Programme Committee
Penny Attridge
Penny is an Investment Director at Spark Ventures, the UK’s leading quoted early-stage venture capital company, which manages £240 million on behalf of major institutional investors, leading UK Universities and three quoted venture capital trusts. She works closely with the Universities associated with the Lachesis Challenge Fund, helping them to identify and develop commercially-valuable IP.
Previously, Penny was with BTG plc working in client development, identifying and acquiring for the company, early stage inventions from academia and SMEs in the UK, which were then developed and commercialised by BTG. Prior to this, she spent many years with the Public Health Laboratory Service, and had a notable academic career with over 100 peer-reviewed publications in the field of applied medical microbiology. In addition, Penny is a Founder and Director of Id-Tech Ltd., a company that has successfully exploited her inventions to prevent needlestick injuries.
