award 2026. Find out more about their innovative work here: www.oxccu.com

Meet the Begbroke community: OXCCU is an Oxford University spinout with operations here at Begbroke. With a mission to reduce the impact of aviation on the climate, the company focuses on developing technologies to convert captured waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel, chemicals and plastics.