Our Scientific Partners
Oxford Medical Diagnostics works with a number of industry partners. Our carefully selected partners, for both Clinical and Industrial applications, are introduced below:
| | Avacta Group is a highly valued commercial partner. From its base in York, UK, Avacta Group provides innovative products and expert services to solve high value problems for the drug development and diagnostics sectors through two market facing companies, Avacta Analytical and Avacta Animal Health. Avacta’s core competence lies in making the power of advanced analytical technology accessible through a range of solution-focused products and services. Avacta’s primary aim is to equip biopharmaceutical developers and manufacturers with tools to get their products to market quicker and with reduced cost – reducing risk in the drug development process and optimising product performance. |
| | Uniscan Instruments provides Oxford Medical Diagnostics with bespoke electronics design consultancy. Based in Buxton, Derbyshire, UK. |
| | World leaders in the design and manufacture of real time mass spectrometers utilising Ion Molecule Reaction – IMR (Soft Ionisation) – to facilitate the application of mass spectrometry to ‘whole molecule’ analysis. Our relationship with V&F provides Oxford Medical Diagnostics with a ‘gold-standard’ analysis of gaseous samples – not least, patient breath samples to be compared with results by Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (CEAS), Broadband Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (BBCEAS), and Plasma Emission Spectroscopy (PES). In cooperation with V&F, Oxford Medical Diagnostics offer gas analysis by IMR as a contract service to customers and also provide V&F with their UK agency support and sales. For further details on contract IMR sample analysis or information on the range of V&F IMR mass spectrometers, please visit our Enquiry Page and complete your details on the form provided.
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| | Ocean Optics is a diversified photonics technology firm and a global leader in optical sensing. With full-service locations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Ocean Optics serves a wide range of markets, including process control, consumer electronics and medical diagnostics. Oxford Medical Diagnostics works closely with the Ocean Optics team in their Oxford, UK facility. Ocean Optics forms part of the international Halma Group of Companies. |
| | Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is currently conducting clinical trials which aim to compare patient acetone levels – intracellular, in plasma, and in breath - with simultaneous intracellular and plasma glucose concentrations. |
| | Prof Gus Hancock and Dr Grant Ritchie provide the core science base of Oxford Medical Diagnostics. Funding from Oxford Medical Diagnostics supports work in Laser and Broadband Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (CEAS & BBCEAS), Plasma Emission Spectroscopy (PES), Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy (WMS) and Ion Molecule Reaction – IMR (Soft Ionisation) – Mass Spectrometry. |