SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - 1663: Talk by Dr Jane Barber of ApconiX At the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 10th to 14th at the Baltimore Convention Center, Dr Jane Barber of ApconiX will be giving a talk as part of the Safety Assessment: [...]
ApconiX Exhibiting at SOT Booth Number 2610 ApconiX will be exhibiting on booth number 2610 at the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Baltimore between 10th and 14th of March. Ruth Roberts, Richard Knight, Michael Morton, Jane Barber, Paul Duffy, Steffen Ernst and Marie Cumberbatch will [...]
Symposium – Dx Toxicology: Strategies for Success in Discovery and Development Attrition due to safety/toxicity remains a challenge in drug discovery and development. Strategies to improve success focus on asking the right questions at the right time around Target, Chemistry and Patient with an emphasis on translation of data [...]
ApconiX Opens a New Office in Sweden ApconiX is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Sweden. The subsidiary ApconiX AB will be located at AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub in Gothenburg. ApconiX was formed by Dr Richard Knight, Dr Michael Morton and Professor Ruth Roberts in 2015 and [...]
Professor Ruth Roberts Hosts ATS Meeting Professor Ruth Roberts was elected President of the Academy of Toxicology Sciences in June 2018 and holds the position until June 2019. She will be hosting the ATS Annual Business Meeting and Reception at SOT on Tuesday, March 12 where she will be [...]
ApconiX are delighted to learn that the BTS Executive Committee has elected Professor Ruth Roberts as Honorary Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (hon FBTS) in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the science and profession of Toxicology, including to the BTS. Ruth commented “It’s such an honour to be recognised in this way by [...]
Phumzile Sikakana Graduates Phum graduated from the University of Sheffield this month with a master’s degree following research into “The role of the phosphoinositide (PI) 5-kinase PIKfyve in phagosome maturation and killing, using the amoeba and model phagocyte Dictyostelium discoideum”. It was brilliant to hear Phum had been awarded [...]
ApconiX Awards Prize for Best Toxicology Project ApconiX is very happy to sponsor the best MSc Toxicology Project prize at the University of Birmingham. This year’s winner was Christopher Cox. Chris was investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of ferro-nucleobases developed at Birmingham by James Tucker (Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry) [...]
Professor Ruth Roberts on SOT Ballot ApconiX is happy to announce that Professor Ruth Roberts is on the SOT ballot for the position of Vice President-Elect. As Secretary to SOT, Ruth was the first non-US based Council member and now hopes to be the first non-US based President! ‘It’s [...]
Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays The ApconiX team enjoyed a festive lunch at the Coach and Four in Wilmslow this Christmas. We'd all like to take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays, a Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Here's to making lots of better [...]
