At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Health Care companies in Oxfordshire. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Health Care Companies & Startups (Oxfordshire)
Exscientia
Founders | Andrew Hopkins |
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Exscientia is a pharmatech company that uses an end-to-end AI platform to design and discover new drugs.
Ultromics
Founders | Paul Leeson, Ross Upton |
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Ultromics clinicians and engineers working together to set new standards for world-class cardiovascular diagnostic tools.
Sensyne Health
Founders | Paul Drayson |
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Sensyne Health operates as a digital healthcare company.
OBS Medical
Founders | Unknown |
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OBS Medical develop algorithms for the early and advanced detection of patient deterioration for proactive healthcare.
Sense Biodetection
Founders | Harry lamble |
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Sense Biodetection Limited is a molecular diagnostics company .
Oxford Medical Products
Founders | Nicholas Edwards |
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Oxford Medical Products is developing a safe, effective and affordable breakthrough technology for weight loss.
Evox Therapeutics
Founders | Matthew Wood, Per Lundin, Samir EL Andaloussi |
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Evox Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that harnesses and engineer the natural trafficking capabilities of extracellular vesicles.
Orthox Ltd.
Founders | Nick Skaer, Oliver Kessler |
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Orthox develops tissue regenerative implants that address large injuries to cartilage tissues in which early osteoarthritis may be present.
Beckley Psytech
Founders | Cosmo Feilding Mellen, Lady Amanda Feilding |
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Beckley Psytech operates as a psychedelic medicine company.
Osler Diagnostics
Founders | Connor Campbell, Jason Davis, Paulo R. Bueno |
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Lab-quality diagnostics for anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Emergex Vaccines
Founders | Thomas Rademacher |
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Pioneering a new approach to vaccine development and manufacturing using cutting-edge technologies to produce novel synthetic vaccines.
Oxehealth
Founders | Lionel Tarassenko |
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SaaS workflow solution gives carers and custodians more time for hands on care where and when it’s needed most.
Oxford VR
Founders | Barnaby Perks, Daniel Freeman, Deepak Gopalakrishna |
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Oxford VR is the UK developer of virtual reality therapy.
Summit Therapeutics
Founders | Dame Kay Davies |
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Summit Therapeutics is a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company.
Psioxus Therapeutics
Founders | Andrew Coats, Kerry Fisher |
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Psioxus Therapeutics is a cancer gene therapy company delivers medicines of value to patients with cancer.
Oxford Immunotec
Founders | Peter Smith |
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Oxford Immunotec, a medical diagnostics company, develops tests for various diseases based on its innovative T cell measurement technology.
Orbit Discovery
Founders | Graham Ogg, Terry Rabbitts |
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Orbit Discovery is a peptide display company identifying potential peptide drugs for a range of chronic diseases.
Sitryx Therapeutics
Founders | Houman Ashrafian, Jeff Rathmell, Jonathan Powell, Luke O’Neill, Michael Rosenblum, Paul-Peter Tak |
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Sitryx is a biopharmaceutical company develops disease modifying therapeutics in immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation.
Oxular
Founders | Ronald Yamamoto, Tom Cavanagh |
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Oxular is a medical device startup dedicated to revolutionizing the way we measure ocular surface topography.
Optellum
Founders | Timor Kadir |
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Optellum develops an imaging biomarker for smart lung cancer detection.
Adaptix Ltd
Founders | Gil Travish, Mark Evans |
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Adaptix is transforming planar X-ray – the diagnostic imaging modality most widely used in healthcare worldwide.
eTherapeutics
Founders | Malcolm Young |
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eTherapeutics focuses on the discovery of cancer and degenerative diseases of the nervous system.
FitnessGenes
Founders | Dan Reardon, Samantha Decombel, Stuart Grice |
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FitnessGenes is pioneering the field of genetic data analysis to produce personalized fitness and diet recommendations.
Pathios Therapeutics
Founders | Alan Naylor, Kirsty McCarthy, Peter Joyce, Someit Sidhu, Tom McCarthy |
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Pathios Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on the development of therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer.
iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber
Founders | Joana Paiva, Luís Valente, Mehak Mumtaz |
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iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber is enabling a new era of personalized, precision medicine.
Grey Wolf Therapeutics
Founders | Peter Joyce, Tom McCarthy |
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Small molecules to increase tumor detection by the immune system
OrganOx
Founders | Peter Friend |
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OrganOx is a medical technology company.
Albus Health
Founders | Dr. William Do, Mikesh Udani |
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A med-tech startup that has developed a passive and contactless device for monitoring nocturnal symptoms and environmental metrics at home.
Oxford Endovascular
Founders | Mike Karim |
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Oxford Endovascular are developing a novel treatment for treating brain aneurysms.
OxCan
Founders | Andreas Halner, Peter Liu |
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OxCan is a startup that uses machine learning and liquid biopsy for early lung cancer detection.
Caristo Diagnostics
Founders | Charalambos Antoniades, Cheerag Shirodaria, Keith Channon, Stefan Neubauer |
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Caristo Diagnostics utilises standard CT scans to identify potentially heart-stopping plaques
Zegami
Founders | Roger Noble, Samuel Conway, Stephen Taylor |
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Delivering explainable AI faster and more accurately. Zegami are end-to-end imaging AI specialists combining unique tools and ML services
Genomics
Founders | Chris Spencer, Gerton Lunter, Gil McVean, Peter Donnelly |
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Genomics plc aiming to lead the genomic transformation of healthcare.
Intelligent Ultrasound
Founders | Alison Noble, Andrew Barker, Andy Hill, Aris Papageorghiou |
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Intelligent Ultrasound develops software that improves the quality, reliability, and diagnostic power of medical ultrasound.
GENinCode
Founders | Jordi Puig |
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GENinCode is a genetic testing business specializing in the risk assessment and prediction of cardiovascular disease.
DJS Antibodies
Founders | David Llewellyn, Joe Illingworth |
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DJS Antibodies designs and discovers novel therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against GPCRs.
Midatech Pharma
Founders | Storme Moore-Thornicroft |
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Midatech Pharma a particle engineering with an emphasis on microfluidics and drug delivery.
OxStem
Founders | Angela Russell, Stephen Davies |
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OxStem is a drug discovery company.
Lombard Medical plc
Founders | Unknown |
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Lombard Medical develops, manufactures and markets an innovative range of minimally invasive abdominal.
Phynova Group
Founders | Robert Miller |
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Phynova Group is a British life science company that develops and commercialises natural healthcare products
Neuro-Bio
Founders | Susan Greenfield |
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Neuro-Bio is a British pharmaceutical company
DynamX Medical
Founders | Katherine Willetts, Liberty Foreman |
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DynamX Medical has developed a diagnostic system for cancer and pre-cancer.
Cerus Endovascular
Founders | Todd Derbin |
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Cerus Endovascular designs and develops interventional neuroradiology devices and delivery systems.
Oxford Vacmedix
Founders | Shisong Jiang |
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Develop therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer .
Sonosine
Founders | David Edwards |
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A deep-tech firm set to dramatically improve clinical decision making with an advanced world-class medical imaging device
Isansys Lifecare
Founders | Keith Errey |
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Isansys Lifecare is a new generation medical device and healthcare information company.
BelleVie
Founders | Trudie Fell, Violaine Pierre |
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BelleVie’s vision is a world where those who receive and provide support are valued and thrive.
Chronos Therapeutics
Founders | Unknown |
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Chronos Therapeutics is a drug development company focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of age-related diseases.
Ochre Bio
Founders | Jack O’meara, Quin Wills |
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Ochre Bio is a biotechnology company that develops and builds a deep phenotyping platform to rejuvenate transplant livers.
GaitQ
Founders | Andre Hallack, Dongli Li, James Cantley |
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GaitQ is a developer of a medical device used to help people living with Parkinson’s disease to overcome freezing of gait.
Ducentis BioTherapeutics
Founders | Philip Huxley, Rebecca Ashfield |
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Ducentis is a pre-clinical stage company aiming to develop novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune disease.
Perspectum
Founders | Matthew Robson, Michael Brady, Rajarshi Banerjee, Stefan Neubauer |
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Healthcare, Medical Technology, SaaS
Neurolytic Healthcare
Founders | Unknown |
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Neurolytic Healthcare provides personalized medicine for neurological conditions.
OrthoSon
Founders | Christian Coviello, Colin Story, Constantin Coussios |
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OrthoSon is developing a novel medical device for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
P1vital
Founders | Unknown |
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P1vital specializes in experimental medicine and novel therapies for CNS disorders, eating disorders and obesity.
Xerion Healthcare
Founders | Gareth Wakefield, Helen Townley |
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Xerion Healthcare is the technology commercialization company of University of Oxford.
ActiveNeedle
Founders | Ian Quirk, Muhammad Sadiq |
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Active Needle Technology is an innovative medical device start-up company.
Argonaut Therapeutics
Founders | Nick La Thangue |
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Argonaut Therapeutics is a precision therapeutics company that was established to develop epigenetically-acting drugs which target abnormal.
GlySure
Founders | Roger Moody |
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GlySure develops a continuous intravascular glucose monitoring system using a proprietary optical fluorescence sensor.
Hip Impact Protection
Founders | William Beckett |
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Hip Impact Protection’s Fall-Safe Assist automatically detects falls – infallibly – records the data on them and sends an alarm message.
Orca Pharmaceuticals
Founders | Michael Hunter |
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Orca Pharmaceuticals is a new biotechnology startup focusing on treating autoimmune diseases.
Newrotex Ltd
Founders | Alex Woods, Fritz Vollrath |
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UK-based SME commercialising silk-based peripheral nerve repair conduits
Oxford MEStar
Founders | Zhanfeng Cui |
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Oxford MEStar is specialising in translational and regenerative medicine.
Glide Pharmaceutical Technologies
Founders | Charles Potter |
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Glide Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops products for the convenient delivery of biological medicines.
Card Medic
Founders | Unknown |
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CardMedic is an app that improves communication between healthcare staff and patients.
BioMe Oxford
Founders | Agnieszka Chomka, Natasha Ng, Patrick Albers, Rasmus Poulsen, Soren Krogsgaard Thomsen |
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Unlocking your gut microbiome by developing a medical device for targeted and non-invasive sampling
Precisionlife
Founders | Gert Moller, Rowan Gardner, Steve Gardner |
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We focus on patients to reveal the complex personal biology of chronic diseases
Adelie Health
Founders | Liam Mc Morrow |
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Helping people with diabetes manage their insulin doses.
Oxford Impedance Diagnostics Ltd.
Founders | Unknown |
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Oxford Impedance Diagnostics Ltd. researches, designs and will market diagnostic tests for the measurement of clinical bio markers.
P1vital Products
Founders | Gerry Dawson |
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P1vital Products provides products and services to improve treatments for mental health to the life sciences and healthcare industries.
Accentus Medical
Founders | Philip Agg |
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Accentus Medical develops advanced surface technologies, coatings, and treatments that provide solutions to the medical device industry.
Oxford Quantum Circuits
Founders | Peter Leek |
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Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before.
MitoDys Therapeutics Ltd
Founders | Steven Zimmer |
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A start-up ‘virtual’ company that aims to discover and develop highly innovative therapeutic agents.
EcoHydra Technologies Ltd
Founders | Unknown |
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EcoHydra delives superior hand hygiene formulations which are both effective, yet kind to the skin, unlike harsh alcohol-based products.
A-Plan Insurance
Founders | Unknown |
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A-Plan Insurance provides a collection of life, family income benefit, unemployment, accident, and sickness insurance services.
Project Tide
Founders | Unknown |
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A smartphone app that improves the accuracy and impact of healthcare rapid diagnostic tests.
Prosonix
Founders | David Hipkiss |
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Prosonix is a speciality pharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of inhaled respiratory medicines.
Nom Foods
Founders | Steph Croft-Simon |
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Their mission is to provide natural, healthy foods you can eat on the go.
Abgentis
Founders | Lloyd Czaplewski |
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Product-focused antibacterial re-engineering Turning knowledge into medicine
Celleron Therapeutics
Founders | Nick La Thangue |
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Celleron Therapeutics is an oncology company dedicated to funding new and innovative treatments for cancer.
Porthaven
Founders | John Storey |
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Porthaven is a small, independent, care home company building and operating market leading care homes.
Vitaccess
Founders | Mark Larkin |
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Digital healthcare company providing biopharma clients with real-time insights into patients’ lives via innovative global studies
Ufonia
Founders | Nick de Pennington |
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Digital Health
JUNO Genetics
Founders | Unknown |
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JUNO Genetics is a state-of-the-art laboratory that creates an algorithm, techniques, and procedure for a healthy pregnancy.
Ella’s Kitchen
Founders | Unknown |
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Ella’s Kitchen’s mission is to improve children’s lives through developing a healthy relationship with food.
Oxford Onco-Therapeutics
Founders | Unknown |
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AI driven personalised cancer treatment
AMSBIO
Founders | Alex Sim, Sandy Allan |
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life science products & services
Oxxon Therapeutics
Founders | Unknown |
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Oxxon Pharmaccines Ltd., an Oxford, UK-based biotech company focused on immunotherapies.
Oxford Pharmagenesis
Founders | Unknown |
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Oxford PharmaGenesis is an award-winning HealthScience communications consultancy providing services to the healthcare industry.
RowAnalytics Ltd
Founders | Rowan Gardner, Steve Gardner |
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RowAnalytics is a complex data analytics company specialising in digital health, precision medicine, genomics and semantic search
Ability Matters Group
Founders | Unknown |
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Medical devices and services business
Doctors.net.uk
Founders | Unknown |
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Doctors.net.uk is the most active online professional network for all UK doctors.
OxSight
Founders | Dr Stephen Hicks |
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Oxsight uses augmented reality to aide the visually impaired.
The Fertility Partnership
Founders | Unknown |
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The Fertility Partnership is a provider of IVF and related fertility services in the UK.
Opcare
Founders | Unknown |
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Opcare provides a complete range of prosthetics, orthotics, postural mobility and NHS services for the proper treatment of patients.
Sitekit
Founders | Campbell Grant |
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Sitekit is a digital health software company
Oxford Brain Diagnostics
Founders | Unknown |
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Oxford Brain Diagnostics aims to revolutionise the treatment of Alzheimer’s by enabling early, accurate detection.
Cognitant
Founders | Tim Ringrose |
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Bringing good health within reach
Mawdsley-Brooks & Co
Founders | Thomas Mawdsley |
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Mawdsley are a global pharmaceutical service provider offering a wide range of services to the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector
ChargeCare International Ltd.
Founders | Unknown |
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ChargeCare leds the way in cost containment and administration of medical claims.
Omsbar Ltd
Founders | Tony Thorne |
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Omsbar Omsbar provides assistance in getting medical devices onto the market in the EU, USA, and elsewhere.