Oliver Hardick, EngD
Board Member
Oliver Hardick is an Engineer by training (Eng Doctorate UCL 2012), Entrepreneur by mindset (Puridify, sold to GE 2017), & Investor by trade (M Ventures). In 2013 Ollie founded Puridify, a biotech tools company, based on his academic research. He led this company as CEO through VC funding to a strong exit by GE Healthcare in 2017, interacting with biotherapeutic manufacturers globally throughout this journey. Ollie spent the subsequent 5 years at GE & Danaher Corp in leadership roles supporting innovation, developing business strategy, and M&A. He understands the needs of both and can provide key insights to spin-outs & start-ups from inception to exit. Ollie has an honorary lectureship at UCL and served two elected terms as board member of BioIndustry Association (BIA), an influential trade association promoting the ecosystem for innovative life sciences in the UK.