Intelligent Investment
Oxford Market
Global Life Sciences Atlas
April 11, 2025 5 Minute Read
Overview
- The Oxford cluster is one of the most established science and innovation ecosystems in Europe. The availability of early-stage and venture capital funding has contributed to its rapid growth over the last several years.
- Oxford has a strong science heritage in several sectors, including life sciences, space, energy and mobility. The University of Oxford’s leading computer science expertise has also paved the way for rapid development in the tech, digital and data sector.
- Each of these sectors is projected to grow significantly, and particularly at the intersect with the tech, digital and data sector. The synergies among these sectors are driving cross-pollination and the emergence of “smart specialisms.”
Submarkets
Life Sciences Venture Capital Investment Trends
Figure 1: Life Sciences Venture Capital Funding
Life Sciences Market Stats
Figure 2: Inventory Lab/R&D
Figure 3: Supply Lab/R&D
Figure 4: Life Sciences Development Pipeline (Under Construction)
- Catalent
- Evotec
- Gilead
- Immunocore
- Moderna
- Novo Nordisk
- Oxford Biomedica
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Recursion
- Vertex
- Diamond Light Source
- Ellison Institute of Technology
- Jenner Institute
- Nuffield Department of Medicine
- Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology
- Oxford School of Medicines and Biomedical Sciences
- Rosalind Franklin Institute
Global Life Science Markets
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Cambridge boasts one of Europe’s most advanced life sciences hubs.
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London has all the elements of a strong global life sciences hub, with three of the world's leading universities for biomedical sciences—UCL, King’s College and Imperial College—located within the city.
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Paris is at the epicenter of the French life sciences cluster, benefitting from an influx of government and private funding to support healthcare initiatives.