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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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Who leads it
- Francis Albert Luc Van ParysDirector · since 2026
- Dr Daniel MahonyDirector · since 2024
- Nicholas Patrick KeherDirector · since 2024
- Dr Heather Elizabeth PrestonDirector · since 2023
- Dr Sarah Merritt FortuneDirector · since 2023
- Katherine Sophie PriestmanDirector · since 2023
- Duncan Eden Tatton BrownDirector · since 2022
- Adrian Nevil HennahDirector · since 2021
- John Edward O'HigginsDirector · since 2019
- Hannah Laura CooteSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 19
- Wendy Mira Becker 2021-2024 View profile
- Dr Guy Harmelin 2020-2024 View profile
- Clive Gavin Brown 2019-2024 View profile
- Timothy Cowper 2018-2024 View profile
- Sarah Lucinda Gordon Wild 2015-2023 View profile
- Peter Vance Allen 2011-2022 View profile
- James Angus Mcdonald 2010-2018 View profile
- Alan John Aubrey 2009-2021 View profile
- Riccardo Pigliucci 2006-2011 View profile
- Dr Trevor John Nicholls 2006-2012 View profile
- James Peter Willcocks 2006-2024 View profile
- David Robert Norwood 2006-2008 View profile
- Paul Triniman 2005-2009 View profile
- Dr Bernhard Seitz 2005-2006 View profile
- Dr Gurdial Singh Sanghera 2005-2026 View profile
- Stephen Henry Ralph Brooke 2005-2006 View profile
- Professor John Hagan Pryce Bayley 2005-2016 View profile
- Emma Claire Franklin Thomas 2005-2005 View profile
- Aldwych Secretaries Limited 2005-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
8 contracts · £5,201,083,409 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework
UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF) This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PI…
Framework -
Supply of PromethION Sequencing Equipment, Reagents and Consumables
The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) intend to award a Contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for PromethION Sequencing Equipment and a supply of nanopore reagents and Con…
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ONT Gridion purchase
ONT GridION Purchase
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C397283 - Long read reel time DNA-RNA sequencer 25/26
Purchase of one PromethION 2 Solo Sequencing Unit (PRO-SEQ002) and GridION Mk1 sequencing devices (GRD-MK1)
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GridOn and Associated Consumables
GridOn and Associated Consumables for Genomics Programme
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GridOn and Associated Consumables - CBC
GridOn and Associated Consumables for Clinical Biotechnology Centre
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2526-100-STA-PHW ONT Sequencing Consumables
The provision of Nanopore consumables for long read sequencing for Public Health Wales. Oxford Nanopore are the sole manufacturer and supplier of this technology. The direct impact of the loss of expertise would result in no capability with…
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UOEUE2790222026
Oxford Nanopore DNA sequencing flow cells, sequencing kits and PCR barcoding consumables for laboratory DNA sequencing.
About
- What it does
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- Incorporated
- 09/03/2005
- Registered office
- Oxford
- Previous names
- Oxford Nanolabs Limited (until 19/05/2008)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
6 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
9 directors on the board
- Dr Daniel Mahony Director · appointed 2024
- Katherine Sophie Priestman Director · appointed 2023
- Adrian Nevil Hennah Director · appointed 2021
- Francis Albert Luc Van Parys Director · appointed 2026
- Duncan Eden Tatton Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Nicholas Patrick Keher Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Heather Elizabeth Preston Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Sarah Merritt Fortune Director · appointed 2023
- John Edward O'Higgins Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- John Edward O'Higgins Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Katherine Sophie Priestman Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Sarah Merritt Fortune Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Dr Daniel Mahony Director · appointed 2024
- Adrian Nevil Hennah Director · appointed 2021
- Francis Albert Luc Van Parys Director · appointed 2026
- Duncan Eden Tatton Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Nicholas Patrick Keher Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Heather Elizabeth Preston Director · appointed 2023
- John Edward O'Higgins Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Gurdial Singh Sanghera Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05386273
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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