Tim Irish
InvestorGeneral Partner at Meridian Health Ventures · Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Sevenhampton, England, United Kingdom
About
Tim Irish has spent 35 years in the life sciences industry, holding senior executive positions at health technology companies across Europe and North America, including GSK, GE, and Philips. He is a Professor of Practice at King's College London and previously served nearly seven years as Vice-Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. He currently holds several non-executive board roles at health and digital technology companies in the UK, Europe, and the USA.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Meridian Health VenturesGeneral Partner, Meridian Health Venturescurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Meridian Health VenturesGeneral Partner, KHP Ventures2024 — 2025
- Meridian Health VenturesChairman, KHP CVC2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- UK Innovation & Science Seed FundConsultation Committee Membercurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
- UCLProfessor (UCL + KCL)current2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Life Science and Digital Health companiesChair/NED2007 — 2025UK, USA and Europe
- NICE - National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceVice Chair/Senior Independent Director2015 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- PhilipsSenior Vice President2004 — 2006Boston USA, and Amsterdam NL
- GEVice President1991 — 2004UK and North America (USA and Canada)
- GSKVarious Commercial roles1985 — 1991London, UK
Skills & more
InvestmentsEntrepreneurship DevelopmentDigital StrategyCorporate Venture CapitalFundBoard of DirectorsBoard GovernanceBoard DevelopmentLifesciencesHealthcareAdvisory BoardsLeadership
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Leadership DevelopmentMedical TechnologyHealthcare TechnologyMedical DevicesPharmaceutical IndustryBiotechnologyHealthcare ITHardware DiagnosticsCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityStrategyFrom Tim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Meridian Health Ventures
Aditi Babel
Investment Team at Meridian Health Ventures
Daniel Dickens
Co-Managing Partner at Meridian Health Ventures
Dr. Aditi Babel
Associate, Innovations in Mental Health at Meridian Health Ventures
Dr. Nadine Haram
Co-Managing Partner at Meridian Health Ventures
Dr. Patrik Bächtiger
Venture Partner, Meridian Health Ventures I at Meridian Health Ventures
Dr. Pooja Sikka
General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures
Elena Dikova
Investment Team at Meridian Health Ventures
Jing Wei Luo
Head of Legal and Operations at Meridian Health Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tim Irish?
- Tim Irish has spent 35 years in the life sciences industry, holding senior executive positions at health technology companies across Europe and North America, including GSK, GE, and Philips. He is a Professor of Practice at King's College London and previously served nearly seven years as Vice-Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. He currently holds several non-executive board roles at health and digital technology companies in the UK, Europe, and the USA.
- Where does Tim Irish work?
- Tim Irish is General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures.
- What does Tim Irish invest in?
- Tim Irish invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Tim Irish go to school?
- Tim Irish studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Diplomacy/International Strategy (International Relations/Global Politics)); UCL (MA, Philosophy); Imperial College London (MSc, Economics (Environmental)).
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Shared employers
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