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Tim Irish

Investor

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.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Experience

  1. Meridian Health VenturesGeneral Partner, Meridian Health Venturescurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Meridian Health VenturesGeneral Partner, KHP Ventures2024 — 2025
  3. Meridian Health VenturesChairman, KHP CVC2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. UK Innovation & Science Seed FundConsultation Committee Membercurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
  5. UCLProfessor (UCL + KCL)current2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. Life Science and Digital Health companiesChair/NED2007 — 2025UK, USA and Europe
  7. NICE - National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceVice Chair/Senior Independent Director2015 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  8. PhilipsSenior Vice President2004 — 2006Boston USA, and Amsterdam NL
  9. GEVice President1991 — 2004UK and North America (USA and Canada)
  10. GSKVarious Commercial roles1985 — 1991London, UK

Education

  1. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc, Diplomacy/International Strategy (International Relations/Global Politics)2012 — 2013
  2. UCLMA, Philosophy2010 — 2012
  3. Imperial College LondonMSc, Economics (Environmental)2007 — 2010
  4. Durham UniversityMBA, Business Administration1989 — 1992
  5. University of LiverpoolBSc Hons, Biochemistry1982 — 1985

Skills & more

InvestmentsEntrepreneurship DevelopmentDigital StrategyCorporate Venture CapitalFundBoard of DirectorsBoard GovernanceBoard DevelopmentLifesciencesHealthcareAdvisory BoardsLeadership
+12 moreLeadership DevelopmentMedical TechnologyHealthcare TechnologyMedical DevicesPharmaceutical IndustryBiotechnologyHealthcare ITHardware DiagnosticsCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityStrategy

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Colleagues at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund