Oxfordshire’s 101 Fastest Growing Medical Startups

September 5, 2022

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 Medical 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 CrunchbaseSemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Medical Companies & Startups (Oxfordshire)


Ultromics

FoundersPaul 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

FoundersPaul Drayson
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Sensyne Health operates as a digital healthcare company.


Sense Biodetection

FoundersHarry lamble
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Sense Biodetection Limited is a molecular diagnostics company .


Oxford Medical Products

FoundersNicholas Edwards
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Oxford Medical Products is developing a safe, effective and affordable breakthrough technology for weight loss.


Vaccitech

FoundersAdrian Hill, Sarah Gilbert
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Vaccitech is creating novel vaccines that elicit strong responses from helper and cytotoxic T-cells.


Oxitec

FoundersLuke Alphey
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Oxitec develops an environment-friendly technology for the control of significant insect pests to prevent diseases and agricultural damage.


Orthox Ltd.

FoundersNick 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

FoundersCosmo Feilding Mellen, Lady Amanda Feilding
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Beckley Psytech operates as a psychedelic medicine company.


Pepgen

FoundersCaroline Godfrey, Matthew Wood, Michael Gait
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PepGen is empowering nucleic acid therapeutics to go the distance.


Oxehealth

FoundersLionel 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.


Summit Therapeutics

FoundersDame Kay Davies
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Summit Therapeutics is a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company.


Oxular

FoundersRonald Yamamoto, Tom Cavanagh
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Oxular is a medical device startup dedicated to revolutionizing the way we measure ocular surface topography.


SpyBiotech

FoundersJing Jin, Mark Howarth, Simon Draper, Sumi Biswas
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SpyBiotech Operators of a biotechnology platform intended to generate next-generation vaccines.


Optellum

FoundersTimor Kadir
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Optellum develops an imaging biomarker for smart lung cancer detection.


eTherapeutics

FoundersMalcolm Young
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eTherapeutics focuses on the discovery of cancer and degenerative diseases of the nervous system.


Theolytics

FoundersCharlotte Casebourne, Kerry Fisher, Leonard Seymour, Margaret Duffy
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Theolytics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing next-generation oncolytic viral therapies.


OxSonics Therapeutics

FoundersChristian Coviello, Colin Story, Constantin Coussios
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OxSonics® Therapeutics’ proprietary drug delivery platform technology, SonoTran®


Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies

FoundersNeil Mahapatra, Tarek Tabsh
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OCT is a biopharmaceutical company established to combine cannabinoid medicine with world class scientific research.


iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber

FoundersJoana Paiva, Luís Valente, Mehak Mumtaz
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iLoF – Intelligent Lab on Fiber is enabling a new era of personalized, precision medicine.


OrganOx

FoundersPeter Friend
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OrganOx is a medical technology company.


Albus Health

FoundersDr. 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.


Blue Earth Diagnostics

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


Oxford Endovascular

FoundersMike Karim
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Oxford Endovascular are developing a novel treatment for treating brain aneurysms.


Caristo Diagnostics

FoundersCharalambos Antoniades, Cheerag Shirodaria, Keith Channon, Stefan Neubauer
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Caristo Diagnostics utilises standard CT scans to identify potentially heart-stopping plaques


Genomics

FoundersChris Spencer, Gerton Lunter, Gil McVean, Peter Donnelly
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Genomics plc aiming to lead the genomic transformation of healthcare.


Lombard Medical plc

FoundersUnknown
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Lombard Medical develops, manufactures and markets an innovative range of minimally invasive abdominal.


Immunocore

FoundersBent Jakobsen, Nick Cross
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Immunocore is a late-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies.


Atopix Therapeutics

FoundersUnknown
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Atopix Therapeutics Limited is a privately held, clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company based in Oxford, UK


Beckley Canopy Therapeutics

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


DynamX Medical

FoundersKatherine Willetts, Liberty Foreman
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DynamX Medical has developed a diagnostic system for cancer and pre-cancer.


Cerus Endovascular

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


Sonosine

FoundersDavid 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

FoundersKeith Errey
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Isansys Lifecare is a new generation medical device and healthcare information company.


Circadian Therapeutics

FoundersRussell Foster
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Circadian Therapeutics is a Pharmaceutical company.


GaitQ

FoundersAndre 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

FoundersPhilip 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

FoundersMatthew Robson, Michael Brady, Rajarshi Banerjee, Stefan Neubauer
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Healthcare, Medical Technology, SaaS


Neurolytic Healthcare

FoundersUnknown
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Neurolytic Healthcare provides personalized medicine for neurological conditions.


GeneFirst

FoundersGuoliang Fu
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GeneFirst is a molecular diagnostics company working in the fields of infectious disease, cancer diagnostics, and personalized medicine.


OrthoSon

FoundersChristian Coviello, Colin Story, Constantin Coussios
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OrthoSon is developing a novel medical device for the treatment of chronic low back pain.


Brainomix

FoundersAndrew Barker, Michalis Papadakis
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Brainomix specializes in the creation of AI-powered imaging biomarkers that enable precision medicine for better treatment decisions


P1vital

FoundersUnknown
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P1vital specializes in experimental medicine and novel therapies for CNS disorders, eating disorders and obesity.


Xerion Healthcare

FoundersGareth Wakefield, Helen Townley
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Xerion Healthcare is the technology commercialization company of University of Oxford.


ActiveNeedle

FoundersIan Quirk, Muhammad Sadiq
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Active Needle Technology is an innovative medical device start-up company.


Orca Pharmaceuticals

FoundersMichael Hunter
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Orca Pharmaceuticals is a new biotechnology startup focusing on treating autoimmune diseases.


Newrotex Ltd

FoundersAlex Woods, Fritz Vollrath
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UK-based SME commercialising silk-based peripheral nerve repair conduits


BioMe Oxford

FoundersAgnieszka 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


Adelie Health

FoundersLiam Mc Morrow
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Helping people with diabetes manage their insulin doses.


P1vital Products

FoundersGerry 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

FoundersPhilip Agg
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Accentus Medical develops advanced surface technologies, coatings, and treatments that provide solutions to the medical device industry.


EcoHydra Technologies Ltd

FoundersUnknown
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EcoHydra delives superior hand hygiene formulations which are both effective, yet kind to the skin, unlike harsh alcohol-based products.


ISARIC

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


Owen Mumford Ltd

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


Abgentis

FoundersLloyd Czaplewski
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Product-focused antibacterial re-engineering Turning knowledge into medicine


Circassia

FoundersCharles Swingland, Steven Harris
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Circassia is dedicated to point of care asthma diagnosis and management.


Halliday James

FoundersUnknown
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Halliday James developing Auto-Motive in conjunction.


Vitaccess

FoundersMark Larkin
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Digital healthcare company providing biopharma clients with real-time insights into patients’ lives via innovative global studies


Oxford Onco-Therapeutics

FoundersUnknown
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AI driven personalised cancer treatment


Oxxon Therapeutics

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


Ability Matters Group

FoundersUnknown
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Medical devices and services business


Doctors.net.uk

FoundersUnknown
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Doctors.net.uk is the most active online professional network for all UK doctors.


The Fertility Partnership

FoundersUnknown
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The Fertility Partnership is a provider of IVF and related fertility services in the UK.


Opcare

FoundersUnknown
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Opcare provides a complete range of prosthetics, orthotics, postural mobility and NHS services for the proper treatment of patients.


Oxford Brain Diagnostics

FoundersUnknown
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Oxford Brain Diagnostics aims to revolutionise the treatment of Alzheimer’s by enabling early, accurate detection.


Omsbar Ltd

FoundersTony Thorne
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Omsbar Omsbar provides assistance in getting medical devices onto the market in the EU, USA, and elsewhere.


Medline Scientific

FoundersUnknown
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Medline Scientific is a laboratory and scientific equipment manufacturing company located in Chalgrove.


Oxtex

FoundersJan Czernuszka
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Oxtex Limited, a medical device company, manufactures anisotropic self-inflating tissue expanders that is based on hydrogel technology.


Amplivox

FoundersUnknown
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Amplivox is designs and manufactures logical and occupational health products for the public and private sector healthcare professionals.


PowderMed

FoundersClive Dix, John Beadle, Robin Marriott
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PowderMed developed the Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery (PMED) technology.


Penlon

FoundersUnknown
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Penlon manufactures and distributes products and systems for anesthesia, intubation, oxygen therapy and suction and medical gas pipeline.


Novarix

FoundersUnknown
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Novarix develops innovative medical devices in the field of Intravenous (IV) therapy and brings them to market.


Medelinked

FoundersUnknown
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Medelinked is a simple way to manage your health and connect with the healthcare community around you


Orchid Cellmark

FoundersUnknown
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Orchid Cellmark is the world’s largest private DNA testing firm.


Mtech Access

FoundersUnknown
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Mtech Access provides health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) consultancy services.


Cherwell Laboratories

FoundersUnknown
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Cherwell Laboratories is a specialist suppliers of products for environmental monitoring and cleanroom bio-decontamination.


Oxford Cardiomox

FoundersUnknown
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Early diagnostics of heart disease


BreatheOx

FoundersUnknown
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BreatheOx has development of asthma monitoring system.


EMS Physio

FoundersUnknown
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EMS Physio designs, manufacture, and supplies electrotherapy physio equipment.


Penlon – Medical Gas Solutions business

FoundersUnknown
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Medical Gas Solutions business supplies medical gas systems, medical vacuum equipment and medical gas pipeline components.


Caretek Medical

FoundersUnknown
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Caretek Medical has developed a needle-free injection technology.


BioAnaLab Ltd.

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


Concateno

FoundersUnknown
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Concateno formed to acquire and consolidate businesses in the drug and alcohol testing sector.


MacrophOx

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


Apex Healthcare Consulting

FoundersUnknown
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Apex Healthcare Consulting Ltd is an EU based analytical healthcare consultancy.


Innovision

FoundersUnknown
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Innovision is a brain injury diagnostic software company that is able for the first time to accurately detect traumatic brain injuries.


Oxford Molecular Group

FoundersUnknown
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Oxford Molecular Group


A&D Instruments

FoundersUnknown
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A&D Instruments sales, distribution, and support scientific and industrial weighing, measuring systems, home healthcare products.


Pro-Mapp

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


Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI)

FoundersDavid Brindley
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A partnership between Oxford University and UCL, created to develop new models for medical innovation


Clearview Imaging

FoundersUnknown
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ClearView Imaging offers hardware components and software related to machine vision systems.


Eykona Medical

FoundersUnknown
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Eykona Medical develops and markets portable three-dimensional imaging systems.


Cellmark

FoundersUnknown
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Cellmark is a DNA testing laboratory that specialises in DNA analysis, paternity testing, hair drug and alcohol testing and others.


Oxford Medistress

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


Ricanto

FoundersTony​ Clarke
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Ricanto is an experienced pharmaceutical entrepreneurs with a strong track record of success


LFA Machines

FoundersUnknown
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LFA Machines is a medical equipment supplier that offers a wide range of tableting machinery with technical support to various industries.


Advance Housing and Support

FoundersUnknown
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Advance Housing and Support is a nonprofit housing association that provides housing and support for people with mental disabilities.


Medical Sciences Division

FoundersUnknown
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Medical Sciences Division is an internationally known center for biomedical and clinical research and teaching services providers.


Ardens

FoundersUnknown
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Ardens offers a similar solution to ours on SystmOne.


Optimum Imaging

FoundersUnknown
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Optimum Imaging offers unique polarisation imaging technology for the biomedical and industrial sectors.


Frosts Pharmacy

FoundersUnknown
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Frosts Pharmacy provides pharmacy services and products including free prescription collection and delivery service to homes.


A&D Instruments

FoundersUnknown
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A&D Instruments is a weighing, medical, and powertrain sales, distribution, and service company.

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