Dr. Ian Philp is the founder of Age Care Technologies, which won the inaugural 2021 WSIS prize for digital innovation in healthy ageing.
He was a practicing physician for 35 years, spending eight years as an Executive Medical Director.
As Professor of Health Care for Older People at the University of Sheffield, he led teams which won the UK Hospital Team of the Year in the Care of Older People and the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education for research into improving the quality of life of older people.
He was the National Clinical Director for Older People in England form 2000-8.
He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation since 1996.
He designed and presented several programmes for the BBC and ITV on how to live longer.
Dr. Philp was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours in 2009 for services to older people.
