ADST is proud to accompany Oxford Instruments – a brand that owns a portfolio of core products and technologies focused on the analysis, fabrication, and manipulation of matter at the nano/atomic level. Strong applications in 3 key research and development (R&D) areas.
Introduction to OXFORD INSTRUMENTS:
Oxford Instruments - A leading provider of high-tech products and services for commercial companies and the world's leading scientific research community. Recently, we announced the launch of our NEW digital platform, Oi View. This platform is designed to provide real-time insights into the health status of Oxford Instruments systems, accessible from your phone, tablet, or PC, where you can track the progress of your live analyses.
Oxford Instruments plc is a research and manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom, specializing in the design and production of tools and systems for industry and research. The company is headquartered at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, with facilities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company is listed on London Stock Exchange and is a component of the Index FTSE 250 Index.
The building Osney Mead originally of Oxford Instruments in the west Oxford, now used as a church.
The company was founded by Sir Martin Wood in 1959, with help from his wife Audrey Wood (Lady Wood) to produce superconducting magnets used in scientific research, starting from a shed in his garden at Northmoor Road, Oxford, , England. This was the first major commercial spin-off from the University of Oxford and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1983.
The company has played a pioneering role in the development of magnetic resonance imaging technology, providing the first superconducting magnets for this application. The first commercial whole-body MRI scanner was produced at the company's Osney Mead factory in Oxford in 1980 for installation at Hammersmith Hospital, London. The subsequent improvements include the development of an active shielding layer, which has almost completely eliminated the dangerous fringe magnetic fields for those with pacemakers, causing difficulties and costs in locating positions. Oxford Instruments was unable to commercially exploit these inventions on its own, they licensed them royalty-free to Philips and General Electric while developing a joint venture with Siemens in 1989: this joint venture was dissolved in 2004.
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Oxford Instruments
Address: Headquartered Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England