[11] Ryman employs over 6700 people, including in house development teams, builders and tradespeople, nursing and caregivers, cooks, cleaners, sales and support staff.

[17] The Ryman Prize[18] is an annual $250,000 NZD for the best idea, innovation or advance in the world that enhances quality of life for older people.

He has identified a number of key genes that are responsible for nerve cell degeneration and early-onset forms of Alzheimer's disease.

[21][circular reference] [22] [23] Professor Takanori Shibata was awarded the 2018 Ryman Prize in recognition of his more than 25 years of ground-breaking research into new technology to help older people.

Professor Shibata, an artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics pioneer, was presented with the prize by the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

The 2019 Ryman Prize was awarded to Dr Michael Fehlings, a Canadian neurosurgeon, for his pioneering research into degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), a spinal disorder that affects older people.