Vital early stage support from Culham Innovation Centre helps power Tokamak Energy to global success
Since opening in 2001, Culham Innovation Centre – managed by Oxford Innovation Space and based within the UKAEA’s Culham Campus in Oxfordshire – has been instrumental in nurturing hightech start-ups and strengthening the UK’s fusion supply chain. Among its many success stories over the last 25 years, Tokamak Energy stands out as one of its most remarkable alumni. When Tokamak Energy began life in 2009 as a bold spin-out […]
Our Newest Customer in the News: Type One Energy Takes a Big Step Forward
Type One Energy Submits Initial Licensing Application for Tennessee’s First Commercial Fusion Project at Bull Run Site. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 29, 2026) — State regulators, Type One Energy, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced today the initial submission of a “byproduct material license” application in preparation for Tennessee’s first […]
Rights, Justice, Action: Women in Business, International Women’s Day 2026
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women who start, scale, and sustain the businesses that keep our communities moving. Women have and continue to play a vital role in business, despite the relationship between the two not always being acknowledged fairly. Yeager (2015) proposes that bringing women’s experiences, agency, […]
M5tec: A Brilliant Engineering Success Story Growing from Culham’s Innovation Ecosystem
M5tec’s journey is a powerful example of how values driven engineering, technical excellence, and steady, purposeful growth can transform a small start-up into a multidisciplinary engineering force. Founded in 2014 by a group of engineers committed to “engineering done right, done safely, and done to the best of everyone’s abilities,” […]
Celebrating Innovation: Culham Campus with 60 Years of Scientific Excellence
Next February, Culham Innovation Centre will mark an incredible milestone—25 years of supporting innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneering businesses. As we celebrate this achievement, it’s impossible not to reflect on the unique setting that makes our work so impactful: Culham Campus, which itself celebrates 60 years of ground breaking science and […]
Connecting our community through The Wire – a new digital platform for innovators
We’re excited to share that Oxford Innovation Space has launched The Wire – a brand-new digital platform created to connect more than 900 businesses across the UK and Ireland that call our innovation centres home. As part of the Oxford Innovation Space network, businesses based here at Culham Innovation Centre, […]
