ApconiX is delighted to welcome Priscilla Dumenu for a 2-week placement. Priscilla will be working alongside Dr Michael Morton and Dr Karen Jones in the Ion Channel laboratory. Priscilla has just finished her second year studying Pharmacy at the University of Manchester. The 5-year integrated master’s degree includes a placement year in a community or [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome William O'Brien as their new Finance Director. William has a strong background in high-tech development management and corporate finance. William is the founder of WOCO, a specialist R&D tax and financial advisory business based at Alderley Park, Cheshire. A seasoned leader, he previously worked across a wide range of industries [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Rosie Tennant, who joins us for work experience this week. Rosie will be working with Dr Michael Morton and Dr Karen Jones in the ion channel laboratory. Rosie is in Year 12 at The Fallibroome Academy, a secondary and sixth form college in Macclesfield. Studying A level biology, chemistry and [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Kimberly Rockley. Kim has a strong research background in oncology and will work with the team of experts in nonclinical safety and toxicology at ApconiX. Kim studied Biomedical Science and gained her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree in Cancer Pharmacology at the University of Bradford, graduating with distinction. [...]
Phumzile Sikakana graduated from the University of Sheffield in January this year and was awarded a distinction in her master’s degree. Phum joined ApconiX in November last year and here reflects on her first 6 months with the company. "I was a recent biomedical science graduate when I joined ApconiX. I was really happy to [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Russell Huby to the team. Russell joins the team of experts in nonclinical safety toxicology at ApconiX and will be primarily working in the area of target safety assessments. Russell graduated from the University of Oxford with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry before going on to gain a PhD [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Sushma Pabbineedi for a placement during May. Sushma will be working alongside Dr Michael Morton and Dr Karen Jones in the ion channel laboratory. Sushma studied Biomedical Sciences and gained a bachelor’s degree from Manchester Metropolitan University. She took a gap year working at the AQA examination board in Manchester [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Steffen Ernst to our team, as the company begins its international expansion with the formation of its Swedish subsidiary, ApconiX AB. Steffen has worked in preclinical and clinical safety for over 20 years with Hoechst-Schering, Boehringer-Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Ipsen, holding various pre-clinical and clinical positions of ever-increasing responsibility [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Steve Snyder to the team. Steve joins the nonclinical study monitoring team and is based in Florida in the United States. Having worked at Wyeth, Eli Lilly, McNeil Pharmaceutical and Charles River, Steve has a wealth of experience in preclinical toxicology as both an outsourcing customer and provider. He is [...]
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Björn Dahl to the team, who joins our new Swedish office at AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub in Gothenburg. Björn is a highly respected and experienced toxicologist, having been the co-chair of the European Federation Pharmaceutical Industry Association (EFPIA) Preclinical Development Expert Working Group and served as the EFPIA topic lead in [...]
