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APS Honours Two Former Chairs with Prestigious APS Medal 6 October 2026 The Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) is delighted to announce that two former APS Chairs, Professor Hannah Batchelor and Professor Ryan Donnelly, have been awarded the prestigious APS Medal in recognition of their outstanding career-long contributions to pharmaceutical [...]

London Metropolitan University Student Wins the Inaugural APS Bill Dawson Award at PharmSci 2026 29 September 2026 Goda Pyragaite, a Pharmaceutical Science student from London Metropolitan University, has been named the first-ever recipient of the prestigious Bill Dawson Award, presented by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) at the PharmSci [...]

Reflections from the APS Conference in Newcastle 2026 by the Science Chair 21 September 2026 APS was an inspiring, energising and deeply collaborative conference. Over the course of three remarkable days, we came together as a community to celebrate the very best of pharmaceutical science and, just as importantly, the [...]

APS Announces PharmSci 2027 Dates, Location and Scientific Programme Lead 15 September 2026 The APS is pleased to announce the PharmSci 2027 details as follows: Dates and Location 6-8 September 2027 Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Scientific Programme Lead [...]

APS Announces PharmSci 2026 Award Lecture Winners 13 July 2026 The APS is pleased to announce the PharmSci 2026 Award Lecture Winners. We received a large number of applications and would like to thank all the applicants for their support. We are pleased to announce the winners as follows: [...]

Congratulations to Goda Pyragaite and Moiz Ali, winners of the APS Research Project Prizes at London Metropolitan University... 1 July 2026 Goda Pyragaite Moiz Ali The Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) is delighted to announce Goda Pyragaite and Moiz Ali as the winners of the [...]

For 25 years, the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) has been the UK’s professional home for Pharmaceutical Scientists... 22 June 2026 For 25 years, the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) has been the UK’s professional home for Pharmaceutical Scientists - a global community dedicated to improving the development, delivery [...]

Biopharmaceutics Focus Group - Meeting report from “Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling (PBBM) - Best Scientific Practices to Define Drug Product Performance: Latest Regulatory and Industry Perspectives” 28 May 2026 Biopharmaceutics Focus Group The APS Biopharmaceutics Focus Group are pleased to share that the meeting report from the [...]

In Memoriam - Dr Bill Dawson 18 March 2026 APS was very sorry to learn that Dr Bill Dawson died suddenly... APS was very sorry to learn that Dr Bill Dawson died suddenly on 20 February. Bill was a founder member of APS, past Chairman, [...]

APS Opens Applications for 2026 Fellowships 16 January 2026 The APS is delighted to announce that applications for 2026 APS Fellowships are now open. A Fellowship is the highest and most prestigious honour awarded by the APS to Members each year in recognition of their [...]

APS Announces New Treasurer 29 December 2025 The APS is delighted to announce that the new APS Treasurer is Kieran Sproston. Kieran Sproston MPharm Senior Scientist SEDA Pharmaceutical Development Services Speaking on his appointment as incoming Treasurer of APS, Kieran said: “I have [...]

APS is Awarded the FIP Seal for Accreditation Agencies 03 December 2025 The FIP Bureau, with the support of the FIP Consortium, has recently approved the awarding of the FIP Seal for Accreditation Agencies to the APS... The FIP Bureau, with the support of the [...]

APS Announces PharmSci 2026 Conference Theme and Scientific Programme Lead 03 October 2025 The APS is thrilled to announce the PharmSci 2026 Conference Theme and Scientific Programme Lead... We are really excited to be working with Professor Gavin Andrews for PharmSci 2026. With Gavin as [...]

APS Announces the Launch of SAPS 02 October 2025 The APS is thrilled to announce the launch of SAPS (Student Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences) SAPS is the student-led platform connecting, representing, and developing today’s aspiring scientists. We are Student Ambassadors from both APS [...]

APS Announces New Chair for 2026/2027 26 September 2025 The APS is delighted to announce that the new APS Chair for 2026 and 2027 will be Dr Kofi Asare-Addo. Dr Kofi Asare-Addo Reader in Pharmaceutics Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm) University of Huddersfield [...]

APS Announces PharmSci 2025 Award Lecture Winners 6 June 2025 The APS is pleased to announce the PharmSci 2025 Award Lecture Winners.  We received a large number of applications and would like to thank all the applicants for their support. We are pleased to announce the winners as follows: [...]

Transforming Pharmaceutical Development with MCS and Digital Innovation Meeting a great success! 31 March 2025 The APS held the Transforming Pharmaceutical Development with MCS and Digital Innovation Meeting in conjunction with CMAC at their facility in Glasgow from 27-28 March 2025. The event was well attended and despite the challenging [...]

APS Announces New Types of Membership 19 February 2025 We are pleased to announce that we have introduced three new types of membership which come into effect from today! The new types of membership are Post-Doc, Mid-Income Countries and Low-Income Countries. We are proud to say that we have held our [...]

APS Announces New Board Members 4 February 2025 The APS is pleased to announce its new Board Members. We received a large number of applications and would like to thank all the applicants for their support. We are pleased to announce the successful applicants as follows and welcome them to [...]

Industrial Careers Insights 2024 23 October 2024 The APS New Scientist Focus Group had the honour of hosting undergraduate and graduate students from pharmacy and related courses for the Industrial Careers Insights event at AstraZeneca in Macclesfield. This event provided an invaluable opportunity for the students to gain [...]

APS Announces New Co-Leader for the Biopharmaceutics Focus Group 14 November 2024 After chairing the Biopharmaceutics Focus Group for a few years, Nikoletta Fotaki has decided to stand down. The APS are pleased to announce that Chris Roe will now be the Co-Leader of the Biopharmaceutics Focus Group alongside [...]

Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham Steps Down from the APS Board 1st November 2024 Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham has decided to step down from the APS Board. "I have decided to step down from my role on the APS Board [...]

APS Board Members - Call for Applications 22nd October 2024 Following the retirement of two APS Board Members, the APS is now seeking applications from individuals interested in becoming Board Members. We are particularly interested in applications from those working in pharmaceutical industry and academics working [...]

The APS is delighted to announce that the new APS Chair for 2024 and 2025 will be Professor Ryan Donnelly. Professor Ryan Donnelly holds the Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology at Queen’s University Belfast....

After three years chairing the Emerging Technologies Focus Group, Dimitrios Lamprou has decided to stand down.  The APS are pleased to announce that Dr Atheer Awad will now be the Emerging Technologies Focus Group Lead.

The APS is delighted to announce that the new APS Chair for 2024 and 2025 will be Professor Ryan Donnelly. Professor Ryan Donnelly holds the Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology at Queen’s University Belfast....

Your continued feedback is welcome. Jo Craig as the PharmSci 2023 Conference Chair and Hannah Batchelor as the current APS Chair were delighted with the APS PharmSci 2023 Conference in Reading from 5-7th September 2023.

The Biopharmaceutics Focus Group hosted a workshop in June 2023 in London. The aim of the event was to provide the attendees with the core theoretical principles and the application of biopharmaceutics for the development of oral drug products, which were delivered by a mix of industrial and academic experts in oral biopharmaceutics.

This year we had the pleasure to host the Industrial Insights event at Astrazeneca in Macclesfield. After 3 years of virtual events, students from different courses could finally visit our labs and meet face-to-face with different professionals from the pharmaceutical industry.