Key insights from across the region’s innovation ecosystem.

Innovation in Oxfordshire is the result of sustained collaboration across universities, businesses, public bodies, and community organisations. The data in this infographic has been drawn from a range of established reports and programmes across Oxfordshire to present a consolidated view of the region’s innovation impact. Together, these figures highlight the breadth of activity underway - from high-growth spinouts and inward investment to social enterprise and community-connected events, and the shared effort behind Oxfordshire’s success.

Oxfordshire’s Innovation Impact Infographic

Over the past year, Oxfordshire’s innovation ecosystem has delivered extraordinary results. Two unicorn exits and a major acquisition have underlined the region’s ability to scale spinouts into world-leading companies. In 2025, OrganOx and Oxford Ionics were acquired for $1.5 billion and $1.1 billion respectively, followed in early 2026 by the $840 million acquisition of Dark Blue Therapeutics. These deals demonstrate the strength of Oxfordshire’s innovation offering and its tangible impact on society and the global economy.

This success is underpinned by a commitment to inclusion. Latest figures (2024) show that 39% of Oxford spinouts have at least one female founder, well above the UK average, demonstrating crucial progress towards a more inclusive and equitable innovation economy.

Continuing to support this generation of discoveries and the next, a 4.47 million m² development pipeline of innovation-led real estate is being delivered. Providing the dedicated, specialised space and infrastructure required for companies to grow and scale.

As the UK’s first recognised social enterprise county, the region is a pioneer of the idea that innovation can deliver social as well as economic value. This is reflected in the 100 plus annual events that link innovation with the wider community.

This approach to balancing commercial success with societal impact continues to attract investors, developers, corporates, founders, and researchers to the region.

We want to build on this momentum and would love to hear from organisations across the ecosystem with their facts and figures on Oxfordshire’s ongoing impact.

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The data featured in this infographic has been drawn from a range of regional sources and Equinox Charter Signatory partners, including Advanced Oxford’s Innovation Engine, Enterprise Oxfordshire, the Oxford University Innovation Impact Report, the EnSpire Oxford, IDEA Report, the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival, Social Enterprise UK, and Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT).