Oxford Nanopore Named Finalist for Prestigious MacRobert Award

London, 15th June 2026 – Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of molecular sensing technology based on nanopores, has been named a finalist for the 2026 MacRobert Award, the longest-running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation.

Presented by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Award recognises groundbreaking engineering achievements that combine commercial success with societal benefit. For over 55 years, the MacRobert Award has celebrated innovations that have shaped industries and changed lives. This year’s finalists underline the UK’s strength as a global leader for innovation, with breakthroughs from different fields of technology, each making a lasting global impact.

Oxford Nanopore has been shortlisted alongside WeWALK Smart Cane and Transmission Dynamics. The Royal Academy of Engineering will announce the winner at its annual Awards Dinner on 8th July at The OWO, Raffles London.

Lakmal Jayasinghe, Chief Scientific Officer of Oxford Nanopore, commented: “Everybody at Oxford Nanopore is delighted to be recognised by the MacRobert Award judges. What began as a scientific idea has become a technology used globally to generate real-time biological insight across research, healthcare and beyond. What excites me most is that we have only begun to realise the full potential of what this platform can do.”

Watch Oxford Nanopore’s MacRobert Award finalist video to learn more about the technology behind the shortlisting here.