EnSpire Blog

Understanding Spinouts vs. Startups

05 February 2026

This helpful guide explains the difference between a University spinout and a startup; who owns the IP, how equity is split, and what support is available.

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Female Entrepreneurship: Evidence, Action and Impact

19 December 2025

The Women & Equalities Committee's recent report on female entrepreneurship is a welcome, urgent call to action. It lays out a clear set of problems and practical steps to better support female entrepreneurship.

Oxford Collaborate on MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Prize Competition

08 December 2025

Six Oxford University researchers have been selected amongst twelve finalists for 2025-2027 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition to support entrepreneurs in biotech

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Oxford launches regional partnership to drive equitable, innovation-led growth

17 November 2025

First success with announcement of NatWest investment boost for start-ups in the region

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From Lab to Market: Pioneering Biomedical Entrepreneurship

02 August 2025

Where cutting edge science and entrepreneurship meet. A conversation with Professor Robert Langer and Professor Dame Molly Stevens.

#StartedinOxford Showcase 2025 winner SMRTmeds celebrating

#StartedinOxford Showcase 2025: Event Highlights!

01 August 2025

Find out who this year's winners were and get the highlights from the entrepreneurship celebration event of the summer

Startup Case Study: Ultrablanket

01 June 2025

Two EnSpire programmes and a pitch competition win convinced an Oxford postdoctoral researcher of the commercial potential of his innovative 'Ultrablanket' medical device in improving maternity care.

first place 2024 demo night winners, Mein Skincare, with their prizes

Startup Case Study: Mein Skincare

01 June 2025

Studying for an MBA in Oxford helped Tan Dang find a way to combine an interest in AI imagery and a love for Korean brands to form Mein Skincare

Startup Case Study: SpareMeal

01 June 2025

Magda Wolna has taken all the business inspiration on offer from the University of Oxford to devise an innovative virtuous circle approach to combating hunger.

Startup Case Study: NanoHIVE Composites

01 June 2025

A University of Oxford start-up is developing batteries that are so strong, cars could be made from them.

Startup Case Study: Repolywise

31 May 2025

Bryan Ng knew his research could boost plastic recycling, he just needed the entrepreneurship skills to turn it into start-up, Repolywise

The Biofragment team pitching at the 2024 #StartedinOxford Demo Night event

Startup Case Study: BioFragment

09 May 2025

A series of entrepreneurship courses at the University of Oxford helped convince BioFragment's co-founders they have a potential key to faster, environmentally friendly drug discovery

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Oxford Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Map: Climate

31 March 2025

Navigate the Oxford Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and opportunities in Climate with this map from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and the Zero Institute.