Sir David King, Chief Scientific Officer to the government, urged young scientist to address world problems such as climate change, tsunamis and other climatic catastrophes, African poverty and pandemics. Sir David was speaking to a full house at Science Oxford, headquarters of The Oxford Trust, where he provided examples of how science and technology have shaped government policy, both at home and abroad.
To download his powerpoint presentation click here.
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| David King At Science Oxford on 14 September 2006 | ||||
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| Starting Your Own Business | ||||
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In a recent Enterprise and Innovation Seminar, Peter Dobson, Academic Director of Oxford University Begbroke Science Park, discussed how to start your own business. The presentation included an indepth look at Oxonica and Oxford Biosensors, two companies of which Peter is a founder.
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| Venturefest 2005: Environmental and Technology Seminar | ||||
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As part of Venturefest 2005, TOT invited three companies from within the environmental sector to share their experiences of the journey from the innovation of their technologies through to their commercialisation.
At the event each of the companies, Green Biologics and Cybersense Biosystems, further confirmed the diversity of the technology being developed and commercialised in Oxfordshire. To see a copy of their presentions in PDF please select the name of the company. |
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| The Changing Face of Oxfordshire | ||||
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Marianne Neville-Rolfe, former Director of Strategy and Corporate Services at SEEDA, reflected on the economic scene of Oxfordshire at the Innovation Lecture, presented to the business community in February 2005.
Please click here to download the transcript of her talk as a PDF. Please click here to download her powerpoint presentation. |
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