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Download a PDF of the British Pharmacological Society’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. The financial statements include the Financial Review, Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet, together with the Notes to the Accounts. They ...

2020 was certainly an unexpected year, with so many plans and activities impacted and having to evolve throughout the year. Despite the challenges, the last year has also highlighted the vital impact pharmacology has on the world – from ensuring the safety and accuracy of cli...

Member organisations and learned societies exist to support the work of their members, to provide services and opportunities, and to nurture networking and professional development.  For us at the British Pharmacological Society (BPS), this manifests in many different ways. ...

In recent months British Pharmacological Society members have been encouraging us to do more to protect and promote pharmacology – whether in academic, industrial or clinical settings – and to communicate where we have real impact. Against that backdrop, this section of Pha...

I want to take this opportunity to share a few thoughts about the Society’s new five-year strategy. New strategy, new focus If you haven’t had a chance to read our new  strategy yet I would urge you to do so – as with all our work, our members were at the forefront of our m...

As pharmacologists, we know that studies using research animals have been instrumental in the discovery and development of new medicines and in our understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying health and disease. The recent approvals of several new vaccines for CO...

The Society is calling for pharmacogenomic testing to be embedded into NHS practice, citing a new study that shows implementation could reduce adverse drug reactions by 30% .  Pharmacogenomic testing has the potential to help predict an individual’s genetic response to cert...

The BPS is always looking to publish interesting and unique content about key pharmacological topics, new research, projects, and engagement and networking events you have organised or been a part of. We are open to pitches from anyone with an idea they are keen to develop...

Dr James Curneen, University College Hospital Galway, Ireland. I am delighted and privileged to have been the first recipient of the International Oral Communication Prize at the British Pharmacological Society’s annual meeting in 2021.   I am a Specialist Registrar ...

A new medicine used to treat an ultra-rare inherited disorder which leaves babies without a fully functioning immune system has been named the British Pharmacological Society’s Drug Discovery of the Year 2018. The award is made to the researchers from GlaxoSmithKline’s rare ...