The core technology employed by the OrganOx metra® has been in development for over 15 years. During this time both of the founders (Professor Peter Friend and Professor Constantin Coussios) have driven the development of organ preservation and maintenance, formerly at the University of Cambridge and latterly at the University of Oxford.
OrganOx Limited was founded in April 2008 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford.
Conventional cold preservation involves storage of the liver at 4˚C, using a non-physiological perfusion solution that aims to minimise liver decay. By contrast, warm preservation seeks to re-create an environment that mimics the human body by continuously perfusing at physiological pressures and flows with oxygen-carrying red cells at 37˚C and providing nutrition. The liver is therefore functional during the preservation period, producing bile, metabolizing glucose and maintaining a physiological pH. This enables objective assessment of organ performance prior to transplant, extended preservation times, and the potential use of organs that are presently being discarded.
Phone: +44 1865 784156
Total raised: $38.72M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Amadeus Ca... | amadeuscap... |
| - | Oxford Uni... | innovation... |
| - | Oxford Inv... | oxfordinve... |
| - | Perivoli I... | perivoliin... |
| - | BGF Ventur... | bgf.co.uk |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.07.2023 | IPO | $32.7M | - |
| 08.01.2020 | - | $6.03M | BGF Ventur... |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 17.07.2023 | UK medtech startup OrganOx bag €22.3M as it prepares for a “... | Read this article in: Oxford-based OrganOx, a medtech startup, announced on Monday, that it has sec... | siliconcan... |
| 17.07.2023 | OrganOx Raises £25M Growth Funding Round | OrganOx, an Oxford, UK-based medical device company, raised £25M in Growth funding. The round was l... | finsmes.co... |
| 17.07.2023 | UK Startup OrganOx Secures $32.6M for Liver Transplantation ... | What You Should Know: – OrganOx, a United Kingdom-based medical technology company committed to mak... | hitconsult... |
| 17.07.2023 | Oxford’s OrganOx raises a £25 million profusion to expand it... | Oxford-based medtech firm OrganOx has raised £25 million in growth investment as it looks to expand ... | tech.eu/20... |
| 17.07.2023 | OrganOx Raises £25 Million in Growth Round Led by Lauxera Ca... | - | globenewsw... |
| - | OrganOx | “OrganOx - OrganOx” | fastfounde... |
| - | OrganOx receives £4.6m investment from BGF | British MedTech business, OrganOx Ltd, has announced a £4.6m investment from BGF. The investment wi... | bgf.co.uk/... |