Oxtex Ltd. is a near-market medical device company which has developed a novel selfinflating tissue expander for the primary use in reconstructive and dental/oral surgery based on technology developed at Oxford University. Oxtex received the OBN Bioscience award for Best Emerging MedTech in 2011 and Best New Medtech product in 2012.Oxtex is a rapidly expanding, international medical device company specialising in novel, innovative surgical solutions for reconstructive surgery, with active human medical & dental and veterinary divisions. The devices - Expaniderm (http://www.expaniderm.com/ ) and soon to be marketed Qantex - create new and improved options for soft tissue reconstruction, transforming the approach to reconstructive surgery and opening up the potential for entirely new surgical procedures. Oxtex offers surgeons a superior solution with its self-inflating devices that provide predictable, controlled expansion with a unique anisotropic swelling profile.