Oxford Brookes Enterprise Centre

Supportive spaces for startups

Email us: enterprisecentre@brookes.ac.uk

We are here to support startup and early stage companies with their lab, office, and co-working space requirements, with the added value of access to academic expertise, student and graduate talent, and specialist facilities.

Oxford Brookes Enterprise Centre supports companies in the areas of:

health and life sciences
digital technologies
other related sectors.

Located on Oxford Brookes University's Headington Campus, alongside the Bioinnovation Hub laboratories, we offer private offices and co-working desks, plus flexible meeting areas and social spaces. In the Bioinnovation Hub, we offer shared use of well-equipped CL2 labs and access to specialist equipment and support.

What our users say about us

“The Oxford Brookes University Bioinnovation Hub (BIH) is the ideal place to set up operations with your fledgling spin-out company. Recently refurbished labs offer some excellent facilities with accompanying support from the BIH team. There is a convivial atmosphere between company personnel that makes for a highly pleasant working environment. Access to other university facilities (social and sporting) complete the package. I highly recommend it!”

Prof Bob Possee, CEO, Oxford Expression Technologies

“The Enterprise Centre and Bioinnovation Hub have been a fantastic and flexible base for us to start and then scale rapidly in. The support and knowledge of the team here and access to the university where we have given lectures, partnered with academics on research and recruited researchers is a real advantage too.”

Ben Wilding, CEO, Sun Bear Biofuture

““The Bioinnovation Hub really helped us massively when we were looking to start a small lab in the Oxford area. The central location and the facilities were ideal for us, and because of the large amount of shared equipment, plus the proximity to Brookes academic labs and neighbouring small companies, we were able to make a fast start without having to have a long period of setting up and investing. This was ideal for a small biotech in its early phase. The Bioinnovation Hub has allowed us to go from strength to strength.””

Peter Hamley, CSO, Samsara Therapeutics

Enterprise Impact Report 2023-24

Welcome to the Directorate of RIE Enterprise Impact Report focusing specifically on the Enterprise portfolio of activities. This is the first such dedicated enterprise report since the inception of the Directorate, and provides a welcome opportunity to be able to share some more detailed insights into this area, and reflect on the developments and achievements to date.

Following a period of review and renewal, this report focuses on both the Enterprise Centre and Brookes Enterprise Support teams, during the last academic year, 2023-24. However, from next year, it will also include Technology Transfer, following its recent move to Enterprise. We hope that you enjoy reading about the work of the Enterprise Teams.

cover of enterprise centre impact report

Office space

We offer a range of furnished office space options, from single dedicated desks to twelve-person private office spaces. Perfect for small to medium teams looking for a space to grow their business. All our users benefit from the following:

High-speed ethernet connection up to 1GB
Free WiFi
Collaborative shared space
Printing
Kitchen facilities
Privacy pods
Bookable boardroom
Secure personal locker and secure bike parking
Access to community events

Contact us

We offer plenty of opportunities for collaboration and connections both within the University and to the wider business community. This includes access to student talent and academic expertise.