Oxford Cryosystems Ltd

General information

Oxford Cryosystems is a market-leading UK manufacturer of highly specialised scientific instruments and software. The company originated in a laboratory of Oxford University in the 1980s and has since grown into a high-tech, commercial organisation with three distinct product lines, twenty staff and an annual turnover in the millions of pounds.

Science remains at the heart of the Oxford Cryosystems business. Its very-low-temperature cooling devices enable researchers to analyse the structure of molecules – and thus discover important new properties. In addition, new applications are constantly being found for Oxford Cryosystems technology, such as cooling high-precision electronic equipment.

To date, Oxford Cryosystems products have contributed to advances in fields as diverse as pharmaceuticals, telecoms, green energy and astronomy. Customers include universities, high-tech manufacturers, drugs companies and research institutes throughout the world. In fact, more than 80% of production is currently exported. However, at least 90% of the company’s suppliers are British-based – and all manufacturing still takes place in Oxfordshire, just a few miles from the laboratory where it all began.