Talk by Dr. Rakesh Roshan, CEO OXSIGHT, on “Building a cutting-edge, inventive enterprise spun-out from an academic environment”

Shruti Devasthali
TechEx.In, a technology transfer hub at Venture Center, is delighted to host Dr. Rakesh Roshan, CEO OXSIGHT for a talk on “Building a cutting-edge, inventive enterprise spun-out from an academic environment“
 

When: Thursday, 20 May, 4-5 PM

 
Organized by:
 
Supported by:
Venture Center, BIRAC and NBM
 
Abstract: Did you know 80% of our interaction with the wider world happens through eyes. Unfortunately not everyone can see and sight loss is becoming a major public health issue. 90 per cent of the people who are legally blind retain some residual vision.


Oxsight is a spin-out company from the University of Oxford created to commercialize path-breaking AI Vision technology to improve lives of the visually impaired people by boosting their remaining vision. Oxsight’s life-changing technology targets the usable areas of the eye, restoring field of vision with clarity. Today, Oxsight is one of the 4 top companies in the world in this domain area.

Dr Rakesh Roshan, CEO of OXSIGHT will share lessons and insights from his journey towards building a cutting-edge, inventive enterprise spun-out from an academic environment. Dr Roshan will be sharing his real life experiences and learnings whilst building OXSIGHT, including valuation, fundraising, go-to-market strategy and challenges in managing growth while retaining the culture.

 
About the speaker: Dr Rakesh Roshan is the Co-Founder and CEO of OXSIGHT Limited, an Oxford University enterprise, and serves on its Board of Directors. OXSIGHT is a Vision AI company established in 2016 as a spinout from Oxford University to disrupt the £100bn vision enhancement market. 
 
Having formed and raised finance for over 20 Oxford University technology companies, Dr Rakesh Roshan brings commercial experience, technical understanding, and global networks to OXSIGHT. He is the Founding Partner of the UK China Enterprise Fund, established to support high potential UK companies. Rakesh has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of China Tea Culture Limited.


Prior to taking charge at OXSIGHT, Dr Roshan was a key member of the management team at the prestigious Oxford University Innovation. He guided multidisciplinary teams to negotiate investment transactions and lead business development ventures in Asia. Dr Roshan holds a Physics PhD and qualifications in Entrepreneurial Finance from the University of Oxford.

 

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/20may-talk

 
Please note: The online session is free but the prior registration is mandatory. The registered attendees will be sent the link to join the online session a day prior to the seminar.