About Michael Morton

Dr Michael Morton PhD. A co-founder of ApconiX, Mike is an expert electrophysiologist and ion channel biologist with extensive experience gained in academia and industry. Mike’s career has spanned pure research, ion channel assay development and large-scale screening of all manner of ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels. Mike learned his craft as a postdoctoral fellow first at Leeds (with Malcolm Hunter) then at Yale (with Fred Sigworth) before joining the global ion channel initiative at AstraZeneca where his skills were applied to drug projects. Mike has a serious passion for ion channels and enjoys working with collaborators and clients alike to ensure the highest quality data are used to support better decision-making.

We’re Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey at SOT

Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey Come and help us celebrate the connection between hERG and whiskey at our Booth #2028.  We’ll be at the 61st Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo between 27th and 31st of March, 2022, in San Diego, California. hERG and Whiskey We’ll [...]

By |2023-09-28T15:16:57+01:00February 24th, 2022|Company News, Ion Channels|Comments Off on We’re Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey at SOT

ApconiX is Delighted to Welcome Magali-Anne Maizieres

ApconiX Welcomes Magali-Anne Maizieres ApconiX is delighted to welcome Magali-Anne Maizieres who joins the team in our ion channel laboratory and will be working on manual patch clamp projects for our clients. Magali is an electrophysiologist with both industrial and academic experience in manual and automated patch-clamp, genome editing [...]

By |2023-11-16T14:59:05+00:00February 9th, 2022|Company News, Careers|Comments Off on ApconiX is Delighted to Welcome Magali-Anne Maizieres

ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings

ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings ApconiX is delighted to welcome Hannah Jennings for a years’ Internship, joining the team working in our ion channel laboratory. Hannah graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Biochemistry before studying for a MSc in Advanced Biological Sciences where she investigated the use [...]

By |2022-08-17T09:54:49+01:00November 24th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings

ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham

ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Kevin Cunningham, who joins us until Christmas and will be working in our ion channel laboratory. Kevin graduated from Kingston University with a degree in Pharmacology before studying for a MSc in Cancer Biology at the University of [...]

By |2021-11-30T12:24:01+00:00November 18th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham

Professor Ruth Roberts Is Presenting on Day 1 of the Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course

Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course (PATDD) Date: September 13th – 17th 2021 Location: This course will take place online. Pre-recorded lectures will be available prior to the live sessions. Overview of Drug Discovery and Development On the first day, Ruth [...]

By |2021-11-30T12:27:33+00:00August 5th, 2021|Events|Comments Off on Professor Ruth Roberts Is Presenting on Day 1 of the Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course

ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand

ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand ApconiX, the integrated toxicology and ion channel company, has acquired a QPatch ll 48 with temperature control to meet the increasing demand from their clients. As the first CRO to invest in QPatch II in the [...]

By |2021-08-20T12:04:07+01:00August 4th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand

ApconiX Is Recruiting an Expert Electrophysiologist

ApconiX Is Recruiting an Expert Electrophysiologist ApconiX is a team of world-renowned nonclinical safety experts with over 400 years of drug discovery and development expertise. We were formed in 2015 by three scientists with the drive and ambition to create a world-renowned company.  We are now looking to grow our [...]

By |2022-02-02T09:44:47+00:00July 7th, 2021|Ion Channels, Careers|Comments Off on ApconiX Is Recruiting an Expert Electrophysiologist

Dr Michael Morton is Attending the 31st Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Eastern England

Dr Michael Morton is Attending the 31st Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Eastern England Dr Michael Morton is attending the 31st symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Eastern England on Thursday 26th of November.  ApconiX is also exhibiting at the virtual event. Mike commented, “RSC events are always a great [...]

By |2023-06-21T11:53:26+01:00November 11th, 2020|Events|Comments Off on Dr Michael Morton is Attending the 31st Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Eastern England

The Evolving Role of Ion Channels in Shaping Successful Drug Discovery – Live Webinar

The Evolving Role of Ion Channels in Shaping Successful Drug Discovery - Live Webinar For more information, or to register for this event, visit The Evolving Role of Ion Channels in Shaping Successful Drug Discovery. Join Dr Michael Morton, Director and Co-founder of ApconiX in a live webinar on [...]

By |2021-06-17T10:46:00+01:00November 4th, 2020|Events|Comments Off on The Evolving Role of Ion Channels in Shaping Successful Drug Discovery – Live Webinar

Dr Michael Morton is Attending Safety Pharmacology Society

Dr Michael Morton is Attending Safety Pharmacology Society Dr Michael Morton will be attending the annual Safety Pharmacology Society Meeting being held virtually this year between 14th and 17th of September. Mike will be presenting Poster 030: Electrophysiological analysis of Seroquel’s activity in sodium ion channels, CiPA ion channels [...]

By |2022-09-21T14:18:16+01:00September 10th, 2020|Events|Comments Off on Dr Michael Morton is Attending Safety Pharmacology Society
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