Ludovic graduated in Molecular biology and Immunology from the University Claude Bernard Lyon I in 1997. In 2001, he earned his PhD at Ecole Normale Superieur of Lyon, studying mechanisms that control the cell cycle in mouse embryonic stem cells. Following a year in the biotechnology industry, Ludovic joined Professor Pedersen's group at the University of Cambridge Department of Surgery. In 2008 he joined the newly opened Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine as a Principal Investigator and MRC non-clinical senior fellow.

Ludovic is respectively Professor of Regenerative Medicine affiliated to the department of Surgery and director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre hIPSCs (human induced pluripotent stem cells) core facility. He also recently became co-deputy director of the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and in 2020 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In parallel, he has been involved in the creation of several biotechnology companies including DefiniGEN and BiliTech.