Prof. dr. Philip Scheltens studied at the VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands, gaining his MD in 1984, and PhD (Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Alzheimer's disease) in 1993. Clinical residencies in neurosurgery at the Municipal Hospital Slotervaart, and at the VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, supported his academic development. Dr Scheltens is Professor of Cognitive Neurology and Director of the Alzheimer Center at Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Honorary Professor at King’s College London. His main clinical and research interests are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, magnetic resonance imaging, PET imaging and fluid biomarkers. He is active in the field of biomarkers and clinical trials and has been the national PI for over 35 studies, including phase 1-3 multicenter clinical trials. He founded and directs the Alzheimer Center since 2000, from which over 68 PhD theses have appeared since then. In 2013 he co-founded the Dutch national plan against dementia (Deltaplan Dementie) and serves as chair of the board since then. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, one of the leading journals in this field. He is co-leading and participating in various EU projects, such as IMI-EPAD, IMI-AMYPAD, EMIF-AD, RADAR-AD, Euro-Fingers. He has authored over 1000 peer reviewed papers and > 75 book chapters. Dr Scheltens co-edited the books on Magnetic Resonance in Dementia and Neuroimaging in dementia (Springer), Neuroimaging in Dementia (Springer) and co-edited the book on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Clinical Applications (Oxford University Press). In 2011, he was elected as member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and served as Secretary General until 2020. In 2016 he was awarded the European Grand Prix for Alzheimer’s Research. Since January 2021 he is managing partner of the LSP Dementia Fund.