Cross-Faculty Director of Commercialisation

Marika Reay serves as Cross-Faculty Director of Commercialisation at Imperial College London, where she directs and inspires faculty-wide teams to translate pioneering research into real-world applications. Prior to joining Imperial, she built a distinguished 20-year career in the diagnostics industry—specialising in cardiology, infectious diseases and women’s & reproductive health—spanning R&D, medical affairs and most recently spearheading external-partnership business development.

With an MSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Biotechnology from Lund University (Sweden), Marika combines deep scientific credentials with a proven commercial mindset. Her unique expertise positions Imperial’s technology-transfer efforts to connect cutting-edge innovations with strategic industry partners and global markets.