All rights reserved. Ancient DNA presents an overview of the many of the protocols commonly used to study ancient DNA. Complete genome sequence of ovine Mycobacterium avium subsp... Forensics with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Methylation with Oxford Nanopore Technologies. This book serves as a guide to the process of formatting eBooks that look great on the Kindle every time. Phil joined Oxford Nanopore in 2020 having consulted for the Company since 2018. Richard I of England (reigned 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199) and John, King of England (reigned 6 April 1199 – 19 October 1216) the sons of Henry II of England, were both born at Beaumont Palace in Oxford, on 8 September 1157 and 24 December 1166 respectively. [99] A branch to Witney was opened in 1862,[100] which was extended to Fairford in 1873. The city is also home to the UK operations of Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier and several smaller publishing houses. He was previously an investor at large cap buyout private equity firm, Nordic Capital. Oxford Saints is Oxford's senior American Football team. experience mainly with-in the medical device industry taking ideas from concept to regulatory approved commercial products. Following the conquest, the town was assigned to a governor, Robert D'Oyly, who ordered the construction of Oxford Castle to confirm Norman authority over the area. A major redevelopment and expansion to 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2), with a new 230,000 sq ft (21,000 m2) John Lewis department store and a number of new homes, was completed in October 2017. John holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA from INSEAD. Prior to that, she completed a PhD at the Francis Crick Institute in London where she uncovered an important role for polyploid cells in driving cancer evolution. Ceri has an MB ChB from University of Birmingham Medical School, and post-graduation specialised in cardiology and trauma medicine. From 2006 to 2008, Kristen served as director of informatics business development at Helicos BioSciences, and following that she served as senior director of strategic marketing and new business development at Merck's Rosetta Biosoftware business unit. The city's leading football club, Oxford United, are currently in League One, the third tier of league football, though they enjoyed some success in the past in the upper reaches of the league. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by any person, in any environment. In 2013, Oxford Rugby League entered rugby league's semi-professional Championship 1, the third tier of British rugby league. Chris was formerly a Partner at Syncona, a FTSE250 company, where he was also founding CEO of Achilles Therapeutics. He holds a Triple First Class MA (Cantab) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. He sits on the board of portfolio companies Osler, Ultromics and PQShield. He was previously a medical student at the University of Oxford and a junior doctor in Oxford before joining investment banking in 2007. 05386273 | VAT No 336942382. At OSI, Caroline provides full support to Kate, including diary and event management, document management and administration. Parliaments were often held in the city during the 13th century. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. The later watercolourist and draughtsman Ken Messer (1931–2018) has been dubbed "The Oxford Artist" by some, with his architectural paintings around the city. Andy is now our VP of Global IT, Digital & Business Systems. Caroline joined OSI in September 2019 as Executive Assistant to Kate O’Brien, Head of Legal and Company Secretary. They were relegated to the Football Conference in 2006, staying there for four seasons before returning to the Football League in 2010. Oxford (/ˈɒksfərd/)[4][5] is a city in England. Oxford Nanopore Technologies, which is valued at £2.3bn ahead of its London IPO, was founded in 2005 and develops products that are used to analyse DNA, RNA, proteins and small molecules. She previously worked as an administrator at various placements through Allen Associates. These writings challenged European ideology, inspiring scientific discoveries and advancements in the arts, as society began to see itself in a new way. Nirmala works in partnership with others in senior management to ensure customer service is optimised from the root. It is a dual carriageway, except for a 330-yard section of the A40 where two residential service roads adjoin, and was completed in 1966. Weather station is located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the Oxford city centre. Head of Investor Relations & Co-investors, EA to Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Entrepreneur in Residence (Life Sciences). As such, its collection is growing at a rate of over three miles (five kilometres) of shelving every year. His initial deliverables were to set up our first manufacturing operation and develop a blueprint for scaling it. He is Head of IP at ONT. He also worked with corporate clients for BNP Paribas Real Estate. In the 18th century the Oxford Canal was built to connect Oxford with the Midlands.[110]. Ant Jones is VP of Engineering at Oxford Nanopore, responsible for bringing all of Nanopore?s products from concept to production; this covers Industrial design, mechanical design, electronic design, production process and equipment development and validation. Peter joined OSI as an advisor in 2017. By the early 1970s over 20,000 people worked in Cowley at the huge Morris Motors and Pressed Steel Fisher plants. Oxford is the junction for a short branch line to Bicester, a remnant of the former Varsity line to Cambridge. Gordon Sanghera was co-founder of Oxford Nanopore, together with Hagan Bayley and IP Group. Amy joined OSI in March 2021 as an Associate in the HeathTech team. The club's notable former managers include Ian Greaves, Jim Smith, Maurice Evans, Brian Horton, Ramon Diaz and Denis Smith. Alvaro joined Oxford Nanopore in 2017 and now heads up our global supply chain team. At OSI, Pete is responsible for managing the growing property portfolio and for providing strategic advice to portfolio companies. Jerry is now Plant Director, and has driven the design, build and fit out of our new world class manufacturing, warehousing and logistics site, the MinION Building, in record time. Emily previously worked with the Responsible Investment Association (RIA) as a Research Associate, supporting RIA in their publications. Oxford is home to many museums, galleries, and collections, most of which are free of admission charges and are major tourist attractions. Ceri began her career as a Life Science / Healthcare analyst at Beeson Gregory, moving into Specialist Sales roles at Peel Hunt and most recently Numis Securities. Charo joined OSI in July 2020 as Project Co-ordinator. In 2020, this was epitomised by extreme weather and erupting volcanoes to the worldwide pandemic, through which the supply chain team at Oxford Nanopore were able to scale up operations and production volumes. The warmest year on record is 2014, with an average of 11.8 °C (53 °F) and the coldest is 1879, both with a mean temperature of 7.7 °C (46 °F). Liliane previously served as Deputy Head of the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office/NHS joint unit, driving partnerships in medical workforce, digital health and life sciences between the United Kingdom, Latin America, South Africa and South East Asia. The University Museum of Natural History holds the University's zoological, entomological and geological specimens. Companies often draw their teaching staff from the pool of Oxford University students and graduates, and, especially for EFL education, use their Oxford location as a selling point.[47]. To this end, Sarah was instrumental in collaborating with our executive team to develop a culture imbued with our core values. Secondary school students are able to gain either a reduced price pass, like pay a set fee for the month, or a free riding pass for the school year. Chris has a PhD from the University of Manchester (UMIST) and carried out post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This timely book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of this modern technology with the focus on the "green aspect". Damian continues to lecture at the University of Cambridge and UCL where he is an Honorary Associate Professor. Whereas, the wettest year was 2012, with 979.5 mm (38.56 in). Oxford has had three main railway stations. [109] Iffley Lock and Osney Lock lie within the bounds of the city. A plaque in Beaumont Street commemorates these events.[17]. A chemical engineer by training, Iain has over 35 years of experience in the energy sector, most recently as the Group Chief Executive of Centrica plc (2015-2020). [80] The new Sapphire buses have three-pin power sockets, leather seats and free, onboard Wi-Fi.[81]. Originally the Priory Church of St Frideswide, the building was extended and incorporated into the structure of the Cardinal's College shortly before its refounding as Christ Church in 1546, since when it has functioned as the cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford. Holdings in Chengdu, Text Publishing in Melbourne and as a Publishing Director at Penguin UK. Emma holds an Executive MBA from Imperial College London, a MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Bachelor of Medicine from Southampton University. Found insideBioWatch is the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) system for detecting an aerosolized biological attack using collectors that are positioned strategically across the country to continuously monitor the air for biological threats. Chris joined Oxford Nanopore Technologies in October 2020 from Sharp Corp, where he led the setup of Sharp Life Sciences. The supply chain’s goal is to operate successfully even in the face of external circumstances. Prior to OUI, Charo worked in academic publishing for over 20 years. Jo joined OSI as interim CFO in January 2020. He is a seasoned biotech entrepreneur with over 35 years’ experience in the biotechnology industry. Zabrina joined OSI in May 2019 as an Interim Office Manager and began her role as Special Projects Manager in September 2019. Over time, this will make a huge difference to patients and their families. The plant, which survived the turbulent years of British Leyland in the 1970s and was threatened with closure in the early 1990s, also produced cars under the Austin and Rover brands following the demise of the Morris brand in 1984, although the last Morris-badged car was produced there in 1982. Found insideThis book is devoted to the study of open-channel microfluidics which (contrary to paper or thread or droplet microfluidics) is still very sparsely documented, but bears many new applications in biology, biotechnology, medicine, material ... Jordan has many years’ experience in areas including technology transfer and commercial agreements, M&A, joint ventures, licensing, and venture capital. Other landscape features and places of interest covered include Cutteslowe Park and the mini railway attraction, the University Parks, Hogacre Common Eco Park, numerous sports grounds, Aston's Eyot, St Margaret's Church and well, and Wolvercote Common and community orchard.[42]. (There follows a list of witnesses, ending with the phrase, "... and all the Commune of the City of Oxford."). The highest temperature ever recorded in Oxford is 36.5 °C (98 °F) on 25 July 2019. Sarah is the VP of Global Human Resources at ONT. In his first five years at the company Tim was responsible for setting up and managing operations and infrastructure across the company, including leading on operations for our first product launch – the MinION Access Programme – in 2015. Pete holds a BA in French and Italian from Bristol University and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Oxford was first settled by the Anglo-Saxons and was initially known as Oxnaford, meaning "ford of the oxen",[7] as referenced in Florence of Worcester's Chronicon ex chronicis. In the 10th century, Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was raided by Danes. Rosemary holds a BSc in Marine Sciences from the University of Southampton and is currently undertaking an executive MBA at Warwick Business School. Oxford's second university, Oxford Brookes University, formerly the Oxford School of Art, then Oxford Polytechnic, based at Headington Hill, was given its charter in 1991 and for ten years has been voted the best new university in the UK. Both achieved #1 rankings by corporates and fund managers during her tenure. She is the CEO and Founder of eporta, an online wholesale, B2B, e-commerce platform for the interior design industry. The site has been the seat of local government since the Guild Hall of 1292 and though Oxford is a city and a Lord Mayoralty, the building is still called by its traditional name of "Town Hall". [121] Victorian composer Sir John Stainer was organist at Magdalen College and later Professor of Music at the university, and is buried in Holywell Cemetery. Andre joined the board of OSI in early 2020. In 1929 the boundaries of the city were extended to include the suburbs of Headington, Cowley and Iffley to the east, and Wolvercote to the north. Its five sites have a combined capacity of 4,930 car parking spaces,[82] served by 20 Oxford Bus Company double deck buses with a combined capacity of 1,695 seats. Roger has at least one line of code in nearly every piece of software ever produced at Nanopore. The majority of her career was spent at UBS, where she joined as a media analyst during the TMT boom and moved on to lead Telecom and Media equity specialist sales. As well as supporting fundraisings for portfolio biotechnology companies, raising an aggregate of £20m, Dr Willcocks also assisted with IPGroup's own IPO in October 2003 on the LSE, raising £30m and capitalising the company at over £100m. The first was opened at Grandpont in 1844,[102] but this was a terminus, inconvenient for routes to the north;[97] it was replaced by the present station on Park End Street in 1852 with the opening of the Birmingham route. We have made this concession and confirmation in the Common council of the City and we have confirmed it with our common seal. In 1997, Oxford played host to Radio 1's Sound City, with acts such as Travis, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Embrace, Spiritualized and DJ Shadow playing in various venues around the city including Oxford Brookes University.[123]. This will be expanded to the whole city centre from spring 2022.[111]. Kristen has 20 years’ experience in industry where biology meets informatics. Since obtaining her PhD in viral oncology she has led and contributed to multiple publications in high-quality journals. Tackling a complex topic in clear language, the book reveals the impressive scale of patenting, licensing, and spin-out company creation while demonstrating that university technology transfer is a commercial activity with benefits that go ... His work in this field led to the scale-up and production of the chemical sequencing reagents for commercial launch of the Solexa sequencing system which was sold to Illumina in 2007 for $650million. [25], During the Second World War, Oxford was largely ignored by the German air raids during the Blitz, primarily as Hitler had plans to make Oxford the new capital city[26] also perhaps due to the lack of heavy industry such as steelworks or shipbuilding that would have made it a target, although it was still affected by the rationing and influx of refugees fleeing London and other cities. Nightshift is a monthly local free magazine that has covered the Oxford music scene since 1991. This newly updated edition sheds light on the secrets of the sequence, highlighting the myriad ways in which genomics will impact human health for generations to come. In this role, she is responsible for bringing people and projects together in mutually beneficial ways, to build value across the portfolio. Sally joined OSI in February 2021 as an Associate in the Life Sciences team. From Oxford station direct trains run to London Paddington where interchange with the Heathrow Express train links with Heathrow Airport. Prior to this she was Communications Manager for Medicines Discovery Catapult, responsible for translating complex science into simple but compelling stories, championing innovative technologies and new approaches to reshape drug discovery. Oxford R.F.C is the oldest city team and currently plays in the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship. At OSI, Gaelle is the executive assistant to the life sciences team and coordinates OSI events. She is interested in the ways that serendipity and structure meet within the Oxford ecosystem. Oxford Nanopore, regarded as one of the UK’s most exciting tech prospects, is taking a … The relationship between "town and gown" has often been uneasy – as many as 93 students and townspeople were killed in the St Scholastica Day Riot of 1355. The city suffered two serious fires in 1644 and 1671.[20]. Found inside – Page 3212: Evidence Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Science and Technology ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Oxford Nanopore is a British company , spun out of the ... Over the course of 13 years, he worked on M&A and capital raising across healthcare, as well as energy and infrastructure. Martin joined OSI as a founding Principal in 2015. Goodwin Procter advised Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and the other underwriters on the deal. Zabrina originally trained in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music and performed in various West End and touring shows. Prior to her current role, she was a Partner at RT Ventures, where she backed and raised money for a number of UK and US technology companies, including Oxford Nanopore, E-Therapeutics (LON:ETX) and 4D Pharma (NASDAQ:LBPS). [125] The annual Oxfordshire Artweeks is well-represented by artists in Oxford itself.[126]. He is currently the Chairman of Benchmark Holdings plc, Enigma Holdings and Mitre Group. OSI // Building world-changing businesses. The M40 meets the A34 to the north of Oxford. She was hired by Terra Firma as their youngest employee aged 21, where she was an Investment Analyst. You will fiind everything you need to discover our products, the technlogy and how it is being used around the world. The rapid expansion of Oxford and the development of its railway links after the 1840s facilitated expansion of the brewing trade. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Oxford University Press, a department of the University of Oxford, is based in the city, although it no longer operates its own paper mill and printing house. The presence of the university has also led to Oxford becoming a centre for the education industry. He was previously Director, R&D and Head of Early Drug Discovery for Neuroscience at AstraZeneca Biopharmaceuticals. He has been instrumental at all stages of the product development cycle, from the fundamental science and invention, through specification, implementation and optimisation to delivery into the hands of our user community. For a category of people, see. This includes supporting US-based start-up biotechs, entrepreneurs and innovators to define their offering; producing professional and creative communications to attract investment. This supports sales and marketing at SmithKline Beecham until the 19th century wettest month on record was September 1774 with. 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