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Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford-headquartered DNA/RNA sequencing company whose handheld MinION devices have democratised genomics worldwide.

Updated 29 April 2026 · British Startup index

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Oxford Nanopore is one of the UK’s most important life-sciences companies, listed on the LSE in 2021. Its sequencing platforms are used in clinical, research, pathogen-surveillance and field-genomics contexts.

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Headquartered in Oxford; LSE: ONT.

Sectorhealthtech
Stagepublic
FundingPublic (LSE: ONT)
Employees1,000+
Founded2005