According to recent reports, university spin-out companies – such as those from the University of Oxford, UK – have received large amounts of investment despite fears over Brexit.
Investment in innovation, universities and spin-out companies has not seen the drop that had been anticipated following the uncertainties surrounding Brexit. One particular example is the University of Oxford. Since 2011, spin-out companies in Oxford have raised around £1.9bn (~€1.7bn) in external funding, £506m of which was in in the past 12 months.
As reported by BanburyCake, there has been major growth in the sector over the past few years, with a third of the 160 spin-out companies Oxford University Innovation has created over its 30-year history formed since 2015.
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