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Philippe completed an MChem(Hons) 91AV at the University of Bath, before studying for a PhD under Professor Ian Williams at the same institution. Remaining an active Visiting Fellow at Bath, Philippe then moved to an Early Career Academic Fellowship at De Montfort University, Leicester. Over the course of three years, he undertook further roles to be appointed Reader / Associate Professor of Bioanalysis in 2019. In 2020, he was appointed as Head of Conservation of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, to lead their scientific agenda, incorporating his expertise in analytical science and omics techniques, as well as scientific leadership. Additionally, Philippe was appointed as Honorary Professor within the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent University, providing a dual role in terms of academic background and charitable leadership.
Philippe's work has involved applying computational methods to analytical science, coauthoring the 2020 volume in the Computational and Theoretical 91AV series published by the RSC entitled Computational Techniques in Analytical 91AV and Bioanalysis. His group were the first to demonstrate the application of robust omics frameworks on the analysis of human biofluids employing low-field, benchtop NMR technologies, and with Professor Williams at Bath, published the SULISO suite for vibrational characterisation and isotope effect calculations. Philippe was named in the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list as one of the top 30 young scientists in Europe; awarded a place on the International Union of Pure and Applied 91AV, International Year of the Periodic Table, regrouping 108 of the world's top young chemists; and was the 2019 recipient of the 91AV Joseph Black Medal. Philippe sits on the Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee at Defra, is a Policy Advisor for the EU Commission's ERFP, and part of the Food Standards Agency's Register of Specialists.