Professor Philippe B. Wilson is a human and animal medical scientist at the interface of prevention, diagnostics and health innovation. He holds several public and private roles including Expert Scientific Committee appointments at Defra, DHSC and the FSA; Chair, Board Member and NED roles in the private sector, and a charity Trustee. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Society of Biology and Linnean Society of London.

“Evidence-led decisions, delivered at pace — with integrity.”

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Overview

Professor Philippe B. Wilson is a Franco-British healthcare scientist, author, speaker and entrepreneur whose research spans human, animal and environmental health under the One Health umbrella. He has held senior academic appointments at De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and most recently as Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at York St John University. He has developed an interdisciplinary research programme that blends analytical chemistry, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), computational models and translational diagnostics. He has held leadership roles in university innovation and clinical research operations including as a Chief Scientific Officer within NHS primary care. He holds several fellowships in learned societies including the Linnean Society of London, the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Medicine.

"Science that bridges people, animals and environment reveal better solutions for health." — Professor Philippe B. Wilson

Leadership

As Executive Chairman of HH Global Holdings Ltd. his focus is building and scaling multidisciplinary ventures across health, biotech and technology, bringing together research, data insight and real-world deployment. He advises and collaborates with partners to accelerate responsible innovation, strengthen governance, and deliver measurable impact. mission → leadership → science & innovation → outcomes. Philippe has been an active entrepreneur, co-founding several successful startups and established businesses. This includes co-founding a central London laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic that supported national testing requirements; a lighting business delivering safe, effective antimicrobial sanitation; and several biotechnology and R&D entities supporting his patent portfolio. He has served as a Non-Executive Director to multiple businesses, offering scientific and strategic expertise as well as acting in the role of Chief Scientific Officer for companies in the medicinal cannabis and health technology sectors.

Research & innovation

Wilson’s group was an early adopter and pioneer in benchtop/low-field NMR metabolomics (demonstrating feasibility for point-of-care metabolic profiling) and has published widely on NMR and biosensing technologies, metabolomics, and conservation genetics. His work has been funded by organizations including Cancer Research UK, EPSRC, The Medical Research Council, Innovate UK and the Royal Society.

Academic background

• 2024-2025 Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange and Professor of One Health, York St John University
• 2020-2024 Professor of One Health, Director of the NHS Doctoral Training Academy in Healthcare and Clinical Practice, Nottingham Trent University
• 2020-2025 Chief Scientific Officer, Willows Health, NHS Leicestershire & Rutland
• 2020-2021 Head of Conservation, Rare Breeds Survival Trust
• 2019-2020 Associate Professor / Reader of Biochemistry and Cheminformatics, Institute Head of Research Students, De Montfort University
• 2018-2019 Senior Lecturer VC2020 in Biological Chemistry & Cheminformatics, De Montfort University
• 2017-2018 VC2020 Lecturer in Biological Chemistry & Cheminformatics, De Montfort University
• 2016-2017 Early Career Academic Fellow, De Montfort University

Speaking & public engagement

Philippe has spoken at major international conferences, been profiled by media and industry partners, and was named in Forbes’ "30 Under 30" for Healthcare and Medicine in 2018. He also serves on advisory and governmental committees related to genetics, comparative medicine and food safety.

Awards & honours

• Forbes 30 Under 30 — Healthcare & Medicine (2018)
• Royal Society of Chemistry — Joseph Black Medal (2019)
• Named in IUPAC’s Periodic Table of Younger Chemists (Krypton)
• Featured in multiple scientific and industry power lists

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