ApconiX Celebrates EUROTOX EUROTOX 2018 was a great success with many excellent sessions, posters and keynote lectures. There were more than 1400 attendees from >50 countries giving an outstanding opportunity for networking and learning. Highlights included the Merit award lecture from Sam Cohen (University of Nebraska) who talked about [...]
Dr Michael Morton will be speaking at EUROTOX this September in Belgium. On Tuesday September 4th at 16:30 in Hall 100 Mike will address ‘Cardiac safety: current state of the art’ chaired by Dr Mark Holbrook of VAST Pharma solutions and Ester Lovsin-Barle from Lonza. Mike will present ‘Ion channel profiling of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes: [...]
Dr Paul Duffy will be speaking at EUROTOX this September. On Monday 3rd of September at 16:30 in the SILVER Hall Paul will address “Old drugs in new guises: the toxicology of repurposing” chaired and introduced by Ruth Roberts and Dr Miranda Cornet from UCB in Belgium. Paul will present case studies to illustrate the [...]
Dr Michael Morton, Professor Ruth Roberts, Dr Richard Knight and Dr Paul Duffy will be attending EUROTOX this September in Brussels. The theme for 2018 is “Toxicology Out of the Box” and reflects the federation’s willingness and enthusiasm to offer an innovative, forward-looking and imaginative scientific programme. ‘"The theme for EUROTOX aligns perfectly with our [...]
George joins ApconiX as a placement student for the month of August. George graduated from the University of Newcastle last year after studying Biology. He decided to take a year out before beginning a master’s degree in stem cell technology and regenerative medicine at the University of Nottingham in September. George was keen to gain [...]
Ruth Roberts and Emma Walker were featured on the front cover of Toxicology Research this month. The mother and daughter’s review article, Collaboration and competition: ethics in toxicology hit the headlines in Volume 7. The front cover was painted by Emma, an accomplished artist as well as scientist. Emma is currently studying for her Master’s [...]
Katie Cox joins ApconiX as a placement student for the month of July. Katie, a third-year student from Sheffield University studying Biomedical Sciences hopes to carry on with her studies and complete a master’s degree at Sheffield after graduation. Eager to gain experience of a real-world laboratory, Katie took her tutor’s advice and applied. Dr [...]
Abstract: How can small-to-medium pharma and biotech companies enhance the chances of running a successful drug project and maximise the return on a limited number of assets? Having a full appreciation of the safety risks associated with proposed drug targets is a crucial element in understanding the unwanted side-effects that might stop a project [...]
The official photographs are out to show that it was all smiles in San Antonio earlier this year when I received the 2018 Society of Toxicology (SOT) founders award. I was proud to be presented with the plaque by my good friend and colleague, Leigh Ann Burns Naas. Dr Burns Naas is SOT President as [...]
Despite the fact that the number of diagnosed cases of malignant mesothelioma are expected to rise in the next decades, there has been little real progress in available treatments, and the chemotherapy drug used to treat the disease is the same one that has been used for the last several years. Though there is [...]
