Our people
Meet the expert team helping take your idea to market
We are innovators ourselves: scientists, academics and industry experts from a wide range of specialisms, which reflect the diversity of UCL’s academic disciplines.
Whatever your specialism at UCL, we have the right person to explore it with you. We build exceptional relationships, grounded in trust and understanding, and use our commercial acumen and skill to get the deal done - and to get it done in the best way.
Our independent Board
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of UCL, we’re able to act completely independently. We have a separate Board, comprising experts who have built successful businesses themselves and understand the worlds of venture capital and academia.
A highly experienced team with a specialist approach
Recruited from diverse backgrounds, our Business Managers bring commercial acumen, technical knowledge and creative problem-solving to really understand your technology, idea or invention and find its best route to market.
We also provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary in-house support from legal, marketing and IP protection to business strategy and project management, ensuring every idea gets the right focus at the right time
Our people
Kathryn Walsh
Board of Directors
Dr. Walsh leads UCL Innovation & Enterprise, with experience in innovation policy, enterprise funding and industrial research. She holds a PhD in Physics from King’s College London.
Dr. Anne Lane
Board of Directors
Dr. Lane started her career as a geneticist and completed a PhD and British Heart Foundation Junior Fellowship at UCL, before teaching and researching at Harvard.
Dr. Mark Fisher
Associate Director
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Dr Fisher is responsible for the BioPharm patent portfolio and strategic business support. He brings more than 30 years' experience in life sciences and healthcare licensing and company development.
Nigel Campbell
Director of Marketing & Communications
Leader in strategic corporate communications and marketing for visitor attractions, conservation organisations and campaigning charities.
Jill Freestone
Director of People Services Manager
Jill is a senior HR leader with 20+ years of global experience. She combines strategic clarity with a hands-on approach, to deliver people strategies to strengthen cultures and support transformation.