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Overview
Behind every transformative technology is a team of brilliant scientists and researchers. Academic research in particular is a driving force for technological innovation. Here, we have identified a ‘Midas List’ of researchers who have pioneered highly transformative technologies that have translated to the clinic. Using venture-backed startups as a primary guide along with other impact metrics such as patents, citations, and thought leadership, the following professors have demonstrated patient impact, providing significant contributions to the startup ecosystem.
The University of Oxford is the oldest University in the English-speaking world founded in 1096, almost a millennium ago. Some of the most famous Oxonians reading natural sciences include scientists like Robert Hooke and Linus Pauling, and, more recently, Sir John Gurdon, Richard Dawkins, and Sir Paul Nurse among many others. The discovery of penicillin at the Dunn Scholl of Pathology in the late 1930s by Alexander Fleming was one of the most impactful events in the history of medicine. Historically being one of the world’s most innovative places for vaccine and infectious diseases research, Oxford also has significantly impacted global health in the 21st century through fighting the COVID-19 pandemic upon leading the development of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Below, we introduce some of the Oxford academics who continue contributing to the University’s role in shaping the state of medicine and biotechnology upon translating their research beyond the bench.