If you need any further proof – after our five-year data review in May and biannual analysis last month – that technology transfer in the UK is in terrific shape, look no further than University of Oxford’s tech transfer office, Oxford University Innovation (OUI), unveiling figures last week that show its spinouts have collectively raised £506m ($655m) in funding over the past 12 months alone.

That is more than 25% of the total $2.45bn raised since 2011 and…