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 Speaking on his appointment as incoming Chair of APS, Dr Kofi Asare-Addo said: “I was introduced to the APS as a PhD researcher by my supervisor many years ago. I have since engaged with and enjoyed many of its activities including the annual PharmSci Conferences. As an academic, it is a real honour to be in the position to lead this great organisation with the excellent board, advisory board and focus group leaders. The board has had a history of [...]

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: APS Award Lecture Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu DBE FMedSci HonFRSC, President, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, DBE, FMedSci is President of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UCL’s Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a governor on the Wellcome board (one of the largest biomedical sciences research [...]

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 Scottish weather bringing the Meeting Dinner to an abrupt end, the event was a great success and received good feedback. Many congratulations too, to our Poster Winners: 1st Place: Musab Osman - "Challenging the Concept of Strain Rate Sensitivity: Feed Frame Rotational Speed Drives Tablet Strength Variations" 2nd Place: Alexander Ryckaert - "Machine learning in direct compression: supercharging process and formulation design with quantitative tools" 3rd Place: Lujain Al-Obaidly - "Exploring the effects of porosity and mannitol content [...]

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 membership prices again this year on all our other types of membership. We listened to your feedback and very much welcome the opportunity to enable more people to join the APS. Did you know that if you are a student at one of our Accredited Universities, or a member of staff at one of our Corporate Sponsors, you are entitled to reduced membership? Did you also know that being a member of the APS entitles you to reduced registration at [...]

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 the APS Board and APS Advisory Board: APS Board Members Dr. Milan Antonijevic Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Programme Director for MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford Dr Milan Antonijevic obtained a BSc Hons in chemistry from the School of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia in 1997. He then spent just over four years working in the [...]

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 insights into the careers available in the industrial sector. One of the highlights of the event was the chance for the students to engage in meaningful networking with industry professionals. This networking opportunity not only allowed the students to expand their professional connections but also provided them with a platform to seek guidance and advice from experienced individuals in their respective fields. | Attendees at the Industrial Careers Insights | New Scientist Focus Group Event Organisers [...]

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 Chara Litou. Chris Roe Senior Research Fellow, Scientific Consulting, Quotient Sciences “I’m delighted to be joining Chara in leading the APS Biopharmaceutics Focus Group and honored to be following Nikoletta in this role which she has done brilliantly over the last few years. I’m looking forward to continuing the great work of the group in promoting scientific education, training and cross-sector pre-competitive collaboration within the field of biopharmaceutics through the group’s development and delivery of webinars, [...]

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 to embark on a 12-month secondment at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria, made possible by The Academy of Medical Sciences Cross Sector Experience Award. I have truly enjoyed and valued my time as an APS Board Member, and I am deeply grateful for the support I’ve received throughout my tenure. I wish the Board and APS continued success in the future and look forward to seeing the ongoing impact of their important work [...]

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 at APS Accredited Universities. The APS Board currently consists of 10 members https://apsgb.co.uk/about-us/ who are registered as Directors of APS at Companies House. This means that becoming a member of the Board brings legal obligations related to the management of APS. Board members are expected to attend at least 4 APS full Board meetings per year (currently approximately every 2 months by Zoom, for 2-3 hours), and regular Board meetings every other week for an hour [...]