The response from the Oxfordshire’s life sciences sector to COVID-19 was immediate – a mass-mobilisation which is witnessing ground-breaking research around vaccines, diagnostics and treatments, all within a unique ecosystem.
With scores of pioneering academic institutions, many hundreds of innovative life sciences companies, unique research facilities such as the Diamond Light Source (the UK’s synchrotron), and thousands of people employed in the sector, Oxfordshire is leading the international response to COVID-19.